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RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DULUTH AND AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, MINNESOTA COUNCIL 5, LOCAL 66, FOR CITY OF DULUTH BASIC UNIT EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEARS 2020-2021.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute and implement an amended collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Minnesota Council 5, Local 66 (“AFSCME”), for the City of Duluth Basic Unit employees, substantially the same as that attached hereto as Exhibit A, covering the years 2020 through 2021.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The City and the AFSCME City of Duluth Basic Unit began negotiations several months ago to amend their current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) due to COVID-19 impacts to the city’s operating budget. The City and AFSCME participated in numerous contract negotiations and reached a tentative agreement in late May on an amended labor contract, subject to ratification by union membership and the City Council. AFSCME City of Duluth Basic Unit membership ratified the tentative agreement on June 5, 2020.
This CBA amendment provides wage, step, and longevity freezes for all employees effective June 22, 2020 through the end of 2021. The CBA also requires employees to take six unpaid work days in 2020 and twelve unpaid work days in 2021. Employees will not receive pay for the unpaid days but shall retain and accrue all other benefits, including health and dental insurance. The CBA also provides that the City and AFSCME will negotiate a 2021 CBA that could supersede some of the year 2021 terms of this amended 2020-2021 CBA.