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 ending the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expiring Fiscal Year 2024/2025 between the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida and the Federation of Public Employees, a division of the National Federation of Public and Private Employees (AFL-CIO), representing the County’s Port Non-Supervisory Unit employees and to enter into a new two-year successor Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida and the Federation of Public Employees, a division of the National Federation of Public and Private Employees (AFL-CIO), representing the County’s Port Non-Supervisory Unit employees, for Fiscal Years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026; delegate authority to the Director of the Human Resources Division to execute Letters of Understanding, if necessary, and authorize the Mayor to execute the Collective Bargaining 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 public employer, as well as by the labor union.
What Action Accomplishes
This action resolves collective bargaining with the County’s National Federation of Public and Private Employees (AFL-CIO) Port Non-Supervisory Unit and establishes labor stability through September 30, 2026.
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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, a division of the National Federation of Public and Private Employees (AFL-CIO), Port Non-Supervisory Unit (“Union”) represents a bargaining unit of approximately 53 employees throughout various Port Everglades agencies. The current Collective Bargaining Agreement (“Agreement”) provided for this unit expires on September 30, 2025.
As a result of negotiations, the parties agreed to end the current Agreement, ending in Fiscal Year 2024/2025, which includes an across-the-board wage increase of 2%. The parties negotiated a new two-year Collective Bargaining Agreement for Fiscal Years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 (Exhibit 1). The County and the Union agreed for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 to increase the negotiated across the board wage increase from 2% to 3% within the applicable salary range and a $2,600 wage increase to base salary amount. For Fiscal Year 2025/2026, effective October 12, 2025, eligible bargaining unit employees will receive an across-the-board wage increase within the applicable salary range of 2%. These proposed increases are consistent with the increases recently approved by the Board for other bargaining units for the next two years and for the unrepresented employees for Fiscal Year 2024/2025.
Exhibit 2 summarizes the changes to the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Collective Bargaining Agreement also provides for the following compensation related changes:
For Fiscal Year 2024/2025, effective October 13, 2024, eligible bargaining unit employees will receive a 3% and $2,600 base salary increase (within salary range).
For Fiscal Year 2025/2026, effective October 12, 2025, eligible bargaining unit employees will receive a 2% base salary increase (within salary range).
Exhibit 3 provides the fiscal impact for the aforementioned adjustments.
The Union membership successfully ratified the two-year successor Collective Bargaining Agreement on October 7, 2024. The two-year successor Collective Bargaining Agreement is being presented with staff’s recommendation for approval by the Board.
Source of Additional Information
David Kahn, Director, Human Resources Division, (954) 357-6005
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
The incremental salary costs for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 and Fiscal Year 2025/2026 associated with the proposed Federation of Public Employees, a division of the National Federation of Public and Private Employees (AFL-CIO), Port Non-Supervisory agreement are as follows:
For Fiscal Year 2024/2025, the estimated salary costs associated with the proposed agreement is $242,630 exclusive of retirement and FICA costs.
For Fiscal Year 2025/2026, the estimated salary costs associated with the proposed agreement is $68,860 exclusive of retirement and FICA costs.
Funding for Fiscal Years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 will be included in the respective budgets.