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Home My WebLink AboutResolution 2007 (20) RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ST. CROIX COUNTY AND LOCAL 2721 AFSCME RESOLUTION NO. )0 ( - 7) St. Croix County, Wisconsin WHEREAS, Wisconsin Statutes §111.70 provides for binding arbitration when the parties to a collective bargaining become deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them over wages, hours and conditions in a new collective bargaining agreement; and WHEREAS, Arbitrator William W. Petrie was selected to address disputes in the negotiations between St. Croix County and Local 2721, AFSCME, representing employees at the Health Care Center, for a successor agreement to the 2003 -2005 collective bargaining agreement; and WHEREAS, The County proposed a wage freeze for employees at the Health Care Center in 2006, due to operational costs at the Health Care Center which require over $1 million each year of county subsidy, a 2% wage increase effective January 1, 2007, and a 1% wage increase effective July 1, 2007; and WHEREAS, Local 2721 proposed a 2% wage increase effective January 1, 2006, a 1% wage increase effective July 1, 2006, a 2% wage increase effective January 1, 2007 and a 1% wage increase effective July 1, 2007; and WHEREAS, Arbitrator Petrie accepted Local 2721's offer and incorporated it into his decision; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of St. Croix County Board of Supervisors as follows: 1. That the collective bargaining agreement between St. Croix County and Local 2721, AFSCME, for the period January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2007, is hereby ratified, 4 4 • incorporating the terms of the 2003 -2005 collective bargaining agreement amended as follows: a. a 2% wage increase effective January 1, 2006; b. a 1% wage increase effective July 1, 2006; c. a 2% wage increase effective January 1, 2007; d. a 1% wage increase effective July 1, 2007; e. All items incorporated in a Stipulation of Tentative Agreement dated May 6, 2006, and attached hereto. 2. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions contravening the provisions of this resolution are hereby superseded. 3. That if any part of this resolution is invalid, it shall not invalidate the entire resolution. 4. That the resolution shall be effective from and after its passage. Originated in Finance Committee; no vote taken. This Resolution was adopted by the St. Croix County Board Reviewed by Corporation Counsel on 7/ 1 0 7 of Supervisors on (,L<..) i 7 Cci7 61 /,(-4 0, Greg Ti erman, Corporation Counsel Cindy Campbell; County Clerk STIPULATION OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS ER,. between ST. CROIX COUNTY and LOCAL 2721, AFSCME fora 2006 HEALTH CARE CENTER AGREEMENT May 6, 2006 1. Change name of bargaining unit from "Health Center" to "Nursing Home." 2. ARTICLE 1- RECOGNITION, Section 1.04 - New and Temporary Positions - Correct first sentence of third paragraph, as follows: If the parties cannot agree whether of or not a position should be included or excluded for a in the bargaining unit, the matter shall be resolved pursuant .. . 3. ARTICLE 1 - RECOGNITION, Section 1.05 - Fair Share Agreement - Correct first sentence, as follows: As the exclusive representative of all bargaining omit(s) unit employees, .. . 4. ARTICLE 3 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE, Section 3.02 - a, Grievance Number - Revise as follows: ... The composition of the grievance number shall include the month and the year the grievance was filed; the contractual letter identifying the bargaining unit(s) of oilgii,, as • . ' . • • • . : ; and the sequential number for the current year's grievances. Example: Grievance No. 2,93/A/1 oi Nu. 7,93/13/2 0405/F1C/01 5. ARTICLE 5 - PROBATION, Section 5.01 - New Employees - Correct last paragraph as follows: Employees may not post for position changes pursuant to Article 8 of this Agreement; however they may apply, without rights, through the general recruitment process. 6. ARTICLE 6 - HOURS OF WORK, Section 6.04 - Flexible -Time Scheduling - Delete last sentence of first paragraph, as follows: 7. ARTICLE 6- HOURS OF WORK, Section 6.04 - Flexible-Time Scheduling - Delete last sentence, as follows: r _) - • • • • • • • - - • 8. ARTICLE 8 - JOB POSTINGS, Section 8.01 - Notice of Vacancy - Revise as follows: In the spirit of equal employment and promotional opportunity for all employees, the Employer agrees to post notice of all vacancies and new positions, which the Employer decides to fill, on all appointed bulletin boards, and send to • • trnrt(s) the president or designee of the bargaining unit. The Employer agrees to notify the Union Local president in a timely manner of a decision not to fill a vacancy. 