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LETTER OF AGREEMENT
By and Between the
CITY OF KENT
And
TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 117
Affiliated with the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Re: Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Contribution Participation
This Letter of Agreement (LOA) is by and between the City of Kent ("City") and Teamsters Local
Union No. 117 ("Union") collectively referred to as the Parties regarding the 2016 Western
Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust (WCTPT) participation.
As a result of a pension vote by the membership that took place on June 11, 2015 the parties
agree to the following provisions regarding WCTPT participation for employees covered by the
Collective Bargaining Agreement dated January 1, 2014 — December 31, 2016 between the City
and the Union.
THEREFORE the Parties agree as follows:
1. The Union conducted a vote to determine if the membership wants to reallocate an
additional twenty five cents ($0.25) into the WCTPT above and beyond the amount that is
currently being relocated to WCTPT.
2. Effective January 1, 2016 the parties agree to amend, modify and replace Article 17 to
read the following:
ARTICLE 17 — PENSION
A. Pension for employees and contributions to Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS)
will be governed by Washington state statute.
B. Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust (WCTPT) - The City shall submit the
amount stated below to the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund on
account of each of its benefitted full-time, benefitted part-time, temporary limited term,
variable hour, seasonal and non-benefitted part-time employees who perform the
represented work as noted in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.
• Benefitted Full-Time Benefitted Part-Time Employees. Effective January 1,
2016 Employees in these classifications shall suffer a gross wage reduction
of one hundred and eight dollars ($108.00) per pay period. Said reduction
shall be imposed regardless of the number of hours compensated.
• Temporary Limited Term Employees. Employees in this classification shall
suffer a gross wage reduction of one hundred and eight dollars ($108.00)
per pay period. Said reduction shall be imposed regardless of the number
of hours compensated. There shall be no City paid contribution for
employees in this classification.
Letter of Agreement
By and Between the CITY OF KENT
And TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 117, IBT
Re: WCTPT Contribution Participation
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• Variable Hour Seasonal and Non-Benefitted Part-Time Employees.
Employees in these classifications shall suffer a gross wage reduction of
nine dollars ($9.00) per pay period. Such wage reduction shall be imposed
as long as the employee is in an active status and regardless of hours
worked. There shall be no City paid contribution for employees in these
classifications.
• The parties intend for this agreement to clarify that there shall be no
contribution to the Trust for cash outs of vacation, compensatory time, or
floating holiday upon separation of employment. The parties do not intend
to modify in any way their arrangements concerning eligibility of cash out of
vacation, compensatory time, floating holiday, or other such benefits.
The employee agrees to reallocate twenty five cents ($0.25) per hour of their hourly wages
for a total contribution of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) per hour.
For the purposes of this article covered hours shall include the following compensable
hours: sick leave, vacation, compensatory time off, holidays (including personal holidays)
and bereavement leave shall all be considered compensable time worked.
3. All other articles of the parties' Collective Bargaining Agreement shall remain if full force
and effect.
4. The parties agree that this agreement is non-precedent setting and shall not limit, restrict,
prevent, or require the City or the Union agree to similar agreements in the future.
CITY OF KENT TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION
NO. 117, IBT
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