Title
Collective Bargaining Agreement 2020-2024 with
Senior Water Systems Chemists Association
Body
Agenda of: August 12, 2020
Item No.: 2020-276
Amount: N/A
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: August 10, 2020
RE: Collective Bargaining Agreement 2020- 2024 with
Senior Water Systems Chemists Association
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Terri Conerway, Chief Organizational Development Officer, Randal Brown, General Counsel, and Cheryl Yapo, Director of Strategic Workplace Relations, 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 Senior Water Systems Chemists Association for a term ending June 30, 2024; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The Senior Water Systems Chemists Association and GLWA were parties to a collective bargaining agreement covering the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020. The parties agreed to extend the term of the CBA until July 31, 2020 to continue negotiations of a new CBA. During that period, the Senior Water Systems Chemists Association and GLWA reached a tentative agreement on a CBA. The Senior Water Systems Chemists Association has since ratified the new CBA.
JUSTIFICATION
The following aspects of the CBA are highlighted:
1. Redefined Paid Time Off (PTO). The terms of the CBA with the Senior Water Systems Chemists Association are largely consistent with the terms of its CBA which expired on July 31, 2020, however, members will now receive 40 hours of PTO frontloaded on October 1 of each contract year with continued (modified) accrual of PTO throughout the year. Use of preapproved PTO will be considered "hours worked" for purposes of calculating overtime....
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