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Teamsters Local 20, Tentative Agreement
HR Dept-Tyrome Alexander (x1031)
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Approving the revision of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Toledo and Teamsters Local 20, for a successor agreement, consistent with the bargained understandings; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 20, reached a tentative agreement over terms that revise the current collective bargaining agreement, which expired on December 31, 2021, for a successor agreement, for the new term of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The Union ratified that tentative agreement on July 8, 2022. 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 clarifies that advanced disciplinary charges cannot be dismissed in the event of a procedural error. The agreement also eliminates clean up time as the cause for overtime, which will reduce Divisional overtime costs. In addition, the tentative agreement clarifies the layoff and recall process by limiting the number of times a laid off employee may bump less senior employees or take vacant positions. 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 2022, a 4% increase in January 2023, and a 4% increase in January 2024. In addition, the Automotive Repair Technician and Heavy Equipment Operator are each upgraded one (1) pay grade to mirror AFSCME Local 7's pay grades for the same classification. The Intermediate Clerk was ...
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