TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 17, 2024
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
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Authority to extend until October 31, 2024, the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and SEIU Local 1, Firemen and Oilers Division
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Dear Sir:
On June 30, 2024, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s collective bargaining agreement with SEIU Local 1, Firemen and Oilers Division was scheduled to expire: A total of approximately 293 employees are represented in this bargaining unit.
Before, and again after, the agreement expired, the authorized representative of this bargaining unit signed written extensions whereby it was agreed, on behalf of the union, to extend the terms and conditions of the existing agreement to a date specified in the extension. Based on the most recent extension submitted to the District, the union seeks to extend those terms until October 31, 2024.
Negotiations between the District and the union are ongoing and it is therefore requested that the Executive Director recommend to the Board of Commissioners that it approve extending the terms and conditions of the existing agreement until October 31, 2024.
Requested, Thaddeus J. Kosowski, Director of Human Resources
Recommended, Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for October 17, 2024