Ratification Vote! Tuesday, April 5, 2016

The contract negotiations have finally been completed.  A ratification vote will be held on next Tuesday April 5th 2016 from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM at the Union Hall – 2734 Hollywood Boulevard (parking in the rear). This is a secret ballot vote and the ballots will be counted immediately after the closing of the vote.  All employees should receive their letter explaining their classification and wage changes based on the Evergreen implementation by this coming Friday April 1st 2016. Below is the bargained contract language changes; please review them prior to casting your vote on April 5th 2016:

1. General Contract

2. Professional Contract

3. Supervisory Contract

Below are the new job classifications and pay grades:

1. General Classifications

2. Professional Classifications

3. Supervisory Classifications

A brief summary of the changes can be found here:

1. Summary of Changes

Our union’s bargaining team has fought long and hard on your behalf with the City to get fair contracts to bring back to you for ratification. Although we all know that no contract is ever perfect, we believe that the proposed agreements have us heading back in the right direction for restoring our rights, pay and benefits, toward where they were before the cutbacks we all endured as a consequence of financial urgency.

We hope you will agree that these agreements are fair, that they will move our union forward, and that they deserve your vote for ratification.

Remember, we need you to come to the union hall on Tuesday, and to cast your vote regarding their ratification.