RECCOMENDATION OF SPECIAL MASTER INPUBLIC EMPLOYEES RELATIONS COMMISSION CASE 8H-SM-75-90
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In t.he r1n tt<:r of
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eI'IT OF CL;AIUfATER, FLOP-IDA
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J. S-::.ate of Florida
E:c;ploY2es RelatIons Corn:rds3ion
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lrlilliam E. Sir..ei'lor"~, Att.::>rney,
Sh3c.klerord~ Farri::Jr, Stallings
& Evans, P. A.
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DonCll:i B. Hilcox, Sp~ci3J. I-r2.ster
Univcr~dt~r of :'lC)l'ida
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The first bnrcnininr, bel:Mflen the parties was donc j:Jjntly '"ith
the Police Department in Nay 19711 and concerned a cost-of-livinG incrense
effective retroactively;.to Hay 1971!. In December ofl974 a contract was
agreed to hot-,.,een this local and the City under the provisions. of
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thE' sincf~f2p<1'~~'(.>d ~iro('i '.ht6....("Eargai:linf~ Act. This contra~t vTas
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retroactivc to OC-G:Jber 1974. Current n2gotiations"ere initiated
by a ~etter. of l:1.tent filed :Ln Haren 1975. Pursuant to legal .'l!1d
regulntor:r ~eqQireme~ts the Internatio:,\al Association of Firefighters.
Local 1/1158 : AFL <::L 0 , hereinafter referred to as t!le Union, lias
duly certified on 3 S~ptemb~r 1975 by the P~blic El'1plqy~~s Relations
Commission (?E:i.C) and recognized as the e:x(~lLlsive bai"gai."1ing aGent
for the er.lployee~ ,:':: the unit described as all Firefighters , Fire
Lietrt-en;1.;:ts; ~~".d Fire Inspectors, bJ' the Cit;r of Clean-Tater,
hereinnft.F:r refcH'ZO()d to as the City.
A series 0.' meetings bet,,-ee:l. the parties for about eight (8) dJ.Ys
subseqtlcnt to Sept.. ), 1975 resulted in the stipulation furnished to
the SpeciCll East.er, of thirty-three (33) Agr.~ed Upon i terns, and
thirt.y (30) ite:n~ ;'Thich were !'!ot Agreed Upon and 0:1 "hich an Im?asse
viaS declared. The !-!otAgreed TJpon Items are attached hereto.
Subsequent erfo~ts, prior to th~s he3rinr" of a mediator under the
provls:ions of the :.l.olic Employees Relations Act Here unable to
resolve th':l I:.1passe.
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On Septe:nb~r 2h, 1975 this arbitrator '\-ms assigned as Special
Huster to cond:.l.ct a Hearing on the matte.X', by the Chairma.'1 of the
Public Eraplo:\,"ees 2~lations -Com:nission. Thisp'.lblic he<l!"inG was chJ.1y
convened at 9:80 A.H., Hondny, ''-fovember 3, 1975 in theClenrHat.er
Hunicipal Ear:L'1a :nee-::':i.ng room and continued for fOll1' d~lY3. At that
time e:Jch party lias given two weeks in which to file a \-Tritten
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Closing Brief Hith the Special Haster. Du1':L'1g the coarse of the
heari.l1g the Unio1 pres8:lted 73 docu.m2nt<lry' exhibits in addition
to shm-ling a !1".ovie, a slide-fi..lm presentation, maps CLl1d
organizatior.al charts. The City pres8rlted. 14 dOGu:nentary e.xhibits.
Ina:?li1lch as the parties agreed to 9-0 I.JithoLl t the services of an
official l'p.eorder the arbitrator took 27 pages of detailed notes
on all te::>Ul"o":.r :L'1d arguments. Both .sides ,.ere abiy represented.
by cOr:lpetcntccu.nsel uith full opport'mity for direct and cross
exa~ination of ~'lit:1esses dulJ~ s~.lorrl, 'of "lh~ch' the Union
introduced six (6) and the City none. Every effort :..Ias m:;.de to
conduct the henring !-lith dispatch and as infor;;Jally ~s possi'J1e.
Admissible evidence Has limited to that delineated in Florida
Statl.1 t~3 See. Ll17 .013. The HearinG Has declared closed upon receipt
of the (:J..osinr, Briefs or. I~ovember 21, 31975.
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FnmPJGS MJD nSCOilt.fr:t:DA nONS OF THE SPECIAL l-lASTER
On the b<isis of the entire reco!"d and dw deliberatio:l th.?
