(MOU Update) Scheduling at the SFRPD: Bid Committee Meetings

Local 261 Bid Committee Meetings will soon be scheduled and posted here. It is anticipated that at the Recreation & Parks Department only, meetings will begin taking place during the month of June. The Department has already proposed to change some of the schedules for the new hires (appointed this week,) pursuant to the communication sent by the Director of Operations last week, (relevant sections below)

Excerpt from message sent from Dennis Kern to all 3422s;
"As you know, our recently negotiated L261 collective bargaining agreement includes language regarding work schedule changes based on operational needs. We view this as an important tool that will allow us to fine-tune park maintenance operations. We do not envision any large scale change in current work schedules because the vast majority of our park maintenance will continue to occur Mondays through Fridays; however, there are some adjustments that may be required to proactively respond to how the public uses their parks. Important factors include:
· Preserve core schedules and devise a subset of alternative schedules driven by operational need
· Maintain proper supervision and daily line-up accountability
· Develop schedules by service area
· Account for seasonal / daylight savings time adjustments
All of this is a work in progress, and we will share information as it is compiled because it is important to the work that we all do together.

Separate from the CBA language – but as an outcome of the CBA negotiations – the Department will work jointly with L261 on transitioning our current annual 3417 Bid process for vacant positions to a two-year 3417 Bid process. This will require mutually developed and agreed upon Bid Rules and, once implemented, it will also serve as an important tool in establishing work schedules that meet operational needs and accommodating gardener preferences for a range of work schedules based on seniority. This, too, will be a work in progress which will be undertaken by a jointly-formed Bid Committee (RPD and L261). "

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MAY 21st, 2:00pm City Hall 4th Floor - SUPPORT GARDENER APPRENTICES, JOBS FOR LOCALS. Attend Civil Service Commission Hearing, let them take Gardener Test.

To eliminate from consideration current 3410 Assistant Gardeners, who have been enrolled at the City College of San Francisco, and have been consistently evaluated in the field for actual work ethic (not to mention the fact that 75% of the candidates are from San Francisco,) is unconscionable.

SUPPORT THE APPRENTICES - URGE COMMISSIONERS TO LET THEM TAKE THE TEST, AND HIRE LOCALLY!

This is without question the most successful, unique and beneficial public sector local hire apprenticeship program developed to date in the City and County of San Francisco.  These excellent candidates deserve our consideration!" - DECLARATION OF VINCE COURTNEY

2. Entire contents from http://SF261.blogspot.com

3. The current Class is 75% Local Hire!

4. Current roster at both SFRPD & SFDPW 

(denotes local hire/ #eligible for test.)

Biddle, Omari *

Castillo, Gustavo *

Dalton, Valerie

Deweese, Parke *

#DeWolf, Joseph *

Gordon, Cary *

#Hill, Shawn *

#Johnson, John *

Linnane, Brenden *

Martin, Lisa (Sid)

#McGovern, Lisa *

Mejia, Marcos *

Morris, Mark

Murchison, Jordan

Murphy, Daren

Perez, Teresa *

#Reed, Douglas *

Reed Jr, Antoine

#Schmidt, Edward *

#Su, Eric *

Thorson, William *

#Wheatley, Patrick *

Vincent, Whitaker *

#Xe, Henry *

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CCSF/LiUNA! 261 MOU Vote Members from all City Departments Say YES 277 (93%) NO 22 (7%) Contract Ratified!

Officers and Chief Stewards call the Ratification Vote at 5:20pm. The 93% rate of Support is indicative of a rank and file that trusts and expect that their Brothers and Sisters did the best possible job at the bargaining table. Brother Ramon Hernandez announced that Theresa Foglio (7514 SFDPW,) will be accepting new responsbilities at the Local Union, and that a BBQ celebration will be scheduled to honor the 2012 Negotiations Team for their efforts...well done!

Tentative Voting Arrangement.

Pursuant to the CBA, Article I. I. STEWARDS  & Article III. H TIME OFF FOR VOTING, the Union hereby requests that all Stewards who served us as bargaining team representatives be released for their shifts on Thursday to administer the ratification vote in the folowing locations:

1. Local 261. 

3271 18th Street

San Francisco, CA

9:00am - 5:00pm

(employees at SFDPW, MTA, PORT)

2. McLaren Lodge

501 Stanyan St.

San Francisco, CA

11:00am - 2:00pm

(employees at SFRPD)

3. SFPUC Milbrae Yard

El Camino Real

Milbrae, CA

11:00am - 2:00pm

(employees at SFPUC, SFIA)

4. Hetch Hetchy

location tbd

11:00am - 2:00pm

(employees in remote locations)

Vince Courtney

LiUNA!, NCDCL/Local 261

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CCSF/Laborers, Local 261 Package Proposal *Summary A (*items outstanding affect less than 1% of unit.)

