TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF MARCH 16, 2017
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Mr. David St. Pierre, Executive Director
Title
Report of Collective Bargaining Activities in 2017
Body
Dear Sir:
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District currently has Collective Bargaining Agreements with seven different bargaining units. All seven of the Collective Bargaining Agreements will expire on June 30, 2017. Those seven agreements are with the Service Employees International Union Local 1, Firemen and Oilers Division; the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 399; the State and Municipal Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union, Local 700; the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 9 (Electrical Operations); the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 9 (Electrical Instrumentation and Testing), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 9 (Motor Vehicle Dispatcher Group); and the Building Trades Coalition and Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. It is anticipated that bargaining with these seven units for successor agreements will begin in April. A total of 777 employees are represented in these seven bargaining units.
The classifications represented and the number of positions within each of the seven bargaining units are as follows:
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1, Firemen and Oilers Division
Fireman-Oiler 27
Laborer Foreman 15
Principal Storekeeper 5
Maintenance Laborer, Class A 43
Maintenance Laborer, Class A - Shift 89
Maintenance Laborer, Class B 29
Storekeeper 13
Patrol Boat Operator 2
Police Officer 53
Materials Handler Laborer 1
Pollution Control Technician I 25
Pollution Control Technician II 3__
Total 305
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 9 (Electrical Operations)
Chief Powerhouse Dispatcher I 1
Powerhouse Dispatcher 4
Systems Dispatcher 4
Powerhouse Mechanic Leadman 1
Power House Mechanic 1
Chief Electrical Operator 2
Electrical Operator I 8
Electrical Operator II 21
Telecommunications Specialist 1_
Total 43
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 9 (Electrical Instrumentation and Testing)
Electrical Instrument & Testing Mechanic 32
Electrical Instrument & Testing Mechanic Leadman 2
Electrical Instrument & Testing Mechanic Foreman 3_
Total 37
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 9 (Motor Vehicle Dispatcher Group)
Motor Vehicle Dispatcher Supervisor 1
Motor Vehicle Dispatcher 2_
Total 3
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 399
Operating Engineer I 65
Operating Engineer II 55_
Total 120
State and Municipal Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union, Local No. 700
Truck Driver 27
Truck Driver Foreman 2_
Total 29
Building Trades Coalition and Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters
Architectural and Ornamental Ironworkers, Local No. 63
Architectural Ironworker 6
Architectural Ironworker Leadman 1
Total 7
Bridge, Structural and Reinforcing Ironworkers, Local Union No. 1
Structural Ironworker 16
Structural Ironworker Leadman 2
Ironworker Foreman 1_
Total 19
The Chicago Journeymen Plumbers’ Local Union 130, U.A.
Plumber 8
Plumber Foreman 1
Total 9
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters
Carpenter 10
Carpenter Leadman 2
Carpenter Foreman 1
Total 13
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local No. 126
Apprentice (Machinist) 1
Machinist 51
Machinist Leadman 3
Machinist Foreman 3_
Total 58
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 134
Electrical Mechanic 40
Electrical Mechanic Sub-Foreman 4
Electrical Mechanic Foreman 3_
Total 47
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 150
Hoisting Engineer 15
Hoisting Engineer Foreman 1_
Total 16
Painters’ District Council No. 14 of International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades (of Chicago, Cook, and Lake Counties)
Painter 7
Painter Leadman 1
Total 8
Pipefitters’ Association, Local Union 597
Pipefitter 45
Pipefitter Leadman 3
Pipefitter Foreman 3_
Total 51
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, Local 73
Sheet Metal Worker 6
Sheet Metal Worker Leadman 1
Total 7
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, Local No. 17
Pipecoverer 2
Total 2
Administrative District Council 1 of the Illinois International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
Bricklayer 3
Total 3
Total number of employees represented by the 12 Unions that comprise the Building
Trades Coalition and Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters 240
TOTAL NUMBER OF REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES COVERED
BY THE SEVEN BARGAINING UNITS 777
The 70 Apprentice positions have not been allocated to specific bargaining units and are not included in the overall count of represented employees. The Director of Human Resources and the Labor Negotiator will report as necessary during bargaining. Once tentative agreements have been reached with the seven bargaining units and ratified in accordance with each of the bargaining unit’s requirements, those agreements will be submitted to the Board of Commissioners for final approval.
Respectfully Submitted, Beverly K. Sanders, Director of Human Resources