TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 18, 2017
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Mr. David St. Pierre, Executive Director
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Authority to enter into a new Multi-Project Labor Agreement with the Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council, and as appropriate, the Teamsters Joint Council No. 25, or their union affiliates that become signatories
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Dear Sir:
The current Multi-Project Labor Agreement (MPLA) with the Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council, Teamsters Joint Council No. 25, or their union affiliates that become signatories (collectively “Council”), was authorized by the Board of Commissioners on July 8, 1998, and amended July 11, 2002. In the intervening years, the District and Council have operated cooperatively under the terms and conditions of the MPLA to the benefit of all parties working on District construction projects. Recently, the Council approached the District about updating the terms and conditions of the MPLA to address proposed changes to certain provisions and practices under the MPLA. The District wishes to collaborate with the Council to update the MPLA with certain revised terms and conditions. Negotiations are necessary to balance the concerns of the Council against the rights and interests of the District. Attached is the MPLA.
It is requested that the Executive Director recommend to the Board of Commissioners that it authorize the District to enter into a new Multi-Project Labor Agreement with the Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council, Teamsters Joint Council No. 25, or their union affiliates that become signatories.
It is further requested that the Executive Director recommend to the Board of Commissioners that it authorize and direct the Chairman of the Committee on Finance and the Clerk to execute the Multi-Project Labor Agreement after it is approved by the Acting General Counsel as to form and legality.
Requested, Susan T. Morakalis, Acting General Counsel, STM:HSW:MTC:bh
Recommended, David St. Pierre, Executive Director
Respectfully Submitted, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Chairman Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners May 18, 2017
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