Proposal:
Approve Memorandum of Understanding with the San Bernardino Public Employees Association
Synopsis:
Collective bargaining mediation discussions between AQMD management and representatives of the San Bernardino Public Employees Association resulted in a tentative contract agreement that was subsequently ratified by members of the Professional Bargaining Unit. Under the terms of the agreement, Professional Unit employees would, as of May 1, 1996, work the same Tuesday-through-Friday work week as other AQMD employees. All other terms of the previous contract would be extended through June 30, 1996. This recommendation is to approve the ratified labor contract.
Committee:
Administrative, February 16, 1996, Recommended for Approval
Recommended Action:
- Authorize the AQMD Negotiator and management staff to sign the ratified Memorandum of Understanding between AQMD and the San Bernardino Public Employees Association
- Approve the attached amendments to the AQMD's Salary Resolution and to the previous Memorandum of Understanding with the San Bernardino Public Employees Association
James M. Lents, Ph.D.
Executive Officer
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Background
On March 9, 1995, negotiations were initiated between AQMD and the San Bernardino Public Employees Association, representing the Professional Bargaining Unit, to bargain a successor agreement to the two parties' July 1, 1994 - June 30, 1995 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). After seventeen bargaining sessions over an eight-month period failed to produce agreement, the two sides jointly declared negotiations to be at impasse. As required under provisions of AQMD's Employee Relations Resolution, a mediator from the California Mediation and Conciliation Service was called in to assist with the process.
During the course of mediation, tentative agreement was reached to implement, for Professional Unit employees, effective May 1, 1996, the same Tuesday-through-Friday work week established earlier for the rest of the work force and to extend all other provisions of the earlier MOU through June 30, 1996. Management tentatively agreed to make temporary accommodations for employees for whom the new work week would create verifiable hardships relating to child care or school scheduling arrangements made in expectation of a different work schedule. These employees would have until July 1, 1996, to resolve personal scheduling problems. By July 1 all employees would be expected to be on the Tuesday-through-Friday work week, unless management, to meet operational needs, designates an alternative schedule for individual employees.
Resource Impacts
There are no cost increases associated with this labor contract.
Attachments
A. Amendments to Salary ResolutionB. Amendments to Memorandum of Understanding Between South Coast Air
Quality Management District and the San Bernardino Public Employees
Association Concerning the Employees in the Professional Unit
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