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Contract LBO 2011 Arbitration

Feb 01, 2011

Current Union Proposals Current City Proposals

As of February 1, 2011 LBO’s (Last Best Offers)

Wages: Wages:

-Year One Sup. / Prev.0% -Year One Sup. / Prev. 0%

-July 1, 2011, Sup. / Prev. 1% COLA -July 1, 2011, Sup. / Prev. 1% COLA

-January 1, 2012, Sup. / Prev. 2.25% COLA -January 1, 2012, Sup. / Prev. 1.5% COLA

-January 1, 2013, Sup. 1-3% CPI-W -January 1, 2013, Sup. / Prev. 0-3% CPI-W

Prev. 1-3% CPI-W + 1% COLA

Team Pay: No Team Pay of any kind

- $50 (Haz Mat, Water, USAR, Tech. Res., AFIT)

- Only one team pay incentive union per member

FTO: FTO:

Current Contract Language Current Contract Language

Insurance: Insurance:
- Innova Non-Standard-Current Cost sharing model Innova Non-Standard Plan, 2010-2011 fixed City Paid $ 1,074.32, employee $63.03.

2011-2012 and 2011-2013, 11% city paid City increase

11%-15% 50 / 50 split, 15% and above split 75%

Employee / 25% City.

Sick Leave Increase: No Sick Leave Increase.

Shift 14hrs, Day/Life Safety/Day Lt. 12hrs

Sick Leave Max: Sick Leave Max:

Non-Emergency personnel max 1,250 hours Non-Emergency personnel max 1,250 hours

Personal leave 24hr. per yr. Personal Leave 24hr. per yr.

3 yr. contract 3 yr. Contract

Local 0845 off to Arbitration

Jan 11, 2011

Our interest Arbitration date for our Contract is Feb. 15th 2011, please contact me for further info.

Katz

Meeting with the City Manager Wes Hare

Feb 23, 2009

Brothers and Sisters,

On Wednesday, February 18^th, City Manager Wes Hare held a meeting with City of Albany department heads and the leadership of the collective bargaining units that represent City of Albany employees. The purpose of the meeting was to describe the current and potential long term financial situation the City might find itself in if economic conditions continue to worsen, and to describe cost saving measures the City has already begun to implement.

The City is concerned because expenditures are currently exceeding revenue, and the surplus funds the city has accumulated over the years are decreasing as they are being used to make up the difference. Because of this concern, the City Manager, City Department heads, some managers, and other administrative personnel have taken voluntary pay freezes for the upcoming fiscal year (July 09-July10).

Financial projections were presented that showed a significant decrease in the fund surplus five years in the future. These projections assume that revenues remain constant with the usual mandated increases in property tax every year and that expenses remain at their current level. The City believes that revenues will most likely continue to decrease and is taking initial steps to mitigate the effect of decreased revenues on the fund surplus.

The City Manager made it clear that the City intends to uphold the terms of its agreements with the various collective bargaining units. He stated that layoffs and/or hiring freezes were not currently planned, although at this time there is an approval process for filling recently vacated positions. The City is requesting that the various collective bargaining units consider the possibility of voluntarily freezing any salary increases for the upcoming fiscal year. The potential savings for the City over that fiscal year is just over $1 million.

Although we share the City’s concerns about the potential for further economic downturn and subsequent reductions in City fund surpluses, the leadership of Local 845 and the various other collective bargaining units agreed that the City’s request seemed premature in light of the fact that there is little information about how significant or long lasting the economic downturn might be, and that there is currently a large surplus in the general fund.

There is the possibility that this particular idea will be revisited if we continue to experience significant downturns in the economy. We would like to reiterate that at this time there is no reason to fear layoffs, hiring freezes or involuntary reductions in pay and benefits.

Thanks for your time and I hope to see you all at the Union meeting on March 2nd at St. 11 at 1900 hrs.

In Unionism, Katz

We did it!!!!!

Oct 26, 2007

Brothers and Sisters,

We have ratified the 2007-2010 Tentatively Agreed Contract proposal. The vote was 47 yes and 1 no. The next step is final approval from the City Council on Nov 5.

Once the Council approves the proposal and Union/Management sign the official copies the new contract will become effective. The push is to have retro pay back to July 1, 2007 reflected on the Nov. 30 paycheck. The E-Board will be keeping a watchful eye on the accuracy of retro pay; our plan is to audit random member’s paychecks to ensure this. If you see problems, please contact me for a quick resolution.

I would like to thank the Negotiation team for your hard work, professionalism and dedication during this long process. Also thanks to you the Membership for the continued support, trust and understanding during negotiations.

Please feel free to talk to your Shift Liaison or E-Board members about things you liked/disliked or would like to see next time during Negotiations. This E-Board is committed to improving how we serve you the member. Also, please remember to visit the Union website for continued updates and Local activities. Please contact Web Master Wackford with issues or questions on the site.

In Unionism,

Jason Katzenstein

President, Albany Fire Fighters IAFF L845

Cell 541-981-1249

katz@albanyfirefighters.com

update on contract

Oct 26, 2007

Brothers and Sisters,

Our team has reached a Tenative Agreement with the City after a Meeting on Oct.5th. The meeting was a last attempt to bring a possible contract back to the membership for a vote, prior to arbitration.

Negotiation team members will be meeting with the membership on Oct. 8th 9th and 10th. We will be presenting the TA to each shift at each Station, in an effort to inform as many members as possible. Voting will begin online on the union website Oct. 11th and will close Oct. 25th. If you are off during this time please contact any negotation team member and we will get you the infromation.

Thanks again for the support and patience!

Jason Katzenstein

President, Albany Fire Fighters IAFF L845

Cell 541-981-1249

katz@albanyfirefighters.com

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