CCSF/Laborers, Local 261 Package Proposal *Summary A City-wide
(Summary B will be uploaded and include all details remaining)

City 2: Term (already a tentative agreement)
2 years: July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014

City 3: Wages
• Effective July 1, 2013. ​1%
• Effective January 4, 2014. ​1%
• Effective March 29, 2014. ​1%

City 30: Medical
- Employee-Only – Effective 1/1/14
o "90%-90%" – The City shall pay 90% of the cost of the entire health insurance premium for Kaiser or Blue Shield, respectively, capped at the second highest cost plan (e.g., currently, Blue Shield).
o Phase-In for City Plan Enrollees-
• For calendar year 2014 only, for employees who elect City Plan (Employee- Only), the City will contribute 50% of the cost of the increase for employees in City Plan (Employee-Only) using the current FY2011-12 formula and the cost of City Plan (Employee- Only) using the formula described immediately above.
• For example: If on January 1, 2014, the employee share of the premium at Employee-Only is $700, the City will pay $350.00 to subsidize. As of January 1, 2015, employees will pay the entire difference between the cost of City Plan (Employee-Only) and 90% of the second highest cost plan (e.g., currently, Blue Shield).
o Wellness Committee with re-opener only by mutual agreement.

City 18: Dental
Beginning July 1, 2012, the bargaining unit agrees to pay $5 (individual) - $10 (employee +1) - $15 (employee + 2 or more) per month respectively towards dental premium costs.

City 33: Retirement- Clean up
III.M. Retirement
314. Effective July 1 2006, rRepresented employees agree to pay their own employee retirement contribution to SFERS in an amount equal to seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of covered gross salary. For employees who became members of SFERS prior to November 2, 1976 (Charter Section A8. 509 Miscellaneous Plan), the City shall pick up one-half percent (.5%) of the total eight percent (8%) employee retirement contribution to SFERS

Floating Holidays
• One-time award of two (2) floating holidays in 2012-13.

Additional Proposals
• City 4: build the 1% Public Outreach/Public Safety Cross Training Premium into the base rate.

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Union Members to VOTE this Thursday!

Laborers' LiUNA!, Local 261 Public Employee Committee Bargaining Team reaches tentative agreement with City! Union Agreement to post here this evening. Ratification vote called by Committee for Thursday 9:00-5:00pm at multiple locations including Local 261, McLaren Lodge, Milbrae Water, and Hetch Hetchy. Details to follow!

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LiUNA!, Local 261 Negotiators released to SF City Hall today for bargaining..

Please meet in the Rotunda at 11:55am.

Vince Courtney
LiUNA!, NCDCL/Local 261
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All Negotiators are to be released for formal Mediation with City Monday 10am. Department of Human Resources - One South Van Ness Avenue.

3rd Annual LCTF Cinco De Mayo Fundraiser

All team members, please be prepared to attend all day mediation with the City before Arbitrator Chris Burdick, esq. this Monday at 10:00am. The session will be held at One South Van Ness, we will meet on the 4th floor. Above: Promote the workers, promote the work, & promote a strong union!

Union & City to continue talks Today.

With City & Union proposals dropping off quickly, RPD members of the bargaining team are all requested to attend this morning's session at the RPD Commission meeting room. The day will conclude with the afternoon session at the Laborers' Union Conference room, commencing at 1:30pm.

Vince Courtney
LiUNA!, NCDCL/Local 261
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City & Union to meet at SFDHR - Today

10am One South Van Ness Avenue, Fourth Floor.

Vince Courtney
LiUNA!, NCDCL/Local 261
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Re: Mediated Settlement - Local 21, Others - CITY & Union to Negotiations Table Thursday & Friday (10am,) with potential for talks through the weekend!

Brothers & Sisters:

The parties have agreed to add this Thursday to the bargaining calendar.  We will start at ten o'clock (please arrive at 9:30.). For Thursday, we request Nikki Mixon to Chair, Alex Alvarez, Adrian Rojo, Theresa O'Brien, Dan Feerick, Dave Gibbs, Jon Beazor, Bruce Ricci, Sean Healy, Edison Fincher, Tyrone Burney, and John Raulli.

