Metro - File #: 2024-0548

• File #: 2024-0548
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 8/19/2024
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 10/31/2024
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. EXECUTE successor collective bargaining agreements with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3634 (AFSCME) and the Transportation Communications Union/IAM Lodge 1315 (TCU), effective July 1, 2024; and B. AMEND the FY25 budget in the amount of $15.2 million for the implementation of the wage and benefit changes for the approval of the final collective bargaining agreements.
• Sponsors: Operations (Department)
• Indexes: Agreements, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, Budget, Budgeting, Bus Maintenance Projects, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Cleaning, Contracts, Cost-of-living Allowance, Customer service, International Brotherhood Of Teamsters, Labor, Labor agreements, Labor unions, Maintenance, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Non-contract, Olympic games, Safety, San Fernando Valley subregion, Security, South Bay Cities subregion, Transportation Communications Union, Westside Cities subregion, Work rules

Meeting_Body
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
OCTOBER 31, 2024

Subject
SUBJECT: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. EXECUTE successor collective bargaining agreements with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3634 (AFSCME) and the Transportation Communications Union/IAM Lodge 1315 (TCU), effective July 1, 2024; and

B. AMEND the FY25 budget in the amount of $15.2 million for the implementation of the wage and benefit changes for the approval of the final collective bargaining agreements.

Issue
ISSUE

The AFSCME and TCU collective bargaining agreements expired on June 30, 2024. Negotiations with union leadership began in February 2024. As of result of collaboration with union leadership and Metro management/negotiating teams, the AFSCME and TCU successor agreements were successfully negotiated within eight months.

Background
BACKGROUND

Staff prepared for contract negotiations beginning over eight months ago. Staff conducted workshops for labor and management to come together and explore ridership trends, security within the system and public/private partnerships. These workshops allowed both parties to learn about each other's interests and most importantly, joint interests.

The preparation for contract negotiations left all parties with a clear vision of the direction Metro is heading and a path to making meaningful contributions towards the future. Prior to beginning formal negotiations, the following principles were identified to guide work at the bargaining tables:

* The users of Metro services and the taxpayers within LA County are the key stakeholders. It is excellence in service and support that they have come to expect and that they deserve.
* We understand that Metro's workforce is essential to Metro's ability to deliver excellence in service and support.
* Metro's labor agreements provide the framework ...