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Home My WebLink AboutHR17-080 - Other - Teamsters Local Union #117 - MOU Current Practice for Rehire - 11/30/2017 Records M t I 1 1 e KENT ololl// Document i CONTRACT COVER SHEET This is to be completed by the Contract Manager prior to submission to the City Clerk's Office. All portions are to be completed. If you have questions, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 253-856-5725. Vendor Name: Teamster Local Union 117 Vendor Number: JD Edwards Number Contract Number: PW 17-515 This is assigned by City Clerk's Office Project Name: MOU - Current Practice for Rehire Description: ❑ Interlocal Agreement ❑ Change Order ❑ Amendment ❑ Contract ® Other: Memorandum of Understanding Contract Effective Date: 1 /1 /17 Termination Date: 12/31/19 Contract Renewal Notice (Days): Number of days required notice for termination or renewal or amendment Contract Manager: Leialani Jensen Department: Human Resources Contract Amount: tn,no Approval Authority: ❑ Director ® Mayor ❑ City Council Meeting Date Detail: (i.e. address, location, parcel number, tax id, etc.): Agreement to what benefits a rehired employee is entitled to if they return to City employment within two (2) years from their separation bate. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between the CITY OF KENT and TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 117 Affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters regarding Rehires This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) memorializes the agreement between the City of Kent (City) and Teamsters Local Union 117 (Union). This MOU pertains to the City's rehiring of employees into the Teamsters bargaining unit. Background The City and the Union are parties to a collective bargaining agreement effective January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019 (CBA). Neither the CBA nor City policy specifically references the City's practice for rehiring former employees nor what benefits may be restored if a former employee is rehired by the City within any particular period of time. The following represents the parties' agreement concerning the rehire of former employees into bargaining unit positions. Agreements 1. Eligibi0ity; An employee who has left the City's employment and is rehired into a bargaining unit position within two (2) years from the employee's separation date is eligible for benefit reinstatement in accordance with this MOU. 2. Seniority: Consistent with Article 3 (Seniority), Section 3.3 (Seniority Cancellation), rehires are not entitled to reinstatement of any seniority within the bargaining unit that they may have enjoyed prior to separation. 3, Benefits Eligible for Restoration: Employees who are rehired and eligible for benefit reinstatement will have the following benefits reinstated: a. Annual Leave: Annual leave accruals will be adjusted to give rehired employees credit for their prior years of employment. Adjustments are made by full calendar months. b. Longevity: Longevity will be adjusted to give credit to rehired employees for their prior years of employment. Adjustments are made by full calendar months. c. Sick Leave Balance: Sick leave will be adjusted to restore any sick leave earned prior to separation. 5. Miscellaneous: A. Any dispute regarding the interpretation or application of this MOU shall be handled in accordance with the grievance procedures set forth in the CBA. MOU Regarding Rehires Page 1 of 2 B. This MOU was prepared and/or reviewed by both parties. In the event of an ambiguity in any term of this MOU, it shall be interpreted evenly, and not against the drafter. The principle of contra proferentem shall not apply. C. This MOU shall not be interpreted to create a past practice; nor does it waive either party's right to bargain over wages, hours, and working conditions as provided by statute and other applicable law. By signing below, the parties agree that the above represents the parties' full and entire agreement with respect to the subject matter of this MOU. Dated this of November 2017. FOR THE CITY: FOR THE ANION: CITY OF KENT TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION No. 117 220 41h Avenue South affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Kent, Washington 98032 14675 Interurban Avenue South, Suite 307 Tukwila Washingt n 98168 Y: BY: ......... u e poke yar Johx cearcy, Secretary, a surer Y: M t F,ip er, R M ctor _... .7 l ," BY: 7 Lei lam Jense4, R Labor Relations Manager Approve s to form: BY: r `I y White, Assistant City Attorney MOU Regarding Rehires Page 2 of 2 TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION 117 Affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters �prwerra®o General Public and Private Sector Employees and Special Services Employees in King and Pierce Counties and Employees of the State of Washington I m. November 21 , 2017 1/" 10 9 9 �y Leialani Jensen, MPA ca ��r '�A' Labor Relations Manager Human Resources Department City of Kent 220 Fourth Avenue South Kent, WA 98032 Re: Memorandum of Understanding Dear Ms. Jensen: Enclosed are two (2) original copies of the City of Kent Memorandum of Understanding Re. Rehires signed by Secretary-Treasurer Scearcy. Please sign and receive signatures from Mayor Suzette Cooke, Martin Fisher and Tammy White and return (1) original Memorandum of Understanding to our office for our files. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you. 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