On Friday (same time,) we request Nikki Mixon to Chair, Joan Vellutini, Keith Roberts, Steve Elder, Lavonda Williams, Jose De La Mora, Anthony Travis, Zac Salem, & Norflis McCullough.

Meetings will be at Local 261, please continue checking in.

Also, the Local Union has a party for Cinco De Mayo Friday at 6:30, please plan to attend.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 
Monday, April 30, 2012 
Contact: Mayor's Office of Communications, 415-554-6131

*** STATEMENT *** MAYOR LEE'S STATEMENT ON SETTLEMENT REACHED WITH ADDITIONAL CITY EMPLOYEE UNIONS

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today made the following statement on the mediated settlement reached in contract negotiations with Plumbing and Pipefitting, Local 38, the union representing City employee plumbers, steam fitters and mechanics, and the Consolidated Craft Union representing carpenters, teamsters, painters, sheet metal workers, pile drivers, glaziers and others: 

  
"We have reached an agreement with Local 38 and other City employee unions that balance the need for structural budget reforms while recognizing the vital City services our employees provide to residents. I thank members of the bargaining teams and the arbitrators for their efforts in reaching these tentative agreements." 
  
No details will be released until the union members conclude ratification of the tentative agreement. 

Other City employee unions include Municipal Executives Association (MEA) and Municipal Attorney's Association (MAA). Last week, Mayor Lee announced a mediated settlement reached in contract negotiations with the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), Local 21.

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CITY and IFPTE reach mediated agreement!

Rec. & Park Team along with Chair Nikki Mixon, engage SFRPD in All Day Session.

Today, the Team engaged RPD management on a number of items, primarily Department specific.  The representatives for the Union included Theresa Foglio, Nikki Mixon, Theresa O'Brien, Bruce Ricci, John Raulli, Adrian Rojo, Keith Roberts, & Steve Elder.  For the Department, General Manger Phil Ginsburg, Denny Kern, Ana Alvarez, Kin Gee, & Melissa Tucker spent the entire day meeting on all items.  Below id a short list of some of the items discussed.  No agreements were reached by the parties, but the team agreed the sides are getting closer.  Opportunity for workers in various classes was the primary objective of the Union, while the Department placed great emphasis on coverage in a Park system that does not "close" on the weekends.  What follows is a short but not all inclusive listing of items touched on:

#3 – Guidelines for Supervisor Workloads – writing required

#4 – Work Schedules – III.C.1-  Dept. Proposes to eliminate

#27 – Lead Worker Pay – Supervising Alts./Vols/staff

#29 – Acting Assignment Pay – (see 3464/7281)

#32 – District Captain – Schedules, 5% (10% when 22 absent/Apprenticeship)

#34 – 7501/3410 – adjusting 3410 pay increases; 7281 for each Dept. with apprenticeship agreement,  (3422s may "Act" in 3464/7281 class.)

#37 – 7501 (3410) – next salary steps/point of entry

 #44 – Work Clothing – distinguish staff from alt. workers

 APPENDIX: Shift Bidding (3422s)

Alt. Work Programs – members will be appointed lead and assigned to direct the work of volunteer and or alt. work program participants (lead , or Acting)

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City-wide San Francisco Labor Council PEC Counter Proposal (Healthcare) DRAFT

City Committee Update

Thank you to everybody who made it to the City Committee Update today. We will be negotiating at RPD all day tomorrow, and back at the Local Union Friday. We are requesting RPD Reps only tomorrow (along with Chair Mixon,) and all other team members and our Chair on Friday. Thank you to Joan, Norflis, and Steve for filling in as Chairman as well during a few of our sessions. We anticipate presenting a tentative Agreement within the next two weeks. In the event it is rejected by our rank & file, an Arbitration hearing has been scheduled for May 7, 2012, (we will have information by then, from other arbitration decisions...hearings which are already underway.) We are contemplating mechanisms for voting in remote locations (Hetch-Hetchy, SFIA, Sunol, ) and may be able to provide a ballot box for those areas as well. The bargaining team will continue to make all efforts to negotiate the best possible language for the Laborers' Union membership.
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City Committee meets 12:00 Wed. at 261: Status of City Proposals/ Next Session at RPD Thursday 9:00am.

Several Bargaining units are either in or headed for mediation/arbitration now.  The Laborers are scheduled for May 7.  We will continue negotiating the City and Union proposals at the table as we move toward our date and learn more outcomes related to City-wide matters (ie Furloughs, Healthcare contributions, etc.)

