Water Employees Settled Labor Contract
Through FOIA the new Memorandum of Agreement was obtained. It was signed on March 30, 2018. So why, last week, did Chairman Pike say, "we have no comment" on whether or not there is an agreement? Past Chairman Klueber made an enormous deal insisting upon ratifying the firefighter contract within very few days, calling a Special Meeting Thanksgiving week to do this. The water workers' contract isn't even on the warrant for the District Meeting May 21. Along these lines, during negotiations, Water Commission Kowzic stated that "during union negotiations, on February 14, 2018, he would like only one employee present to negotiate." He made a motion "that only one member of the bargaining unit attend future meetings." This was seconded and approved 3-0-0. This is illegal, the employer cannot interfere with the union's conduct of its own business and cannot dictate unilaterally the composition of the union's negotiations team. Details o...