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 Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1267, representing the County’s Mass Transit Unit employees, for Fiscal Years 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026; to amend wages for Fiscal Years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 in 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 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 Mass Transit Union and establishes labor stability through September 30, 2026.
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Previous Action Taken
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Summary Explanation/Background
THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1267 (“Union”) represents a bargaining unit of approximately 935 Mass Transit employees. The current Collective Bargaining Agreement (“Agreement”) provided for this unit expires on September 30, 2026. As a result of negotiations, the County and the Union agreed for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 to increase the negotiated across the board wage increase of 2% to the equivalent wage increase offered to the other bargaining units and unrepresented employees of 3% and $2,600 (Exhibit 1). As a result, unit employees will receive an additional $1.25 per hour to base; and for Fiscal Year 2025/2026, across the board wage increases 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 Addendum to the current Agreement. This Addendum also provides for the following compensation related changes:
For Fiscal Year 2024/2025, effective October 1, 2024, all pay steps will be adjusted upward 2% with an additional $1.25 added to the base hourly rate.
For Fiscal Year 2025/2026, effective October 1, 2025, all pay steps will be adjusted upward 2%.
Exhibit 3 provides the fiscal impact for the aforementioned adjustments.
The Union membership successfully ratified the agreement on October 3, 2024, and the Addendum to the current 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 Years 2024/2025, and 2025/2026, associated with the proposed Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1267, representing the County’s Mass Transit Unit, agreement are as follows:
For Fiscal Year 2024/2025, the estimated salary costs associated with the proposed agreement is $4,165,596 exclusive of retirement and FICA costs.
For Fiscal Year 2025/2026, the estimated salary costs associated with the proposed agreement is $2,629,911 exclusive of retirement and FICA costs.
Funding for Fiscal Years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 will be included in the respective budgets.