Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 23-393, authorizing the County Executive to sign the January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024, Collective Bargaining Agreement between Snohomish County, Washington and the International Association of Firefighters Union Local #2597
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DEPARTMENT: Central Human Resources
ORIGINATOR: Brittany Johnson
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Ken Klein 9/8/23
PURPOSE: Authorizing the County Executive to Sign the January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement between Snohomish County, Washington and the International Association of Firefighters Union Local #2597.
BACKGROUND: This is a three (3) year agreement with the International Association of Firefighters Union Local #2597, effective January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. This agreement defines temporary shift changes, adds a new article defining temporary schedules, addition of Juneteenth to the holidays and correspondingly increases pay in lieu of holiday by .5%, creates a new vacation schedule for employees working 40 hours per week, an updated vacation accrual schedule for employees working 24 hour shifts along with some other administrative updates. The annual leave maximum accrual and cash out increased to 320 hours and updates to the sick leave language were made to include language for sick leave front load for new or lateral employees. In addition, the current bargaining unit members will receive a non-precedent setting lump sum deposit of 175 hours of sick leave accrual, and updates were made to the Uniforms & Clothing Article to reflect current needs of the department. Appendix A calls for a 6.5% increase in wages effective January 1, 2022, a 5% increase in wages effective January 1, 2023, and on January 1, 2024 an increase equal to 100% of the CPI-W (3% minimum, 5% maximum). Finally Appendix A provides for Education Incentive Pay, 2% employees base wage for a job-related AA degree and 4% for a job-relate...
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