FROM: Laura Kalty, Chief Negotiator
Originator: Celia Chandler, Director of Human Resources
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SUCCESSOR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS - LOCAL 501
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Adopt Resolution No. OC SAN 22-31, entitled, "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Orange County Sanitation District and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501, for Fiscal Years 2022/2023, 2023/2024 & 2024/2025";
B. Direct Staff to finalize and sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Orange County Sanitation District and the Local 501 bargaining unit; and
C. Approve pay grade changes for the following classifications: Mechanic (LOC61 to LOC62), Senior Mechanic (LOC67 to LOC68), and Lead Mechanic (LOC71 to LOC72).
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BACKGROUND
The MOU between the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501 (Local 501) that became effective on July 1, 2019 expired on June 30, 2022. Local 501 submitted its initial proposal for a successor MOU on April 13, 2022. Local 501 and OC San have met and conferred in good faith nine (9) times since receiving the initial proposal. As of the Board meeting on June 22, 2022, most items proposed, except for salary and wages, had either reached tentative agreement or had been withdrawn.
Based on Board authorization, the Chief Negotiator presented a counter proposal to Local 501 following the June 2022 meeting, at which time OC San and Local 501 came to a full tentative agreement. On July 8, 2022, OC San was informed that the tentative agreement was not ratified by the Local 501 membership. OC San and Local 501 continued meeting and conferring in good faith, and Local 501 provided a counter proposal...
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