Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Personnel
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Labor Agreement
Purpose: Collective Bargaining Negotiations and Settlement
Entity Name: Service Employees International Union, Local 617 (Blue Collar Non-Supervisory Workers)
Entity Address: 703 McCarter Highway, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Project Fiscal Impact: $9,395,777.00 (average cost per year over term of agreement)
Contract Period: January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the Service Employees International Union, Local 617 (Blue Collar Non-Supervisory Workers) has been certified by the Public Employment Relations Commission as the majority representative for certain employees of the City of Newark, New Jersey, as that term is defined in the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act, N.J.S.A. 34:13A-1 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark has negotiated in good faith with said majority representative over terms and conditions of employment for the period covering January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020; and
WHEREAS, as a result of collective bargaining negotiations and settlement, the terms and conditions of employment for the aforementioned period have been imposed upon the parties and are incorporated into the Labor Agreement attached hereto. The agreement shall be binding upon all employees in the unit represented by said majority representative, whether or not they are members of such representative, as provided in N.J.S.A. 34:13A-5.3.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Business Administrator are hereby authorized to enter into and execute the aforementioned Labor Agreement on behalf of the City of Newark, New Jersey.
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies the Agreement from January 1, 2019 to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. The executed copy of the Labor Agreement and corresponding cost analysis shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk, and the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Conciliation and Arbitration, P.O. Box 429, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, as required by N.J.S.A. 34:13A-8.2 and N.J.S.A. 34:13A:16.8(d)(2) by the Director of Personnel.
STATEMENT
This resolution authorizes the execution of a Labor Agreement between the City of Newark and the Service Employees International Union, Local 617 (Blue Collar Non-Supervisory Workers) covering January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.