Title
ADD-ON - Approving the Memorandum of Understanding Between City of Phoenix and AFSCME Local 2384 (Unit 2) (Resolution 21922)
Description
The City of Phoenix has met and conferred with American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 2384 (Unit 2) in accordance with the terms of Section 2-218 of the City Code, and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been approved by the organization's membership. A copy of the proposed MOU has been filed with the City Clerk and an opportunity for public comment has been requested as an agenda item preceding this resolution.
The following is a summary of the most significant agreements outlined in the proposed MOU:
TRANSPARENCY
Based on public dialogue about the need for greater transparency and accountability for city employees, several sections of the contract are modified. These modifications are proposed consistently through all City of Phoenix employee contracts. Signing these modifications is tied to an additional compensation increase as described in the COMPENSATION section. These transparency and accountability modifications are as follows:
Investigation language:
Add guidelines for conducting employee investigations.
Discipline to remain for employee’s career:
Change current language that allows discipline to be considered up to 5 years for progressive discipline, transfers, and promotions. Under this agreement, 10 categories of discipline will last for the life of employment beginning July 1, 2021. These are shown in the attached agreement.
Representation on Grievance Committees:
Update current language that rotates other labor groups on grievance committees to ensure an impartial review.
Purging Files:
Place the process into a single chart that makes it clear that discipline remains in the City’s human resources files and that there is no “purging” of employee records.
COMPENSATION
AFSCME 2384 is to receive increases of total compensation as follows:
Year 1:
Ongoing 1.5% of total compensation
Non-continuous 2.5% of total compensation
Additional compensation for agreeing to a modified version of the City’s transparency and accountability proposals:
Ongoing 0.5% of total compensation
Year 2:
Ongoing 1.5% of total compensation
Non-continuous 2.5% of total compensation
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the Human Resources Department.