CITY PROPOSALS:

#1 – Grievance procedure 

#2 – Term – 2 years – TA by Union

#3 – Wages – last counter 6 furloughs with smoothing

#4 – Public Outreach/Public safety crosstraining – Strike (1%)

#5 – Regular Work Schedules – Strike current work schedule language

#6 – Travel Pay – Strike

#7 – Recognition – Clean Up- counter keeps still used classifications

#8 – District Captain Pay – Rec & Park change title to park section captain and affirms authority to appoint and determine the schedule based on operational needs

#9 – Camp Mather – Periods to be based on operational need

#10 – Guidelines for Volunteers and Alt. Worker Programs – Be able to use power tools

#11 – Shop Stewards – limiting number of stewards; removal of liaison language

#12 – Standby Pay – strike (25%) and strike pager

#13 – Lead Pay – add "in writing" and when directing (4 others in same classification)

#14 – RPD – Bid every 3 years

#15 – Probationary Period – remove Union from mutual agreement, make mutual between employee and City

#16 – Non – discrimination – TA by Union

#17 – Pilot Wellness Incentive Program – TA by Union

#18 – Dental Coverage – add premiums of  $5, $10, $15

#19 – Overtime Compensation - (I don't have a copy of proposal) Only hours worked and legal holidays counted toward hours accrued for the purposes of overtime:

#20 - PSC's and Constr./Maintenance Contracts - (change language to "except where noted in CBA's - TA by Union

#21 - Bargaining Unit Work - Strike

#22 - PEC Clean up - TA by Union

#23 - Seniority Increments - Employees hired on or after July 1, 2012, shall advance to the 2nd step and to each successive step upon completion of the 1 year required service.

#24 - Education Fund - the City agrees to allocate $5,000 annually; $250 per year per employee; Strike - rollover of unused per year.

#25 - Muni Incentive Programs - Strike III.U.

#26 - Parking - Strike, no free parking

#27 - Night Shift Differential - (I don't have a copy of proposal)

#28 - Work Schedules at RPD for gardener - (I don't have a copy of proposal)

#29 - Vacation Scheduling - RPD - (I don't have a copy of proposal) - limits to duration and timing

#30 - Health Insurance - fixed $ amount paid by City for Health Insurance

#31 - Substance Abuse Prevention Policy - TA by Union to revised City Proposal

#32 - Government Liaison - eliminate city paid liaison

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Wednesday, City Committee Update @L261 12 noon - Thursday, 9:00am all RPD Representatives and Chair Nikki Mixon to report to McLaren Lodge.

Next session at 501 Stanyan Street, McLaren Lodge, Union to release all RPD representatives and Chair Nikki Mixon, 9am to late afternoon/evening.

Current Status - Union Proposals
#1 – Camp Mather – Appedix A – "Opportunities to work at Camp Mather will be based on Merit, Chief Shop Stewards will jointly administer sign ups…"

#2 - Reorganization – Withdrawn

#3 – Guidelines for Supervisor Workloads – II.O.- "In no event will supervisory employees covered by this agreement be required to perform functions of a higher class in another bargaining unit without being provided assignment in writing. Upon Union request, Dept. agrees to m&c over proposed assignment if not voluntarily accepted."

#4 – Work Schedules – III.C.1- omit "any such agreement shall be submitted to the Mayor's Budget Office for its approval or rejection."

#5 – Time off for Voting – III.H- travel time shall be granted (labor organization matters)

#6 – Recognition – 3418,3464,0922

#7 – JLMC – TA to City Counter (pending RPD – April 26)

#8 – Grievance Procedure – furnish designee for grievances; no response-grievance moves to next step; Expedited Arbitration (designated schedule)

#9 – Agency Shop – add LCTF & Alliance

#10 – Shop Stewards – list of stewards; minimize release time; notification of orientations

#11 – Bulletin Boards – Withdrawn

#12 – Cope Contributions – TA by City

#13 – Seniority – Dept. will provide a written statement of how seniority was in fact considered in making of assignments, which result in an increase of pay

#14 – Subcontracting – line 24 & 25 withdrawn – TA by City to notify Local 261

#15 – Bargaining Unit Work – Withdrawn

#16 – Request for reassignment – In Dept. with no shift/assignment bid

#17 – Temp. Assignments – offered in seniority order then reverse seniority

#18 – Workforce Reduction – performing functions of higher classification without $ is prohibited; Written information for internal compensation adjustments

#19 – Minimum Notice for Displacements – Withdrawn

#20 – Utilization of Prop F and Temp. Exempt Employees – presence will no effect the normal chain of command or responsibilities

