Blue Collar Union Negotiation Minutes 10-1-07CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
NE FLORIDA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' LOCAL 630
"BLUE COLLAR"
UNION NEGOTIATION MEETING
OCTOBER 1, 2007
The negotiation meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM. Those in attendance were:
City: George Faster, Chief Negotiator
Union: Andy Bemis, StaffRepresentative
Jack Baldwin, Union Steward
Emanuel Brown, Union Member
The City provided the Union with a summary of the City's position on pending City issues
and advised the Union that the City needed to have Article 20, 10 year pension vesting,
approved by the Union along with the Union accepting the City's Article 26 pay proposals.
(see attached summary table)
2. The Union responded that they would accept the City's pay proposal; however, they would
not accept changing the pension vesting for new employees from 5 years to 10 years.
3. The next meeting date was to be established after the City had an opportunity to conduct a
"shade" meeting, if appropriate, with the City Commission. As this is an election period, the
Union was advised that a Shade meeting may not be possible until after the new
Commissioners take office.
4. The meeting adjourned at 5:50 PM.
George Foster
Chief Negotiator
City of Atlantic Beach
Atch: Summary of Items
BLUE COLLAR -STATUS AFTER 10 / O1 / 07 MEETING
BLUE COLLAR - 10/01/07
ART. CITY PROPOSAL UNION PROPOSAL STATUS
Art 7.4 Delete paragraph on 09/12/07 -Union - No
probationary period. 09/17/07 -Union - No
10/Ol/Ol -Withdrawn by
Ci
Art 11 Change method of selecting 09/12/07 -Union - No
party for arbitration. 09/17/07 -Union - No
10/Ol/O1 -Withdrawn by
Ci
Art 17.4 09/12/07 09/12/07 -Withdrawn by
Increase maximum Comp Time Union
hours from 50 to 80 hours
Art 17.20 09/12/07 09/12/07 -Withdrawn by
Provide shift differential of +5% Union
for all hours worked other than
on the normal day shift.
Art. 20 Change pension vesting for 09/12/07 -Union - Na
new employees from 5 years 09/17/07 -Union - No
to 10 years. 10/01/07 -Union - No
Art 20 Change health insurance 09/12/07 -
provided to employees Being Implemented
Art 26.1(x) #1. Pay Scale increase of % 09/12/07 09/12/07 -Union agrees to
08-02-07 = No Proposal Pay Scale increase of 3% City Proposal
#2. Pay increase for employees 07/17/07 -Open
with less than six months service 09/12/07
of _% Pay increase for employees with
08-02-07 = No Proposal less than six months service of
#3. Pay increase for employees 3%
with more than six months of
service of _% 09/12/07
08-02-07 = No Proposal Pay increase for employees with
more than six months of service
09/12/07 of 6%
# 1 = 2.7%
#2 = 2.7%
#3 = 5.7% of new midpoirrt
10/01/07
Above pay proposal based
upon agreement to Pension
vesting changes for new
em to ees.
BLUE COLLAR -STATUS AFTER 10 / O1 / 07 MEETING
Blue Collar Union - 10/01/07. Page 2
Art 26.1(x) 09/12/07 09/12/07 -Open
Add a lump sum "Top Out" 09/17/07 -City - No
bonus of $1,000 if employee at 10/01/07 -Withdrawn by
top of pay scale, in addition to Union
any COLA
09/12/07
Chan ed To Out bonus to $500
Art 26.6 Change wording on pay 09/12/07 -Open
adjustment for an employee 09!17/07 -Union - No
that is demoted due to no fault 10/Ol/Ol -Withdrawn by
of their own. Ci
Signature Administrative update. 09/12/07 -Open
page
Exhibit A Administrative update. 09/12/07 -Open