Specia.l llastcr s~bmits the folloi-ling finding~ and rccorTD-:tendat.iO!1s:
~~passe Item # 1
The position of the City as to t!1is item is to retain Ho!"d:i..."1:;
similar to the contract of last year, which Has entered ir:to prior
to the enact:rj,.:mt. of the Public E:-;ployees Relations Act and Hhich
in Section 2 c31ls for invoking cert.ain specific R.'1d severe
sanctions in the event of a breach of Section 1. The cont2ntioh of
t.he Unio~ is t.lhc.:t. -'c..h.t') prohib:i.,t;.io:1 o_f pi c}'~etjJ1g- a!'lO_ 5.t's S~)~;Jpo~t
of its affiliatr~s is an L-uri:1geme"t of the membel~s' Const:l.tll tioncll
rights, and that, the provisions of Florid.a ;jt.atutes Sections
Lh7.018 and 447.0:9 adequately cover the subject.
TheSpr::cial I-laster agrees with the argument of the Union a~d
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that the '.Jording proposed by the U~ion for .1r:p3.~s~ I teln # 1
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.An in the prCVi::l11S lrnpusne Item 1/ 1, the contention of the
Union in that the City'~ propos'll is u_ncon:::titutianaJ, and an
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:L'1vasion of its members I riehts. The City contonds tbat inasn;uch
as the li;;ii tation of cont.act bctl.;een the Union and/or its
members <.lpplics only to employment related matters it is
entirel:r reasonable for su ch contact to be made only thrOLH;n
aereed upon channels. The City further mai.l1t::dns that. it is
appropriate for the contract to provide for mutually
specific contacts betHeen t.he parties.
The Special Haster agrees \-lith the argument of the City and
it i.s:.:his
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that the .,.fording proposed by the City be accepted by the Union.
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Of the 30 Impn.s::;e Items, ab~ut tt.lenty-tHQ (22) relate directly
or indirectly to ec~~omic consid0rations. Perhaps the most critical
and impor7,.:mt of these is Ir;:passe Item /1 J, lI~'Jageslt.. The
determination of proper l1age rates involves co:nplex consid~rations.
Tho Union pr~cented a wealth of documentation and testL~o~y
cOnCern.ll1g ?!'~fessionaJ.ism,. training, hazards, physical demands
and sillular Eatters relating to the work L~ the Fire Department.
fils 0 presented w~s an array of economic da~a in respact to
increases in the cost-of"'-living, c'Jl:1parisons of Clea!">,later
rates ,,,i th those of other communi t.ies both in the local area
and on :J. state":iTide bastls, projected costs of implementation
for Var:LmiS proposals; hou.r.s, vacations alld incentive pay
pla."ls. The C:it:7 presented data both hist::lrL:al and-pr:Jspective
as to perso~ne:. L-rl this a!1d other fire depas.tments, including
labor turn:)ver rates, fringe benefits;. insLL'ance rates and
longevi tj"lXlY .
The City, alth~)Llgh not permitted by thf~ Special r!aster
under his interpretation of Florida statutes Section 447.81)
to explore or: cross eXa;':1mation of a Union Hitnes.s the impact
of the U nio!) , s de!:'..:.mds, if granted, on other Cit:r e;nployces
did argue str-onr,ly in its Closing Brief that such il1t-Jact is a
vital CO:1S idcration in reachinG a set tleme~lt of thf] issue.
Under th.::l au thor.i ty f,ranted the Special l.bster by- statu te to
consider c0rtn1..'1 cnulneratcd factors lia1!:0r1r. othcr~" it 3cems
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entirely in ordor for hin to -bake notice of:. a probable upL'1g-pong"
effect: as varioLls eroups within the City are granted wage increases
other (;rOUp8 Hill demand them also. Hitnesses for the Union conceded
that if other groups sLlch as. pollee or sa.'1it.ation l-mrkers vlere
given an LYlCr'::l<lSe and firefighters t"~re not;t. it iVould create a
severe morale pr:Jolem Hithin the Fire Dep:J.rtment.
The Union l.d.t.:-wss offered as an expertecono::list placed
emphasis on the theory- of astat,e wide labor marl<et Hi th
pronounced ripple effects emanating fro;n the :'liami area Hith
lesser effects radiat.ing from other large c'ities to cities in
their art~~ of th3 St3tf~. The contentio:J of the City is that
its prese:1t. Hage structure is adeqllate to hold present. employees
and to ntt.ract n;D:'lYtlpplicants.
Under t.he Public Er.1pl~yees Relations Act firefight.ers are
not pen;li t ted t:) strike and their only hope for achieving an
incl'ease in ba~dG ,...ages is throuGh collecti'1,'8 barr;ai.Ylll:g. The
Act aS~:jl).mes such baTgaining ,",ill be 1.'1 g~od faith. by both
parties. The City has assumed an a da!T'.;l..'1t. posture on this and
on other ite:ns at imiJaSse; the Union aJI:tittedly demanded more
than it expected the City to grant. ,.n1ile thistech:1iqLte may be
the Clccepted VIOl.)' to bargain in Ori.ental baz;:l3rs, it is not
e~od faith collective barr;aining.
A mtxtable basic t,3Ge for firefighters sh~u] d be determined
bJr nrri~..:.1~{; at an elus1ve, obj~ctivL~ balance of "econor.ti.c Hortbs".
