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ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 4/ 7/ 25
AGENDA ITEM TITLE Collective Bargaining overview - Presentation
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Collective Bargaining Overview PowerPoint
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Collective Bargaining
Overview for City Council
City of Tukwila
April 7, 2025
Presentation Overview
01. Introduction 02. Employee overview
03. Collective
Bargaining 101
04.2025 Timeline
2 Collective Bargaining March 31, 2025
Overview
Introduction
Meet your Negotiation Leads
Alyssa Melter
Lead Negotiator and Attorney
Foster Garvey, PC
3 Collective Bargaining March 31, 2025
Overview
TC Croone
Chief People Officer
City of Tukwila
Union Overview
Teamsters 763
• 4 Units
• 100+ members
• Negotiations to begin May/June
• Contract expires Dec. 31, 2025
Teamsters 117
• 3 Units
• Commissioned Police staff = 150+
members
• Police Officers, Police Sergeants,
Commanders
• Officer & Sergeant contracts expire 2027
• Commander negotiations to begin in April
USW 9241
• 1 unit
• Non-commissioned Police staff =
25+ members
• Contract expires in 2027
Non -represented
• Director & Confidential staff
• 30 + staff members
The City of Tukwila proudly serves over 300 employees
4 Collective Bargaining
Overview
Collective Bargaining 101
City Council's Role
■ City Council adapted Tukwila
Resolution 1951 in 2018
■ Res. 1951 gives guidance on
negotiations & compensation
Negotiation team presents written
presentation prior to negotiations
Presentation includes salary &
benefits market survey
City council gives the Negotiation
Team economic authority,
expectations, negotiation points,
salary and benefit changes
5 Collective Bargaining March 31, 2025
Overview
Union's Role
■ Bargain in good faith with the
Negotiation Team
■ Represent and "be the voice" of
union members at the
negotiation table
Negotiation Team's Role
■ Bargain in good faith with the
union
■ Negotiate within the economic
authority of the City Council per
Res. 1951
2025 Timeline
Q2 2025 Q3 2025 1Negotiation team reviews contracts (Teamsters 763 & • Finalize Negotiation team members. Schedule intro meeting.
Teamsters 117 - Commanders)
• Review contracts to strategize initial proposals
Discuss potential Negotiation team members
• Meet with council to receive economic approval, expectations
Initial discussions regarding negotiation strategy for negotiations, etc.
Q4 2025
• Finalize initial proposals. Present to council for approval.
• Implement changes within Human Resources and Payroll
6 Collective Bargaining March 31, 2025
Overview
ONGOING
Negotiation team will provide
updates via Closed Sessions
regarding negotiations
Thank you
We're happy to answer any questions you may have
throughout this process.