{"id":5755,"date":"2022-06-13T16:20:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T23:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/?p=5755"},"modified":"2022-06-13T16:20:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T23:20:12","slug":"teamsters-117-uw-negotiations-recap-for-wednesday-june-8-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/2022\/06\/13\/teamsters-117-uw-negotiations-recap-for-wednesday-june-8-2022","title":{"rendered":"Teamsters 117 \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for Wednesday, June 8, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Background<\/strong><br \/>\nThis recap details the sixth virtual session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and Teamsters 117. Recaps are published online on the <a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/staff-unions\/teamsters-117\/teamsters-117-negotiation-updates\">UW Labor Relations website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tentative Agreements<\/strong><br \/>\nThe parties tentatively agreed to the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 5<\/strong> \u2013 Union Recognition, Union Security, and Dues Deduction<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The parties agreed to align dues language with the relevant University Administrative Policy Statement, clarifying language regarding dues deduction process and revocation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Article 29<\/strong> \u2013 Training<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The parties agreed that the Employer would designate at least one day annually as a mandatory training day. This day would consist of at least five hours of training as determined by the Employer. During training, employees would not be required to monitor radios, and requests for leave on these training days may be denied.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Appendix A<\/strong> \u2013 Health Care Benefits<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The parties agreed to a placeholder that would replace current contract language with the future agreement at the Washington state Healthcare Authority, while maintaining the existing VEBA language unchanged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Teamsters \u201cWhat If\u201d Proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 21 \u2013 Contracting Out<\/strong><br \/>\nIn response to the Employer\u2019s proposal, the Union expanded on its initial proposal that the Employer would not contract out work which results in the reduction of budgeted full-time employees, adding that would not be done without following the relevant statute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UW Counter Proposals<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Employer made two package proposals. The first package proposal contained the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 8 \u2013 Employee Files<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Employer proposed to align language regarding files relating to employment and removal of documents to reflect a tentative agreement recently reached with WFSE PM.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 17 \u2013 Discipline and Dismissal<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Employer reasserted its initial proposal to strike existing language allowing for disposition of certain internal investigation reports.<\/p>\n<p>The second Employer package proposal contained the following articles and a provision that the Union withdrew all other proposals:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 10 \u2013 Vacations<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Employer reasserted its initial proposal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 11 \u2013 Holidays<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Employer maintains its previous proposal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 15 \u2013 Hours of Work and Overtime<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Employer maintains its previous proposal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 16 \u2013 Compensatory Time Off<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Employer maintains its previous proposal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 20 \u2013 Longevity and Premiums<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Longevity<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Employer proposed reducing the requirement for the longevity pay increase of 3% from six years to five years.<br \/>\n<strong>Armorers<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Employer proposed that police sergeants and lieutenants trained and certified as armorers and assigned to perform maintenance and inventory of department firearms would receive a new four percent premium for all hours worked while performing Armorer duties.<br \/>\n<strong>Fitness Incentive<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Employer proposed that any bargaining unit member that passes the optional yearly fitness test would receive a new one-time lump sum payment of three hundred dollars each year that they pass the test.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 25 \u2013 Wages<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Base Wage Rate Adjustment<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Employer proposed that on July 1, 2024, Pay Table BP, Range 1 would be increased from two percent to three percent. This is in addition to the Employer\u2019s proposal already on the table to provide both a three percent across-the-board increase on July 1, 2023 and add a new top step on that same date (valued at approximately 2.5%).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Steps<\/strong><br \/>\nThe next Teamsters and UW bargaining session is scheduled for Tuesday, June 14, 2022 and will be held virtually. The assigned mediator will attend this session and meet with the parties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background This recap details the sixth virtual session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and Teamsters 117. 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