It i:~ Ulld0.:lbble thnt firefighters are called on. at times to
take cnrt.'"tin calculated risks,. tln(10rf,O V8r-y strcnuOlls physical
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del~<mdr;, hayo ~)pecialized Imowledge and train:inl~, and be responsible
for saving. life ann pr~perty. For all of this they are entitled
to earn Hhat these chat'Clcte:dstics Hould cl1ti t,le them t~--& the
labo:.' r;.arket. Similal'ly the .employer, in this case the City of
Clean.rater, ShOll1d pro-.;idc as Good Horking conditions as possible
and pa:rar: adcqt~ate bLlt not fiscally irresponsible scale of Hages.
Hho is to judge the value of a life saved, or evaluate the
loss()s '"hieh rdght have been involved had a fire not been
ext:ine:lished? Hen.lever, the citizens are entitled to fire protection
at aseco;-.oilii6al a cost as may be obtained. by their city
administ.riltio:1.T::> be sat.isfactory a wage structure should affo:::-d
emploJ--ec;:3 a" decent sta.::''1dard of living, be co:amensurate t"lith
others :i.:1 the com:m.mi ty, al1d ~mch as to hold present employees
and attr'~lct ot:q~'c as needed and it sh~;'..;,ld rrlso reflect the
value of the sl:..rviccs rendered in propel' reI ationship to those
of other types and of the sam type in. other COli'J'1l.u1ities.
Evidence addLlCed dluinb this hearirlg inclllded testimo;\y that
the ncwber~ of this Local have n.'1d no increasp. in their base
wages (except for nor:nal merit and lon:;evity raises granted to
indivld.u ;'113) for seventBE:n (17) r.J.onths (Since Hay 197L); that
the cost of living dllrinr; th3t period has escalated appreciabl:;r
and t.hat in all prob.:\bility it will continue to increane at some
undetp.r1:J.:.nable rate; that any tJaces set by this c~ntract will
relnain unch3.l1gcd for its duration; and that due to earned pEmsion
:dcht:> "",hich nr0 no t portable these r.lembers are, L>"l effect, locked
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into theil.' prr)::Jenter:plo~rr.1t1nt. Evidence also indica.ted that the
mornlQ of the members of this fire department under the existing
wage structure is excellent,t.he turnover rat~ is low, the city
firefighters cnj:)y tn..1ny yaluable frinGe benefits, the .facilities,
equ.iprnent U!1d gcnel~t1.1 \-lOr'ki!l(~. cO:lditions are above average,. a..'1d
merit cl.nd longevity pay increases are practically auto:natic.
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Exhibits introduced by both tl...-:io:l. and City hm.rever, shm., that a
fairly large number of men will get no pay incr8ase under the
prescnt s.~h~du.le prior to !rov. 1, 1976.
. Pm::!.11:,r, i.'1 respect to !1lorale pro~lcms ar.:aq:,; ':tther City
employees it ;rt.lst be recognized t!1at the labor market fo:::"
clerical help, sanitati:)n Horkers and ot.her.groups is not
necesscril:,r, or in fact, ide~tical '.1~ th tiH t of professional
firefiehtsr::;. Here ~1e are dealing ,-lith a groilpHhose ,.,age strl.lctilre
is established in acc::>rdance \-lith laH b;}r a collective bargaining
contract. The qualifications for beco:ninG a fircfighter:.are set
by stQte st.atates. A good faith settle:rent r.!clst inc.lude rccoznition
by the City thflt. '-lages set therein are frozen for the duration of
the contri1ct period. To remain c::>mpetitive i-lith other e:r.ployers
of .firel~ighters, maintain the present hieh morale in the fire
depart.!T:i.-'!nt so that citizens nay he better assured o.f effective
- protect,~.on, .:2.nd in fairness to enable the members of the' department
to \d tl:st.and the c.r6pe Hith s;.>iraling inflation t.he City should be
\>rUling to erant a modest raise to its firefighters. It is ny
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that t.ho b:\sc l'nt(~ of P'1Y for firefiGhters (Step 1) be set
in tb~~ Pl'ol'o::;cd cO:1tr:\ct. nt$ 9, 950 (an incrcnse of npproxil11atnly 6.1%),
<md tha ~ 0 t.hm' r,r,'1d..:w ,'lnd ponitiOl1s be ndju~; ted ':lccor\linGl~{, lwing
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The principal arCiITllents/of the Union to support this item
which calls for firefighters to receive equal pay and benefits
wi~h tho;ie in corre3pondin;~ ranks of the. pu blic service d~parttnents
Hithin the City were an assutned implication of non-professio:131ism
on the part of firefighters, an emphasis on the hazards of their
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work and a denial of continuous supervision.
HOHever, since this contract dea13 only 1.vith firefighters
it seems inappropriate to the Special !-i.aster that its prov'Ld.ons
be dir'Jctly related to an"j- 6-"'Cterr..:ll parties and it is therefore hb
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that thi~J I t~:m be orni t.ted from the proposed contract.
