Union Meeting
Minutes from the April 14 & 15, 2008 Union Meeting have been posted. The door prize of $100 was forfeited by Tony Price who attended neither meeting.. (You must be present at one of the meetings to win.)
2067
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Union Contract
IAFF Local 2067/City of Norman Contract
Available here is the IAFF Local 2067/City of Norman, Oklahoma FY2007 & 08 Contract.
Click
ICON or
here to download this years FY07 & 08 Contract.
(February 02, 2007 - The FY07 & 08 Contract, ratified on January 19, 2007, is available for anyone wishing to review its contents. The PDF file (Adobe Acrobat) is 576kb and, depending on your connection, may take a few moments to load.
(This
contract was mistakenly posted on January 13, 2005 with certain
updates on wages not accurately displayed. If you downloaded or
viewed the document between January 13, 2005 and March 10, 2005,
please review again the wage chart. It now reflects the proper wages
for those that were incorrect in the first addition.)
What is a Union Contract?
A union contract - also called a "collective bargaining agreement" -
is a legally binding document that is binding by law between the
employee and the employer. It is negotiated with the employer and
provides for, among other things, wages, benefits, hours, general
working conditions, and
procedures for addressing problems on the job. The
advantages of having a Collective Agreement are many. Among the
biggest is that everyone is subject to the same rules -- no
favoritism, no wage disparity, no unjustified discipline.
The Agreement is negotiated between the union (IAFF Local 2067) and
management (City of Norman). The City of Norman is obligated by law
to bargain fairly with their employees when it comes time to
negotiate.
In addition a “collective bargaining agreement” would have sections
in dealing not only with wages and benefits, but also scheduling and
shifts, vacations, promotions and transfers, discipline, time off
for jury duty or bereavement and many other aspects of employment.
A Collective Agreement has a set starting and ending date. Once the
new Agreement is negotiated, it must be presented to the members in
a ratification vote. Members have a choice of whether to accept or
reject the Agreement. If a majority of those voting votes to accept
the Agreement, it officially becomes the contract that governs
everyone's employment until it is renegotiated.
After the Agreement is ratified, it becomes the union's job to make
sure management lives up to it. If management tries to do something
in which is not allowed under the Collective Agreement, the union
can launch a “grievance”.
A grievance is a charge that management has violated the Agreement.
If management does not agree to make changes, the grievance can go
all the way to Arbitration, where a neutral third party trained in
workplace disputes will decide the issue, much like a judge in a
court.
The Local 2067 will remain dedicated to protecting the contract that
has been so diligently fought for. After all, a union and the
contract that stands up to it, creates the only sure breeze of
democracy in the workplace.




