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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
APPROVING EXTENSION OF THE TERM OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE FOREST PRESERVES OF COOK COUNTY AND THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL #14
WHEREAS, the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq.) has established regulations regarding collective bargaining with a union; and
WHEREAS, a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") and the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades District Council #14 is currently in effect for a term of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2025 (Board Item Nos. 22-0130, 22-0497 and 24-0247); and
WHEREAS, the Forest Preserves and the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades District Council #14 have negotiated an extension to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Forest Preserves of Cook County and International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades District Council #14 through December 31, 2027.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Forest Preserves of Cook County Board of Commissioners hereby approves, with respect to such above-referenced Collective Bargaining Agreement, the proposed time extension, a one-time lump sum payment, salary adjustments and general wage increases as follows:
(a) Extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between the Forest Preserves of Cook County and the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades District Council #14 for the period of January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027;
(b) Effective upon board approval of the extension, a one-time lump sum payment of $2,500.00 will be paid on the payroll date closest to forty-five (45) days after board approval, to bargaining unit members in active status on December 31, 2025; and
(c) Salary adjustments and prevailing wage increases will be approved pursuant to state law for the extended term.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that t...
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