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Negotiations Update
By:Dieter C.
Dammeier
LACKIE & DAMMEIER
The trend continues of obtaining record salary increases
in new MOU’s ratified in Southern California. The strategy, hard work
of POA leadership (and of course, listening to me) has paid off for the
following Police Associations. As you may recall in last month’s PORAC
News, I reported Barstow POA received a record breaking 30% over a
12-month period in salary increases. Although I was not able to break
my own record this month I was happy to settle the following contracts
for my clients.
Glendora POA
– 5-Year Deal (32%)
As a negotiator, I normally shy away from long-term
contracts, however, in Glendora, the City was committed to entering into
a 5-year MOU. After several rounds of negotiations, the POA, led by its
President, James DeMond, was able to work out the salary and benefit
package to a level where the POA was comfortable in agreeing to a 5-year
MOU. The new contract calls for a 32% salary increase over the 5-year
deal (compounded). Specifically, officers will receive in year one-5%,
year two-5%, year three-6%, year four-6%, and year five 6%. By the
final salary increase (July 2010) base pay for police officers in
Glendora will be $90,000 per year. The Cafeteria Plan for medical
insurance will also increase $30 per year during the term of the
contract. FTO pay was increase from $90 to $140 per pay period and
Court Overtime was increase from a minimum of two hours to a minimum of
three hours overtime pay per appearance.
Cypress POA – 3-Year
Deal (18-19.5% Depending on Rank)
Another example of dedication and hard work by POA
leaders have led to a significant contract in Cypress. Led by POA
President Rod Cox, a 3-year MOU was negotiated calling for increases in
salary each year of 6% for officers and 6.5% for sergeants.
Additionally, the medical insurance coverage will increase by 4.5% in
years two and three. Uniform allowance was increased from $750 to
$1,000 per year. Additional floating holiday hours were provided of
eleven hours for those on a 4/10 work schedule and fifteen hours for
those on a 3/12 schedule. A new benefit of special assignment pay was
established providing three hours of overtime pay per month for those in
special assignments. Call back pay was increased from one hour minimum
to two hours minimum at the overtime rate.
Burbank Airport POA –
5-Year Deal (30%)
During heated contract negotiations, including threats by
the Airport Authority to contract with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Department for services, a 5-year MOU was finally agreed to. The 5-year
MOU calls for an immediate 13.5% salary increase and salary increases
each of the remaining years of 4%. The MOU calls for any health
coverage increases to be absorbed by the Airport Authority through 2007
and thereafter any increases to be split between the employee and the
Airport. Increases in vacation accrual were obtained to have three
weeks after five years of service and four weeks after ten years of
service. An additional holiday per year was obtained, along with an
increase of sick leave accrual of one additional day per year. Finally,
a new benefit of being able to accrue comp time of up to 80 hours was
achieved
As the state and local
economies continue to flourish, I anticipate even greater contracts in
the near future. |