#21 – Guidelines for Supervisor Workloads – in supervisory classification to perform the managerial or admin. Function of a higher class, agree to expedited the matter at next scheduled arbitration hearing

#22 – Wages – 2012/13=5%, 2013/14=4.5%; 3417,7514 completing apprenticeship to enter at step 5

#23 – Current work Schedules – delete employees hired on or after July 1, 2009; inclement weather (24 hour notice); 0 furloughs

#24 – Additional Compensation – except for premiums which apply to the entire unit; highest premium shall apply

#25 – Extended Tour of Duty Pay – 50% after the (8th) hour; Camp Mather ($5.00) per day above compensation for the day

#26 – Container Cranes Premium – to include all Bargaining Unit members

#27 – Lead Worker Pay – (5%); when working with volunteers and assigned lead, or when working with "alternate workers' and assigned as lead

#28 – Standby Pay – delete "standby pay shall not be allowed in classes whose duties are primarily admin. In nature.

#29 – Acting Assignment Pay – will not be available unless and until, the completion of any supplemental bid for reassignment occurs.

#30 – Supervisory Differential Adjustment – premium shall appear on the employee's payroll check stub as a separate line item

#31 – Pneumatic Tool Premium – ($1.35) per hour also adding in title (chainsaw, blasting, lead abatement)

#32 – District Captain – all employees assigned to evaluate, train, administer, work with CCSF, or manage in connection with jointly admin. Apprenticeship programs (10%) per day.

#33 – Public Outreach/public Safety cross training premium – (2%)

#34 – 7501/3410 – adjusting 3410 pay increases; $4,250 per each 7501 & 3410; $75,00 for each year ombudsman; training will be at Camp Mather; 7281 for each Dept. with apprenticeship agreement, consistent with past practices

#35 – Holidays – Lunar New Year

#36 – Floating Holidays – (10)

#37 – 7501 7 (3410) – next salary step upon completion of 12 weeks of continuous service

#38 – Retirement Restoration – employees who retire prior to the termination of this agreement

#39 – Paid Sick Leave Ordinance – with the exception of temporary employees

#40 – MTA – all bargaining unit members who reside in the City shall be entitled to a fast pass monthly

#41 – Education Fund – Dept. with State Certified Apprenticeship $3,000 to LCTF annually

#42 – Professional Organization Fees – include: Local 261 City Committee, Alliance, APRI, Parks Alliance, SF Beautiful and similar

#43 – Retiree Health Care Trust Fund – TA by City

#44 – Work Clothing – any Dept. is providing maintenance employees with clothing "for work" or inclement weather, the Dept. shall provide the same to L261

#45 – Night shift Premium – change "regularly" to "having been"

Overtime Wheels – to be made available to shop stewards

Staffing Level – using class 7501 or 7501A shall maintain (2004) level of 7514,3417,7502

Alt. Work Programs – members will be appointed lead and assigned to direct the work of volunteer and or alt. work program participants

Layoffs – TA by City

DPW – Bids commence each year on second week of Jan.; meet and confer over bids for not more than 30 days; in no event will the bid commence after March 31st any year

Recognition Awards – Montoya recognition/Gardener/ Laborer Apprenticeship

Sup. IIs shall bid

Current Sewer Worker Premium shall continue

PUC – Gang Truck Laborers by virtue of assign. Shall be entitled to the Sewer worker premium

Rec & Park – Annual bid to be conducted in the same manner as DPW

Post bid trade proposal includes acceptance of two 3417s and the 3422s in respective area, trade shall be honored within 10 working days

Recognition Awards – William Hammond Hall/ Gardener Apprenticeship

Vince Courtney
LiUNA!, NCDCL/Local 261
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City & Union Meet to Today on Matters Concerning SFPUC, SFMTA, SFIA, & The SF Port. City-wide proposal updates also to come.

Today the Union & City will continue talks as we approach our scheduled arbitration. Ramon Hernandez and Theresa Foglio will coordinate the conversation while DeShelia Mixon continues as the Chair. Matters and topics (in addition to outstanding information requests made by the Union,) include premium pay provisions, healthcare, and shifts/hours. Alex Alvarez, Jose De La Mora, Anthony Travis, Dave Gibbs, and Tyrone Burney have been released from their respective Department assignments in order to negotiate on the Union's behalf.

A proposed additional bargaining schedule is on the table, while the City has authorized an informational meeting with the SFRPD 3422 class this Tuesday 12:00pm at the Randall Museum.

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