Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: George Tablack
Department: Finance and Administrative Services Division: Human Resources
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Addendum to Collective Bargaining Agreement between Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida and the Federation of Public Employees (AFL-CIO) Port Non-Supervisory Unit, representing the County's Port Everglades Non-Supervisory Unit employees, for Fiscal Years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022; to amend wages for Fiscal Year 2021/2022 and to add a third year (Fiscal Year 2022/2023) to the current agreement; delegate authority to the Director of the Human Resources Division to execute Letters of Understanding, if necessary, and authorize the Mayor to execute the Addendum to the Agreement.
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Why Action is Necessary
Chapter 447, Florida Statutes, requires that the collective bargaining agreements be ratified by the governing body of the Agency, as well as by the Labor Union.
What Action Accomplishes
This action resolves collective bargaining with the County's Federation of Public Employees (AFL-CIO) Port Non-Supervisory Unit and establishes labor stability through September 30, 2023.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Federation of Public Employees (AFL-CIO) Port Non-Supervisory Unit ("Union") represents a bargaining unit of approximately 51 employees representing the County's Port Everglades Department non-supervisory employees. The current Collective Bargaining Agreement ("Agreement") provided for this unit expires on September 30, 2022. As a result of negotiations, the County and the Union agreed for Fiscal Year 2021/2022 to increase the negotiated across-the-board wage increase from 2% to 4%. The parties further agreed to add an additional year to the ...
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