City of New Haven - File #: LM-2023-0298

• File #: LM-2023-0298
• Version: 1
• Type: Order
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/27/2023
• In control: City Clerk
• Final action: 6/5/2023
• Title: ORDER OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN AND AFSCME LOCAL 884 (CLERICAL UNION), DATED JULY 1, 2020 - JUNE 30, 2025.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/5/2023	1	Board of Alders	Passed	Pass
5/15/2023	1	Board of Alders	Noted
5/8/2023	1	Finance Committee	Favorable Report
5/1/2023	1	Board of Alders	Referred

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ORDER OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN AND AFSCME LOCAL 884 (CLERICAL UNION), DATED JULY 1, 2020 - JUNE 30, 2025.

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WHEREAS, the City of New Haven (the "City") and AFSCME Local 884 (Clerical Union) (the "Union") are parties (collectively the "Parties") to that of certain collective bargaining agreement entitled Agreement Between the City of New Haven and AFSCME Local 884 (Clerical Union); and

WHEREAS the collective bargaining agreement between the Parties had expired by its terms on June 30, 2020; and,

WHEREAS, the Parties, over the course of several rounds of negotiation, negotiated to secure a successor Collective Bargaining Agreement: and

WHEREAS the Parties reached a tentative agreement entitled Collective Bargaining Agreement Between The City of New Haven and AFSCME Local 884 (Clerical Union), July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025 (the "2020-2025 Agreement"); and

WHEREAS in accordance with the Municipal Employee Relations Act, Section 7-474(b), the 2020-2025 Agreement must be submitted to the municipal legislative body within fourteen (14) days from that date of the agreement.  Within thirty (30) days of the end of the fourteen (14) day period for submission, the legislative body must approve or reject the 2020-2025 Agreement; and

WHEREAS the Union ratified the Tentative Agreement on April 25th, 2023, requiring the Office of Labor Relations to submit the Tentative Agreement to the regular agenda of the Board of Alders by no later than May 15^th, 2023 in order to be placed on the agenda for the Board of Alders meeting; and

WHEREAS Labor Relations is still bound by the 45 day statutory timeline for legislative approval; and

WHEREAS failure by the local legislative body to approve or reject said 2020-2025 Agreement within these prescribed time limits shall automatically make the Agreement legally valid and binding upon the City of New Haven.  Therefore, the latest date on which the Board of Alders can act on this Agreement is June 8^th, 2023.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the New Haven Board of Alders that the 2020-2025 Agreement is hereby approved. And that the Mayor of the City is authorized to execute the 2020-2025 Agreement as well as such additional instruments as may be deemed necessary or expedient to implement the terms of the 2020-2025 Agreement.