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Th~ witness offered by th~ Union in support of this item was
one of tt.,0 Arson Investi~;1tors nOiI in the Depal'tne:1t. He was \-IeIl
qualified for his work, took .justifiable pride in his accom.plisbIl12:rtu
and testified to a record of wJry cOr:1.'I1endnbIe voluntar.f service OV8r
and b!'!yond the clef."tandsof the DepCl!'t;nento The Union al::;o placed
cOl1sidernble er1phasis on th~ i:r1.creased frequency of the crime of
~lrson i.."l the City.
Ir. t.he opinion of the Special :i-laster hQi'lever there is no
cOHpelli:-;~ reaSon for this job title to carry _<1 Specialization
Incentive Pet;y hlt. thati.".ldivlduals doing t.his type of Hark
ShO~lld he given T:ierit increases in their Hages. It is therefore his
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i;'hat,theUnion accept the offer of the City to request
of Civil [iervice as% rrieritorious service increase forer:1ployees
in Arson InvestiEztiar..
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Recoenizir.g that thi.scontract is for only a one renr period
and further rcwoL'Yd7.ing tljc practical difficulty of budgetLig for
unccrto.in varintions f,uch as \voulc. be introduced by CQst-of-lh-ir..g
ad~jtl~,tl:\~rlt.:.i,th<::Spf:ci;;l Nester feel~ that the increase r8co~I!1'lended
under Impa3se Iterl ~! J should be adequate until the r:egotiation
of a -su.b::::equent contract at '-Thich time cClDsideration can be given
to appropr-iate adjustnent. It is therefore his_
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that this Iteu be omitted fror:1 the proposed contract.
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The thrust of this ltem is to provide in an indirect T,;ay
for enpJ.()J'ectl to obt::.in additional inconie. The eit)"' ~ offer of
. nine (9) ?aic.l holida~ls is in lin~ rTith :Jtate policy and that of
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most CO:l1'11I.lni t:Les. 1';0 strone argune!1ts .oJere presented bJ' the Union
as to the need for additional holicla;'ls and it is therefore my
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that the U nionaccept this 1 tem as proposed by the City.
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In the opinion of the Specialj.;"astcr the L1nion failed to
8hm" ~i!)Y ju st Hi c:Jt..ion for this demand J nor indeed,. any need.
for this Ite!1. Under the assu;nptic!'l of go:)d faith between th2
parties and 1-]ith adequate grievC1~ce procccb.r'c- fJrovided, it
is !liY
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tl:a L this 1 tern be ami t ted from the proposed cor:tract.
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The assertion b~r the Union as to its ailo if! its propo~;ad
Vac;l.tion Sche(111e is that it ~vould eqllaliZe theperiocls of service
needed in order to 803m additional days of vacation time.. Hm.lever
the effect. of the Union's proj:)Qsalwould be to make additiO:l<ll days
available oa1'lic1' and yJould coi1sidcrabl;r increase the Lurclen of
vacatio::l time expense for the City. StIch acceleration of vacation
.t:i~~lig.tbility...:rIJ.ns ..CQtlrrt.pr .:tcLQO:r:lOJ1.. .RI?Gtj.C? .<ll1ci.:lr,l9lmt~J:.g.09._...
veiled rcqaest.for additional pay benefits. The UniorJproposal is
predic.;ct.::!d on cr::ployees on a 52-hour schedule, \.,rh~reas the Cit~rl s
proposal is based on employees on a 56-hour'schedule. The Cit~lfs
sched'.lJ..e itself is not very logical in its arra~gc:::ent of' addition..l
days off
t.!H:: ~r:d of a series of -:,rear,-, of 3-3-0-3-2,
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Of11hich is un}~!~),.m to the Special i1aster except that he ha~;
noted tha.t it:i.::- sirr>J..lar to that of l~st. year's cO!1tract. It is h:i.s
RECO~I:1rE!m^ 'i'Imi
that the II "ion accept the City prop~sal for the Vacation
Schedi.lle t21 be inclL....c.ed under this Item.
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Testimony as to this 1 tern \.ms lari:clJ' devoted to the l:latter of
1.:\"'10 f'Lai!ltr]n~ncc ::ir:Jund..thc v\lrious fire hOLWCS. It \-lClS admitt.ed
that. ot:l']X' Glty departments mo...:ed the l?..rger areas ;:it some
. installations. It also appeared from the evidence that this dcr~land
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does not reqr..lire an inordinate amount of time or exertion (po~'ler
mm.rers arc aV8.il:Jhle a:1d used) and th:-.t the duty is rotated <lPlong
fireficht.8rs. It~1011ld therefore appear to be too trivial to be
seriously COrlflid8:'edin the proposed contract. Evidence as to SLl~h
assi.G:::1!1:.m:~s <~s i."1c'~d8nt.aland occasio:lal electrical :md plumbing
'l-Jor}: indic.1t(.d l;bt, 1.;henneeded;o this duty is dO:1e by men\"noHledf,able
and ccnpQtent 0;1 aT: alr::ost valuntary basis. As to S'~ctib:1 L of the
Unio~t:; pr'~)p:):::al 0:1 this Item it \wLlld seem incurr.b-c:nt an each part~r
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t.o revL~~'i t.he d.ep:}rtr.1'~!1t:ll rules ""d ref;ul:d ions on a periodic
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b~lS:LS, ,md to negotiate any specific change::; co:!.sid8rcd. dcsireable
dnrin2 cor.t.:'<!ct. r:egot.:.ations . Finally it ~-1ou.ld ~ppear that the Git:;
ha::; l~ot be2'1 ~.ho~-m to be arbi trtiFY, capric:io_1S or u!1reasonable.
