Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the successor Memorandum of Understanding with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.  (Citywide)
Councilwoman Gonzalez. Councilmember Pierce. Councilwoman Price. Councilmember Superman here. Councilwoman Mongo. Councilman Andrews. Councilmember Muranga. Councilman Austin. Vice Mayor Richardson. Mayor Garcia. I'm here to thank you. The first item for the council meeting we're going to take up is item 19. Report from Human Resources Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the successor memorandum of Understanding with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Citywide. Mr. WEST. Mr. Mayor, council members, we have a very great staff report to present right. Now on the status of IAM in city negotiations. It's going to be presented by our human resources director, Alex Vasquez, and her assistant, Ken Walker. Good evening, honorable mayor and mayors of the city and members of the city council. You have before you proposed Memorandum of Understanding with the applicable resolution between the city and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. I am I am represents approximately 2700 employees and seven different bargaining units. The city and IAM have had over 18 negotiation sessions since October 2015, including a mediation which resulted in a tentative agreement which is before you in the M.O. you. I am agreed to no raises during fiscal year 15. And the term of this contract is through September 30th, 2019. The following are the major provisions of this proposed MRU, a 2% salary increase in October of 2016, a 2% increase in October of 2017. A 2% increase in October 2018. The elimination of a floor award and skilled pay. We also were able to reach agreement to work together to mitigate the increasing costs of employee health care for plan year 2018. We also agreed to additional meet and confer sessions regarding changes to the overtime policies, and we also agreed to establish a Labor and management committee to discuss an avenue for non carriers to secure seniority points towards classified employment. The proposed animal. You also has a meta provision that links these bargaining units to the other miscellaneous bargaining units in the event that those in bargaining unions receive a greater wage increase. It's requested that the City Council approve the attach resolution and approve the IAM. And will you? I'm happy to answer any questions that you may have. Thank you. There's a motion and a second. Councilwoman Gonzalez. I just want to say I'm glad we were able to come to this point. I know it was really tough. And I think I am for, you know, of course, coming to the table every single time. And I know our city staff did an amazing job as well in coming together. So thank you. Thank you, Councilman Price. Thank you. I completely agree with Councilwoman Gonzales. And I want to thank our city staff for working on this. I think it was a great resolution. And I know I want to thank Mr. Suarez for coming to the table and working with city staff to get to this point. I think it's a good resolution. Thank you. Okay. Any public comment? Seeing no public comment to close it out. Go back to the council, councilman Austin. Yes. Thank you. I just wanted to remark and say this was a long, arduous process. The collective bargaining process actually prevailed this time. I think it's a fair agreement, one that I'm happy to support. I want to congratulate, first and foremost, the employees who are the face and worked very, very hard on behalf of the residents to make Long Beach what it is. And so I want to salute them and congratulate them on getting a contract. And I also want to congratulate our city staff, thank them for their hard work and efforts to hammer this agreement out. Like I said, it was long overdue. It was an arduous process, but I'm glad we're at the finish line. Good. Good job, everybody. Thank you. And Councilmember Gringa. One word, an L.A. kaanapali. Thank you. And then I'm just going to add, before we go to the vote, I want to begin by thanking the members of the IAM and all the hardworking rank and file employees that are members of the union up and down our entire organization. Special thank you to Mr. Suarez or we've had many conversations since you came on board. I think at the end of the day, it's important that we remember that all of our employees deserve fair compensation and that they're treated with respect as well as for treated for the hard work that they do every single day. As a reminder or IAM employees are the women and men that are working in our libraries, that are cleaning our parks, that are fixing our sewer lines, that are ensuring that ah, trees and maintenance are being done, that are making sure that this community is a safe place. They're all and they're involved every single day to making Long Beach a better place. And so I just want to thank them all for their hard work and again, for reaching an agreement with the city. And so with that council members, please take your vote. Motion carries. Thank you and congratulations. And thank the AM as well. And. With that will go to item. I'm sorry. There's a there's a hearing and then item 14.