TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Steve Powers, City Manager
FROM: Krishna Namburi, Employee, Enterprise, and Technology Services Director
SUBJECT:
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Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
Ward(s): All Wards
Councilor(s): All Councilors
Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods
Result Area(s): Good Governance
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SUMMARY:
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The City began negotiations with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) on February 8, 2021, for a successor collective bargaining agreement. A final tentative agreement on a three-year contract was reached during bargaining on July 12, 2021. The employees represented by AFSCME ratified the agreement on September 10, 2021.
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ISSUE:
Shall City Council approve a three-year collective bargaining agreement between the City and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), for a period from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024?
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a three-year collective bargaining agreement between the City and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), for a period from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024.
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FACTS AND FINDINGS:
1. The principle features of the successor agreement are as follows:
A. Term of Agreement: Three years commencing on July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024.
B. Wage Increase:
Year 1 of agreement:
• Effective and retroactive to July 1, 2021, each step of the wage scale in Appendix A for AFSCME members will be increased by three percent (3.0%).
• Effective July 1, 2021 or upon execution, 23 job classifications will receive a selective salary adjustment (Appendix B).
Year 2 of agreement:
• Effective July 1, 2022, each step of the wage scale in Appendix A for AFSCME members will be increased by three percent (3.0%).
• Effective July 1, 2022, 14 job classifications will receive a selective salary adjustment (Appendix B).
Year 3 of agreement:
• Effective July 1, 2023, each step of the salary schedule for AFSCME members will be increased by three percent (3.0%).
• Effective July 1, 2023, 31 job classifications will receive a selective salary adjustment (Appendix B).
C. Collective Bargaining Agreement: The agreement is posted online at:
<https://www.cityofsalem.net/hrdocs/labor-contract-afscme-draft.pdf>
2. The approximate financial impact of this recommended settlement for the duration of the agreement is as follows:
Year 1: $1,956,180
Year 2: $3,748,400
Year 3: $6,391,060
The approximate total financial impact over the life of the contract is $12,095,640. It is anticipated the departments will absorb the additional first year cost in its FY 2021-22 budgets.
KRISHNA NAMBURI
EMPLOYEE, ENTERPRISE, AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DIRECTOR
Attachments:
1. None.