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Board of Trustees |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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Ann Green-Barton, Chief People Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Ann Green-Barton, Chief People Officer |
TITLE:
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R2025-10-03 - Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Collective Bargaining Agreement with International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 222
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Resolution
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt resolution R2025-10-03 authorizing UTA’s Executive Director, Chief People Officer, and Treasurer to execute and deliver the new terms of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with Teamsters Local 222. The CBA includes the attached corresponding Memorandums of Agreement which, as a condition of approval, must be executed by two UTA-authorized signers.
BACKGROUND:
Approximately 8 Warehouse Specialists and 1 Production Control Specialist employees of UTA are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 222 (IBT) for wages, benefits, and working conditions. These employees elected representation on October 18, 2024. Parties began negotiations for the first Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on February 28, 2025. A Tentative Agreement (TA) of terms for a CBA was reached on June 17, 2025.
DISCUSSION:
On June 17, 2025, the Warehouse Specialist and Production Control Specialist employees voted to accept the terms as presented in the TA. The terms negotiated in the TA include wage, benefits, and working conditions. Work rules included in the TA are consistent with practices in place prior to collective bargaining and provide for yearly Board approval of any wage rates and annual increases consistent with all UTA administrative employees. If approved, the terms of this CBA will be effective June 17, 2025 through October 18, 2027 (UTA Contract #25-P00511).
ALTERNATIVES:
If the current resolution is not adopted, parties would return to negotiations to bargain different terms that are acceptable to both parties or declare impasse.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Projected wage increases for Warehouse Specialists and Production Control Specialists align with costs associated with administrative employee increases.
The fiscal impact of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for 2025 is projected at $576,886, of which $585,299 was already included in the 2025 Operating Budget approved by the UTA Board of Trustees on December 20, 2024. Negotiations resulted in a wage adjustment from the budgeted 4% to a negotiated 3% wage increase beginning June 17, 2025. This adjustment results in annual savings in 2025 of $8,412 and total contract savings (2025-2027) of $35,722, further reducing the overall financial exposure of the contract.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution R2025-10-03, including the CBA as an exhibit.