9. ARTICLE 8 - JOB POSTINGS, Section 8.02 - Applications - Correct second sentence, as follows: ... Members of tlic Ilealth Ccilte� and Ilighway Uilions may also apply by signing the official posting in their work location. 10. ARTICLE 12 - HOLIDAYS, Section 12.01 - Change officially recognized holidays to: New Year's Day Martin Luther King Day President's Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Friday after Thanksgiving Day Christmas Eve Day Christmas 11. ARTICLE 13 - PERSONAL TIME OFF (PTO), Section 13.02 - Multiplier - Add PTO Multiplier for 5 -9 years of service and 10 -14 years of service. 12. ARTICLE 13 - PERSONAL TIME OFF (PTO), Section 13.06 - Annual PTO Options - Delete second sentence in second paragraph, as follows: co, Ili - wa Uuiou employees, the late of fray for PTO and the Pk,isoual Sick Leave DaLik shall be the employee's ic-gulai classified stiai time. 13. ARTICLE 13 - PERSONAL TIME OFF (PTO), Section 13.09 - Advance Notice - Revise third sentence of first paragraph, as follows: ... Employees designated as providing uninterruptible services — direct patient care iii tln.. • , •• ' • ' , • •• ' - should report personal illness or injury time off at least two (2) hours before the start of the work day /shift, except in case of emergency or development of illness during working hours. 2. 1 4. ARTICLE 14 - HEALTH INSURANCE - Modify health insurance benefit plan as follows: The Summary .Plan Description for the health insurance plan will include language which excludes coverage for care related to a surrogate pregnancy, including care during the pregnancy, delivery, and aftercare. The reference to surrogacy in item 46 of VI Exclusions will be eliminated. This modification to the health insurance plan will not affect non - surrogate in vitro situations. (Conceptual agreement — Union has not seen speck proposal.) 15. ARTICLE 17 - OVERTIME - Section 17.01- Non - Exempt Employees - Change heading to "Overtime Compensation" and replace with the following language (no exempt employees in the bargaining unit; therefore delete paragraph referencing Exempt Employees): Section 17.01 Overtime Compensation. The Employer agrees to pay time and one -half (1 V2) the hourly rate of pay for all time worked in excess of eight (8) hours per day and /or forty (40) hours per week. All time off with pay shall be considered as time worked for computation purposes. With the approval of the Employer, employees may be credited with compensatory time one -half (1 'h) off with pay in lieu of a cash payout. Employees shall be compensated for only those overtime hours which are approved by the ) Supervisor. 16. ARTICLE 17 - OVERTIME, Section 17.02 - Call -Out Pay - Delete in its entirety (if inapplicable to this unit). 17. ARTICLE 17 - OVERTIME, Section 17.03 - Flexible Scheduling - Revise as follows: See Article 6, Hours of Work, Section 6704 6.02, Flexible -Time Scheduling. Fo, for information regarding the scheduling of work time and its effects on overtime issues. 18. ARTICLE 23 -125 CAFETERIA PLAN - Delete "Effective on or about January 1, 2001." 19. ARTICLE 24 - DIRECT DEPOSIT - Delete "Effective on or about October 1, 2000." 20. APPENDIX - HEALTH CENTER UNION, Section 5 - Union Activities - Change "reasonable interfere" to "reasonably interfere ". 21. APPENDIX - HEALTH CENTER UNION, Section 8 - Holidays - Move to ARTICLE 12 - HOLIDAYS, as last two paragraphs of Section 12.01. (And renumber remaining sections) i J 3 22. APPENDIX - HEALTH CENTER UNION, Section 9 - Weekend Agreement - Correct typo in second paragraph: change " unaboidable" to "unavoidable ". 23. APPENDIX - HEALTH CENTER UNION, Section 9 - Weekend Agreement - Correct fifth paragraph, as follows: CNAs may continue the practice to of exchanging weekend shifts with other CNAs when no overtime is involved, and the subject to the approval of a supervisor. 24. APPENDIX - HEALTH CENTER UNION, Section 10 - Premium Pay - Revise first paragraph as follows: • . ; • • ;. , •. • '. .• - . • • • . ;. •• • ;. ,. retroactively to Jai,uary 1, 2000. All union positions which meet the criteria shall be compensated an additional $2.00 per hour for all time worked from 2:30 p.m. Friday through 11:00 p.m. Sunday. 25. APPENDIX - HEALTH CENTER UNION, Section 12 - Addition al PTO Payout - Move to ARTICLE 13 - PERSONAL TIME OFF (PTO), as new Section, to read as follows: Employees Health Care Center employees carrying a minimum of 120 hours (full -time) or 72 hours (part-time) in their PTO account can receive a second cash conversion of up to 48 hours (full -time) or 24 hours (part-time) on or about July 1 of each year. The buyout would be for hours worked over and above the 120/72 minimums. Payout would be based upon the rate of pay paid to the employee as of June 30. " " ' -" : • • ; .. in the joint k-untiaL.t would follow tlic pio..LClutcs as outline. tliciciu. ST. CROIX COUNTY LOCAL 2721, AFSCME B J / J G D,C By: Pat,- Date F: \dots \COUNTY\St. Croix\02361tce(06)1Stip of Tent Agt.wpd 4