Should it. becone so the grievance procccure is availa~le. Therefore
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th~t th~ U :1io:-! accept thi~ Item as it h'as in la3t. year' c
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The Union's proposal on t.his Item is to rcduc!:~ the Hark week
for fircfigh.t,~rt. fro,l\ tho Clu-rent 56 h~Htrs t.o5? hO'-t rs. I f b~."';Hee}:1y
"rage~l ~.;~re to rmn..::lin the same this \-Joilld obvio'.ldy increase thei.r
hourly e,~r:1ings. HOT,levcr' the rp.coITJ!nendation of the Spt'~c:lal I~:lst.er
for (lr~ :lllCrca:::;e in Hages under lnpasse H,t>r1 II J (uhich was predic.1.ted
on a 56-h;):.lr Heck), if adopt~ld would have the more important ef.fect
of th~ fi.refightel~S increasing their anr:ual spendatlleincome.
FurtheI'iilQ;t'\:;, to implement the Union' s propdsal and still st.nff the
fire departr18::1t at pr$St1nt levels1-:ould neCessitate addinG additio:1al
fircfieht,:;rs b:oJ"ond t::.ose pn~sently budgeted for a!ld needed as agreed
by'bDth parties to supplement the c;jrrent manning. The present t.;ark
schedule has bothaGvc::ntC1gesand disadwllltaees for lli21:lbers at the
dep6:"'tt:l~'lt an<13or:e of the testb!:-.my dei'":onstrated that the fori::er
OllGH'~igh the l..,t.ter in several. inst3!1ces by H1aJ:ing it possible to
pnrsae aUwr vo :at:Lof!s and enhance their c2rnings. bJ" ":noonli~htine;lI.
Furth8rf'10n~, except as called to respo~:cl to ul1;;redict,'1 ble alarms,
fnuch 0: t~e 24 ham:' t-l'Ork shift is to a largcdegl'e2 free ti:r.e
"du.ty hour.::t: b?i..'1g largely con.fined to the ho~rs of 8:00 A.~'l. to
5:00 P.'1. T119 56-hour Heek is a ;l:;raditioYlulschcdille, cO::l:71only
used, and does not seem to have been considered a dl~terrer!t by the
r.iany applic~1ts for podtions in the dcpartr.:ent. Tne City's
conte:lti.(m is tbtt Florida Statutes, SBction 1~h7.0J7 authori7,cs
lithe I'uulic Employer t::> detcrrnin(! unilaterally... .~>et standards of
sel"'11ce...:\!Ic.l discretion C1v(~r itsorLanizat\on .tlIld operation...";
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lUid that thisbclLlde3the estn!:>li~hr;u~nt of "lOrk schedules. The
Special Un::; tcr in t.8~'ri::'et~ the st.atu te in similar fa5hion and
therefore is obllGed.t~ malce as his
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Union as it appl:i.cs to the Combat Divisio:1, and also as it
applies to the Inspection Division.
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Neither part;}" pr,~St~nted very stron['; argI11r.ents. as t~ this Iter.'!.
The c':lntention of the Cit.y that if a. fircfiehter is called in carly
(sa:;' ;'"1.'1 hour orhm) he is not entitleclt.o a mininum of four (4)
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hours pay. h.:C<i.US8 "he ~/ould have been co~inG in anY1m:,r". i-J':W then
is the CitY.willinG to pay for four (4) hO~lrs l:1inirmffi for !!!Sf..
holdover l~cyond regc.lar duty hours? ~'lauld ho not be Irgoing hot:!€'
any,.m;;"'? In either case the individucl may have rr.ade other plans
for tho hOlll'~} denwllded, and certainl:r if the eM9rgency is serious
en~J.eh to Harrant a call-in or hold-Qver, the Cit;r should be quite
\-1illing to PilY an agreed mL."1'ir:.um. Thcr,?f::;r;:} it is r:ty
lL'SCC>!-;?l ~!.;nj\ TT ()I',;
that the union t s praposal be accepted. b.': t.he Cit.:.'.
