TO: Board of Trustees
THROUGH: Mary DeLoretto, Interim Executive Director
FROM: Kim Shanklin, Chief People Officer
PRESENTER(S): Kim Shanklin, Chief People Officer
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Rich Murray, Director HR Service and Labor Relations |
TITLE:
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Action Regarding Collective Bargaining
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Non-Procurement Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommend the Board of Trustees ratify and authorize the Interim Executive Director to execute the two memoranda of understanding with the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 382)
BACKGROUND:
UTA’s Operators, Maintenance, and Parts employees are represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 382. UTA has recently negotiated two agreements with the ATU to change working conditions for time periods specified within each agreement. These agreements help UTA continue to provide service to the customer.
DISCUSSION:
The first agreement provides for UTA to pay Operators double-time for any overtime hours between November 1, 2021 and February 20, 2022 while UTA staffs up for service. This agreement assists UTA with getting unfilled work covered. The second agreement establishes Martin Luther King Day (MLK) as a holiday for 2022 and acknowledges the desire by both parties to address this ongoing in the successor Collective Bargaining Agreement.
ALTERNATIVES:
Find alternative means of staffing unfilled work, or potentially miss trips.
Continue with the current holiday schedule for bargaining unit employees in 2022, not to include Martin Luther King Day.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Overtime (OT) Incentives Agreement: Total cost approximately $850,000. 2021 cost funded from underruns in current 2021 budget ($590,000). 2022 cost included in Final 2022 budget ($260,000).
Martin Luther King Agreement: approximately $400,000, included in Operating Contingency of Final 2022 budget.
ATTACHMENTS:
Memorandum of Understanding - OT Incentives
Memorandum of Understanding - Martin Luther King Day