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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
PROPOSED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, SALARY SCHEDULE, WAGE ADJUSTMENTS AND HEALTHCARE PLAN RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Illinois Public Employee Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq.) has established regulations regarding collective bargaining with a union; and
WHEREAS, the Collective Bargaining Agreement Salary Schedule and wage adjustments, as well as healthcare revisions, for the period of January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2017 covering various employees in the Maintenance and Resource Management Departments of the Forest Preserve Preserves of Cook County (the "Preserves") have been negotiated between the Preserves and Teamsters Local 700; and
WHEREAS, the general increases, wage adjustments and nominal signing bonuses that have been negotiated are reflected in the Salary Schedule and are included in the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiated between the Preserves and Teamsters Local 700; and
WHEREAS, the revisions to the current health care plan that have been negotiated are included in the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiated between the Preserves and Teamsters Local 700; and
WHEREAS, the proposed health plan revisions impact both plan designs and employee contributions and are recommended to be implemented effective December 1, 2015 with additional contributions taking effect in fiscal year 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Preserves would like to provide similar retroactive and future salary increases, without adopting any of the other provisions referenced in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Preserves and Teamsters Local 700, to its full time employees who earn comparable wages and are not covered under a collective bargaining agreement ("Comparable Non-Union Employees"), as well as similar future salary increases to employees who are Grade 23 or lower and are not covered under a collective bargaining agreement ("Mid-Tier Non-Union Employees"); and
WHEREAS, the Preserves would l...
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