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The Union re.ic1ily admits that it has already Aerecd to a
HnnHgem2!1t's Hights clnu.se (Af~reec1 Upon. ItCl71 If 2),. b.lt no'"
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arQleS \-lith sorr:e;.rhat contr:.dictof'Y lOf,ic that this I tern,
entit.l(~d "Prev9-ilinr; Hir,htsll, shall prohibit tl:e City fr8r.1
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chanGing any ri.~ht.s and Harkin!; co;)cUti:-:)'":s not iJ1c1uded
in this Agrecme.,t. The Unio!1.' ~ o:m Hi t::2SS ac.hr.i t ted under
cro[:>s-,ex;:~:d_n:tt.io~: th;lt the City did not und.er thefol"~erco~:tr.c:.ct
!:')::\ke cl?\:r cl::mr,es, arbitrC!ry or capri.cimls, or L"1 fact ever ta!-<c
advant.ryg..c! of the ir Eight' s cla~se. S in co, in vie....' of Ae;reed lJ pon
:I:tC!Tl ii- 2, L'1cbsior; of this It.em \-muld at best only conflict,
and i:l vim-T of the availability of the grievance procedures
pro\''i.d~d, it is my
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S~ctions Land 5 of this Item have identical }/orclinG in the
proposal;] of the City ana. of the Unio;1 and are therefore u::;suned to
be Agreed TjpO:1o The crux of .the lmpasse appears to bathe qu.es Glon
of Ray for th,~ first ~even days of disabiJ.ity in those cases of
injur-.r \-1h81'e dis2.bility (~oes not extend beyond fourteen (lL) days, in
which.lutt8'r' event benefits. are retroactively payable for the entire
period of disabilit;:r. ?he proposal of the City is to supple:l;ent
~10rk:len I S GO~:J.pensation in~,ura.nce coverage benefits up to the point
that itss:J.pplement together ....;ith insurance benefits Hill "eqllal
the c:'1?loye;-, IS lJec1.'l:t w.age at the time of .the injury" 0 Thus) in
essence) ~-Jh[lt. tbe Union proposes is' that the City p:1yfull ,.rages to an
bjured 1O:.'1n for the first seven days follm,ir[; any in.Wry in Tina of
duty, and :~or 0:11 d.'JYs beycno.ninety (90) which is th~ li:7lit proposed
'rJy t.h~Ci t;r. '1'1-e Gi ty l.las a sick leave policy ",hich both parties have
essentiall:,r ~lgreed to (except as will be discussed uIlC.ler Impasse
Item Ii 15) 0 Th8 CU;r argues that this leave fjhould be used for any
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dis,:1.bilities lastir.g less than seven (7) da;y's ; that the lid t 8f
ninety' (90) days is reasonable; and that ik; offer to supple:nent
insurance cover.:::ge is liheral and adequate. The philosophy of
\.zor}m~e:1' s co:r:pensation legislation in not paying for the first
seven <b:,-s of disability i3 to place some econoid.c restrairt em
cm::>l.oyees frolll t01king unnecessary risk and .exposi.n~ thelllSE'l ves to
po:wibl(~inj(,ry ,,,ith th~ thouI?,ht that rrunor disa-bili.ti'~~l Hould
leavnt!~em without inc~)il\e. l)n the other hand, the City dOC~l
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expect; its firefiGhters to take vario'l~,and ~undry risks of minor
injury to accomplish their mission, b.lt not necen~arily to expose
thCInscl ves to recognized pcr'il of th0ir lives. The accident record
of the CleaJ:t.-later fire delJ.:trtr.ent was int.roduced in evidence <L.,;d It
is not exce:3sive as is borne out by the .f.avorable workmen I s
compensation insurance rate for firefighters as compared to otl,er
job classifications on the cit:J'- pC1:yrolL .AI thou.gh the 1wrkmen's
compensation reason for not. paying for the first seVt?n days does
not apply ClS strongly in the case of firefighters:; thelibel~al
policy aI" sic:k leqve i;Thich can be used by an injured firefighter
in the judgement of the Special Naster p:covides adequateeconor.d.c
protection to tJ8rabers of the Department. LikeHise the pension
planaf the Cit.y protects thasl~ "ho nay s,).ffer disabilit.ies
E'~::c3e:li.!1G nine.'~;y (90) da;:rs ~ or they );-,3::; eJ.8ct to c~ntinue und2J:'
the prov:Lsions of the ir1Surance cover2.eey a.-:; HelL A final pai"t
of inpasse on :~his Item remains to be dea.lt with. The Union proposal
is that sickna:1s in li.r.e of du.ty be conside:'~ed eq'.1ivalent to
injt.;.ry in line of duty, whi1ethe Cit:-" proposes to accept o~l;r those
. in,juriesl'compensable under the Florida Uarkmen' s Co:npensation Law" ~
1'0 do other\o1:l2e WOLtld open a Pandora's box of unpredictable clail;}s
:L'r1 the opinion of the Special Haster. The principal hypot.hesis
presented by the Union was possible illness from sNoke inhalation..
