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AFSCME Local 2058 Communication Operators Supervisors Tentative Agreement
HR Dept- Victoria Coleman (x1503); Anthony Markwood (x1525)
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Approving the revision of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Toledo and AFSCME Local 2058, Communication Operators Supervisors Unit, 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 2058, Communication Operators Supervisors Unit, reached a tentative agreement over terms that revise the current collective bargaining agreement, which expired on May 31, 2018, for a successor agreement, for the new term of June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2021. The Union ratified that tentative agreement on December 4, 2018. 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 provides for a more efficient progressive disciplinary process, which will streamline the timeframes for City administrators. In continuation of the City's efforts to civilianize the Communications Bureau Shift Supervisor positions, this agreement separates the Supervisor - Police Communications classification from the general supervisor position and establishes a new Supervisor - Fire Communications classification. The creation of this new classification will result in the reassignment of Fire Lieutenants to line operations and provide a career path for the current Fire Communications Specialists. Further, the agreement requires all new hires to enroll and remain in the direct deposit program for the duration of their em...
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