TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 5, 2024
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
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Authority to extend until December 31, 2024, the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 399
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Dear Sir:
On June 30, 2024, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s collective bargaining agreement with International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 399 was scheduled to expire: A total of approximately 127 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 December 31, 2024.
Discussions 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 December 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 December 5, 2024