HO'Never) suppose a firefight.er catches a bad cold fror.l exposure,
should he not take sick leave if needed (just as al\)r taxi dri vcr
or an;r citizen Honld), rather than exp~ct to be b<n cfit ted by
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RECClHaZ!ID..~ TION
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Duri.ng the course of the hearing the City and tr.e Union
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5~ipulat.cd that Section 2 :1,:3 px'.oposed by the Union\olas acceptable
to the City. Section 3 being identical in its wording in b~th
propO$.3.1s is also assumed to be Agreed Up:m.
Both parties agree that sick leave will be accutl.ulated as
in the past. The City proposal has limits O~ tbe extent t~ which
sick leave lTl2.Y be used. The Union prop::>ses no limit except
impliedly by use of the Hard "accumula-.:;ed". In other "rl~)rds
one conld nott~al:e more leavetha."1 one had accurl1.ula.ted.This
however leaveGa pot.ential for accumulating considerable
unu sed. sick leave oYer a period of years. In Ir~passe I tam Ii 27
the Union desi.res a vacation bonus if "3 du ty days or 1e33 a year 11
of sick leave are uSJd,Gnd in Impasse Iten II 28 the Union proposes
that 100% of Iln:.lsed sick lea"\.e be paid upon retirerr.ant at the
emploJree's Clurent r."lte. These three Items .are so interrelated
they need to to corwid<3rt;d sinul taneou sl;y.
Thc; purpose of sick leave as gep-crall;)' understood ar:.d as
admitt.ed by the Union's m-m \\'it,ness, is to }:eep a man from losing
. Oll t economically due to illness. The City liberally extends
thin protection to it;, firefighters even though they mc.y not be
sick thems~l ves) il' !1l2l1bers of the family aT~ ill and th~
firefighter is needed at home as (l result. It is mea.it as a
protcc tion <lgainGt <ldversit:r--it 15 not ti1:1C to Hhich he31 thy
fircfiehtorn <1.:'10 thoir families are entitled to sill1ply because
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of a vi).cat.:i.on bomw fol." not usingf.1ore t.han 3 days of sick leave
per yeDX' is pri....n;t facie .illor:;icill and unHarral1t.ed. The federal
and State- of noricla g()~t:l"nmen!,s do paysone unused. sick leave
benefits e..t rctirci1ent, bLtt not 100% and subject to .certain
lind.ts~ 1'h0 Citjds ofi'e~ to pay 50:~ is liberal. Therefore, it is my
RE.CO t'fr.fEt JD A1'1 0 1'1
that Impasse It.en Ii 15 as proposed by the City be accept.ed hy
the Union.
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that Im.pa:5se Item If 2'{ as proposed b;lthe Union be denied by the
Cit~'{, orwithdraun by the Union..
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that Impasse Itsm# 26 as proposed .b)' the CitJ~ be accepted
by the Union..
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At the hearing the Union introduced a proposal (Exhibit Ii 33-
follo;,i."b p.:!.ge), r::odifi'3d from the Irn;~Clsse proposal. The Ur.ion
itself au.iTri. ts t,h.:'lt the JUA schedule is n...:idcal uhich is not
reR1.is tic .for .t.he Cit;;r of ClearHate:r' IlWi th the current ecol1omic
sit.\la-tiol1". It further "dJ':Ti ts, and even points out, that to
ilnple:rent its proposal would necessitate add:ing 57 men at an
annual cost somewhere between $ 700,000 .:md $800,000. The City
maintain;:: that Florida Statutes Section lth7.005 applies as
discussed under I:npflGse Item # 11, and authorizes the City to
establbhHan:1ing Schodules unilaterall;)r at its discretion
without. collccth-e bargaining. The Special Haster feels bou.nd
. by the legislative mnd<J.te to make the
RECO;'iHt:ND AtrIm!
that the Union delete this proposal from its. dema'1ds as
to the proposed co~tracto
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This manning proposal presented reflects the
m:Lnimum,' realistic requirements needed to man the pre-
. sent equipment. in serv'ice on the Clearwater Fire Depart-
roent. This would provide the citizens of the City of
Clearwater with properly manned equipment and \i'Jould
impro've the s.Jfety conditions for the Fire Fighters
by i3ssuringproper manpot-.ier ontbe fire Scene.
Although we feel that the AlA Schedule is the
~riteria for manning, w3realizc that vith the current
economic situation, our proposal reflects a realistic
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number ....;hieh we feel is both fair and x.easonablc.
