Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Rocio Kiryczun, Human Resources Director
Michelle Kuka, Employee Relations Manager
Subject: Successor Agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Building and Construction Trades Council (BCTC)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing approval of the tentative agreement establishing the terms and conditions of a successor agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Building and Construction Trades Council (BCTC) for the term of February 10, 2019 through February 3, 2024.
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BACKGROUND:
The current MOU expired on February 9, 2019. The County and BCTC met and conferred in good faith and agreed to the terms as described in the Tentative Agreement on April 5, 2019. BCTC's membership has since ratified the County's offer and the Tentative Agreement.
DISCUSSION:
This agreement covers all of the regular staff in classifications represented by BCTC. The following summarizes the major changes.
Term
February 10, 2019 through February 3, 2024, five years.
Salary Adjustment
Classifications in this bargaining unit will receive Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increases as follows: 3% effective April 21, 2019, 3% effective February 9, 2020, 3% effective February 7, 2021, and between 2 and 4% based on CPI effective February 6, 2022 and February 5, 2023. In addition, employees in this bargaining unit will receive equity increases of 1% April 21, 2019, February 9, 2020 and February 7, 2021.
Other economic changes
Employees in this bargaining unit will receive 1% of longevity pay after the completion of the equivalent of five years, 2.5% after the completion of the equivalent of ten years, 4% after the equivalent of twenty years, and those with 25 years of service shall receive 6% longevity pay. In addition, employees will begin to accrue vacation at higher increments beginning after the equivalent of five years of ful...
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