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RESOLUTION NO. 3 8 6 55
1 A RESOLUTION related to collective bargaining; authorizing the execution of the
2 proposed collective bargaining agreement between the City and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, effective retroactive to
3 July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2017.
4 WHEREAS the City has, for years, adopted the policy of collective
5 bargaining between the various labor organizations representing employees and
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the administration, and
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8 WHEREAS this resolution allows for the execution of the proposed five-year
9 (2012-2017) Collective Bargaining Agreement ("CBA") between the City and the
10 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen ("Union"), on behalf of the
1 1 employees represented by said Union, and
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WHEREAS the bargaining unit consists of approximately 19 budgeted,
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14 full-time equivalent ("FTE") positions assigned to Tacoma Public Utilities, Tacoma
1 5 Rail Division, and
16 WHEREAS the proposed CBA includes an increase to the base wage rates
1 7 for each year of the agreement, July 1, 2012, through July 1, 2016; language
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included that if a successor bargaining agreement is not reached prior to July 1,
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20 2017, a cost of living allowance(s) will be payable each July 1 of 1 00 percent of the
21 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
22 Seattle area all items, June to June index, with a minimum increase of 2 percent
23 and a maximum increase of 4 percent, and
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WHEREAS other significant provisions of the CBA include a one-time
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26 ratification payment of $80,000, to be divided between the members based on
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hours worked- an increase to the ann...
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