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Resolution authorizing the Chairman of the Board to execute an amendment to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, that expires on March 30, 2012, with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 as the exclusive representative of the Laborers and Skill Trades employees of the Lake County Department of Transportation.
Staff Summary
· The effective date of the 3.50% April 1, 2010 will change to December 1, 2010 and; there will be no economic lay-offs during the 2010 fiscal year.
· Employees will receive the contract rate as originally negotiated, effective April 1, 2011, but shall be required to take six (6) unpaid furlough days in fiscal year 2011 and; there will be no economic lay-offs during this fiscal year unless the CPI falls below 2% or revenue growth is less than 2%.
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WHEREAS, the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 has been recognized as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for the Laborers and Skill Trades employees of the Lake County Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, an amendment to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, expiring on March 30, 2012, has been negotiated with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, as the exclusive representative of the Laborers and Skill Trades employees of the Lake County Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the amendment postpones the April, 1, 2010 general wage increase to December 1, 2010 and provides for the use of unpaid furlough days in fiscal year 2011; and
WHEREAS, your Financial and Administrative Committee has reviewed and approved said amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this the County Board of Lake County, that the Chairman of the Board is hereby authorized to sign the amendment to the Collective Bargaining Agreement attached hereto and made a part of this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this amendment shall be effective from December 1, 2009 through March 30, 2012.
DATED, at Waukegan, Lake County, Il...
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