Action Alert: JEA pay raises on the docket for 12/13 City Council Meeting

[Patricia M. McBride]

Action Alert (If you are not in Duval County but you know someone who is, please let them know:

The JEA pay raise bills are set for this Tuesday's city council meeting (bills 2011-677 through 2011-681.........see summary sections below), so their timing is less than perfect..............everyone gone over the Christmas holiday and our friends over at JEA are trying to get pay raises passed. The only saving grace is that several councilmen/women do not seem to favor the raises. Please take a few minutes and write to the council members and let them know where you stand on this. I think this is not the time to be doing this considering we are trying to talk policemen and firemen in to taking pay cuts or no raises at the least, but you need to tell them your feelings and there are many reasons this might not be done at this time. PLEASE write or call. PLEASE forward this to other people you know in Duval County.

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From Bill Summaries:

2011-677 ..... http://cityclts.coj.net/coj/COJbillDetail.asp?F=2011-0677\Bill Summary

Bill Summary: The bill approves the collective bargaining agreement between the JEA and the JEA Supervisors’ Association for the period of October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2012.

Background Information: The agreement makes the following substantive changes:

• General base pay increase: FY09-10 – 0%; FY 10-11 – 0%; FY11-12 – 3%
• Standby pay: increases from $28 to $31 per day from the time the contract is fully ratified and approved.
• Schedule premium pay: employees working nights and weekends will be paid a premium of $2 per hour for nights and $2.50 per hour for weekends, an increase of $0.50 per hour from the current rates.
• Safety shoes: allowance increased from $100 to $125.

2011-678 .... http://cityclts.coj.net/coj/COJbillDetail.asp?F=2011-0678\Bill Summary

Bill Summary: The bill approves the collective bargaining agreement between the JEA and the Northeast Florida Public Employees’ Local 630, Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) for the period of October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2012.

Background Information: The agreement makes the following substantive changes:

• General base pay increase: FY09-10 – 0%; FY 10-11 – 0%; FY11-12 – 1.5%
• Additional step increases: effective October 1, 2011 a 1-step merit increase of 2.5% to Pay Grades 421 and 422. Effective October 2011 an additional 2.5% step increase will be added to Pay Grade 421.
• Standby pay: increases from $27 to $28 per day for FY09-10, to $29 per day for FY10-11 and to $30 per day for FY11-12
• Schedule premium pay: employees working nights and weekends will be paid a premium of $2 per hour for nights and $2.50 per hour for weekends, an increase of $0.50 per hour from the current rates. Any employee working 50% or more of their shift on scheduled premium shall be paid for the entire shift at the premium rate.

2011-679 .... http://cityclts.coj.net/coj/COJbillDetail.asp?F=2011-0679\Bill Summary

Bill Summary: The bill approves the collective bargaining agreement between the JEA and the JEA Professional Employees Association for the period of October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2012.

Background Information: The agreement makes the following substantive changes:

• General base pay increase: FY09-10 – 0%; FY 10-11 – 0%; FY11-12 – 1.5%
• Performance pay pool: 2.5% in FY11-12 with a possible individual range of 1-4% based on merit.
• Standby pay: increases from $25 to $28 per day for FY11-12
• Pilot Performance Progression: a segment of employees within 6 high flight risk job classes will be eligible for an additional 4% merit increase in April 2012.
• Unless otherwise superseded by a successor agreement, a 1.5% performance pool will be made available for FY13, FY14 and FY15, contingent upon implementation of a modified evaluation process.

2011-680 ... http://cityclts.coj.net/coj/COJbillDetail.asp?F=2011-0680\Bill Summary

Bill Summary: The bill approves the collective bargaining agreement between the JEA and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 2358 for the period of October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2012.

Background Information: The agreement makes the following substantive changes:

• General base pay increase: FY09-10 – 0%; FY 10-11 – 0%; FY11-12 – 3%
• Standby pay: increases from $28 to $31 per day from the time the contract is fully ratified and approved.
• Schedule premium pay: employees working nights and weekends will be paid a premium of $2 per hour for nights and $2.50 per hour for weekends, an increase of $0.50 per hour from the current rates.
• Substation Technician pay rate will be increased by one grade to Pay Grade 219 and restrictions/ encumbrances within the job specification will also be removed effective upon ratification and JEA board and City Council approval.

2011-681.... http://cityclts.coj.net/coj/COJbillDetail.asp?F=2011-0681\Bill Summary

Bill Summary: The bill approves the collective bargaining agreement between the JEA and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 79, Local 429 for the period of October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2012.

Background Information: The agreement makes the following substantive changes:

• General base pay increase: FY09-10 – 0%; FY 10-11 – 0%; FY11-12 – 1.5%

Meal allowance: the meal allowance provided when an employee is required to work unscheduled overtime, if a meal is not provided by JEA, shall be increased from $11.50 to $15.