Title
Collective Bargaining Agreement 2021-2023 with Association of Municipal Engineers (AME)
Body
Agenda of: July 27, 2022
Item No.: 2022-281
Amount: N/A
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: July 11, 2022
RE: Collective Bargaining Agreement 2021- 2023 with
Association of Municipal Engineers
MOTION
Upon recommendation of William M. Wolfson, Chief Administrative and Compliance Officer, and Randal Brown, General Counsel, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the GLWA's Chief Executive Officer to executive a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Association of Municipal Engineers (AME) for a term ending January 31, 2023; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
AME and GLWA were parties to a collective bargaining agreement covering the period from July 1, 2018, through July 31, 2021. AME and GLWA reached a tentative agreement on a CBA covering the period July 31, 2021, through January 31, 2023. AME has waived ratification of the tentative agreement on that CBA.
JUSTIFICATION
The following aspects of the CBA are highlighted:
1. Adjustment to flex-time usage. With the approval of management, AME members may now receive up to 1 hour of flex time for their work shifts.
2. No additional guaranteed or automatic annual pay adjustments. GLWA utilizes a performance-based system of pay adjustment. Consistent with other GLWA CBA's and its Terms of Employment, there are no guaranteed or automatic annual pay adjustments in this CBA. GLWA team members are evaluated on an annual basis and any prospective adjustment to their pay is made based upon performance and within available budgeted resources.
3. No change to retirement, medical, or other related benefits. The propose...
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