West Haven reaches deal with union representing WPCA employees
The contract with Local 1303 of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees will provide no raises in the current year and 2 percent raises the following two years.
Aside from not costing anything extra for the current contract year, which began
Several council members, including Chairman
But in the end, they all supported it -- although Quagliani said that in the future, the council needs considerably more lead time.
Not providing any wage increase this year will save
In addition, the new high-deductible health care plan is estimated to save the city
Both city Commissioner of Human Resources
"We think it's good for both the city and the union," said Sabo.
"I think it's great for the taxpayers and for the WPCA employees," said Butler.
Mayor
According to labor attorney
The goals included negotiating a wage freeze for the first year of the contract, negotiating a high-deductible health care plan, eliminating retiree medical benefits and life insurance benefits for new hires, changing the way overtime is calculated so sick time doesn't count toward the 40 hours per week worked for overtime purposes, and adding language to protect the city from potential lawsuits.
"I think we achieved many concessions from the union that will save the city money," Ryan said.
The primary thing the union got was two personal days per year, with new hirees getting one day for their first year. Local 1303 employees previously didn't get personal days.
The change in sick leave being used in the calculation of overtime carries and estimated savings of
According to
Binding arbitration awards for the 2017-18 fiscal year have been averaging 2.33 percent, he said.
The HDHP will have deductibles of
Employees will pay 12 percent of the cost of health insurance premiums for the HDHP, and more toward the cost of the PPO, Ryan said.
Current retirees and employees hired before
No longer providing retiree medical benefits for new hirees will save the city
The new agreement also changes the rules on accrued sick leave payouts so employees hired on or after
No longer paying accumulated sick leave for retirees carries total estimated savings of
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