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AFSCME Local 7 Tentative Agreement
HR Dept-Michael Niedzielski (x2182); Kayla Frasco (x1508)
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Approving the revision of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Toledo and AFSCME Local 7 for a successor agreement, consistent with the bargained understandings; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo and AFSCME Local 7 reached a tentative agreement over terms that revise the current collective bargaining agreement, which expired on December 31, 2024, for a successor agreement, for the new term of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027. The Union ratified that tentative agreement on October 29, 2025. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 4117.10(B), the economic provisions of that agreement are now being submitted to City Council for consideration and passage. If not acted upon within 30 days, the agreement is deemed approved.
Pursuant to the statutory bargaining process under the Ohio Revised Code, the City and the Union met multiple times over the past five (5) months to negotiate the terms of a successor agreement.
The tentative agreement reached includes changes to the grievance procedure, aimed at facilitating productive discussions between staff and management. In addition, the agreement clarifies eligibility requirements for the City’s injury pay program, includes language to assist in enforcing the City’s policies on leaves of absence, and modifies the existing promotional process to credit employees for their status as a veteran, level of educational attainment, relevant experience, and other factors. Further, the agreement includes an option for City Departments to participate in a peer-to-peer training program in which the trainers receive additional compensation. The language the parties agreed upon is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Regarding the economic terms, the agreement provides for a 4% base pay increase in January 2025, a 4% increase in January 2026 and a 4% increase in January 2027. The agreement includes a new sick time payout program that aims to reduce sick time usage, a compression of the current vacation schedule which will allow employees to accrue paid time off faster, and the ability for employees to cash out a portion of their vacation time annually. Additionally, the agreement includes the adoption of a Career Service Allowance program, providing an annual lump sum payment to employees with more than 10 years of continuous service with the City. Finally, the parties agreed to an increase in shift premium pay and a one-time retention bonus for Local 7 employees with less than 10 years of continuous service with the City of Toledo.
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NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the economic terms of the tentative agreement between the City of Toledo and AFSCME Local 7, as set forth in the attached Exhibit A, are approved.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor and the Department of Human Resources are hereby directed to prepare and present to Council, as soon as practicable after the passage of this Ordinance, legislation to amend the relevant sections of Chapter 2117 of the Toledo Municipal Code to comport with the agreement approved herein.
SECTION 3: That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in force and effect from and after its adoption. The reason for the emergency lay in the fact that same is necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health, safety, and property, and for the further reason that same is necessary to timely exercise Council’s rights and responsibilities under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4117 pursuant thereto.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____.
Passed: _________________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council