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Rescue it5
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Additional Manpower to initiClte proposal:
'~7 Fire Fighters
9 Driver Operutors
21 Officers
*Denotcs Eqliipment Frequently out of service: due to lilck of mnnpower due to
'ill:ws!:Jcs, vaciltions, etc. .
lNo Bpccific n1t'lrming r.equircment:E; in l\Il\ Schedule
SOUnCES: Nurlicip<.ll Fire J\dmini~3tration publh;hcd by Intcrnationi11 City
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I Fir.:e: Chicfl~;ll.:ll1dbook Third Edition. J(lrnC3 F. Casey, Editor
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Thn Union proposal is that v:henemr an cIlT'JloJreeis assigned
in an acting capacity tC;i a higher position he shall b8 paid a
premium.. 'l'he City 'sposition :l..s that only uhcn aner:m),gyeEI so
acts for a period. of thirt~r (.30) days shall a premium be paidj
bu t. then re troact i vc::ly to the firs t day & It issic;ni.fica!1t to
note that th-3 contract for last year proid.ded for acting pay
on]_y after tH~mt:r (20) da~rSj also retroactive to the first day.
The Union failed to .rrcl.;:e a strong case on this issue. Evidence
:illdicat8dthat aneHlplo;y-ee in. an acting capacity does not have
the full burda.l of responsibili t;y- of the regularincuJilbent ora
position. Th8 City maintains that to perpetuate the tHentyday
linrrtinvades a~d cOIT?licates its legislated prerogative of
properly staffj.li.g th8 department dilr:U1g vacatio:1 periods and
at othEr t.imeE:'s'l1 thJt, the Union's propos2.1 Hbuld create
problems in a:::si~nirlg positions on Heven the most temporary
basis It. On the other hand the Ci tJ'- does propose to rei.lard
and rC::1U ;'18rate emplo;rces Hho serve an. a~preciable period
in a!1 acting capacity. It is my
. REGGr-lNSrmA TION
that the Union accept the City' s propos~!l. on this Item..
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The Unio:1 presented practically no justification for this
dClrl.:md. I t did ad.mi t that. tIle City alread:Jr provides
l--lOrkp.l.'3:1' rJco;:!Vmsuliion 3:'.d. life lllSllrance benef.its. The
X'eqne~;ted be:1cfits are bcyor.d those grantee'. by most emplo;y-ers
Hnd :i..t is my
RE:COi'~'L.'"0illA TIO:~
that. t.he Union uithdraH ,t.his proposal 'f;'om cons i.deration
for :i.nclusbn :in the px'oposed cont.1.1ac'li.
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This Union proposal, as several others, \-wuld ser\!'"8 to
violilt..~
th~ Agl'e:d. UD::n-: ',ITanil;-'8rr.entt s itL:htn II 3S ~Tcll as
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J:i'lorida St.?.tute~~ St3ction 1.1.:7.005. 'l'herefo}Ce it isintarpreted
b;Y'tbe Special Haster as being outside thc~ scope of th:i.s
arbit,ra:tion. Ho:-!ever he has been impres~;ed by the arg..lment
of .the City th3.t ch!? to practicaJ. considerat.iens "Rookie
Sdwols11 sho;.lld be helr1 only at reason<~ble intervals S0 as to
permit larger numberso.f (',.andidates to be indoctrinated at a
1m-ler cost. per' parson, and in order to a.lloH.the City to select
the best. of th'3 cceldidates. TnereforeJ it is my
RECO:'lNErJDATI.OH
that the Union withdrcu-J' this proposal f~'om consideration.
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The proposal of the Union that er.1ployeesf tuition and
oth::;r col1cg,] or ~unior c0118[;8 exp8nse b~ paid reg;rrclles3
of.. other co:npensation pc:;.idthom for the sane oc\tlnys is in
v:l01at:i.:m of the np:i.rit of such benef:its as federal e;OVcl'nment
assistance to needy students so as t.o nakepo3sible the
furthera..'1C0 of their education. 81lCh dO'J.ble P3Y!11ent, if not
illegal, is at best unethical. Testimor'.y. e'l,:n $.1pports the
findjj1G th2.t boo1-:$ ..md. 1ll3tcr:Lals paid for by the Ci tyhaye
not a.1Hays been retained b~r employees, but are on occ2.s10n
sold for profit. Finall:r, the Union proposal is not rec,tricted
to work :related courses as is the cun'ent pe,licy of the City~
Thu s;. it is my
REQ)i't'-'!E;IDA TIOJ'l
that the ..J1ion acc.ept the City' sproposal to conttinue
Cll.rrent pract.i..::'~s.
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Hcddcnt:i.::.r.l telephones are such em accepted part of the
. norm.11 A:n8rican Hay of life it is dif.fiwl t t.o imagine homes
\-litho~t t, the:!":. '.lhe Union did procbce or:e HitnGss ;..rho stat.ed
that other th::nl: +..0 !l1~et his job require::ent he would not have
a t.elep!.-lClYB :in his !lon:;~ (hisi.rife is deaf FJ1d does not. use it).
Host - e..,ployec:s of ;my enplcyer if not req~lirGd to, are at. least,
expected to, have a telephone for possible emergency contact.
These teli:pho~1i3s are no:rrral1y used for :nar-y domestic purposes
!lot .10'0 r(~lated and t.o.ask the City to pay for ther.1 is
unreasonable. It is aLso important to recot,-nize that ;-;hen rr.E'.Il
are-:alled i!1 by iieJ_cphone they are thereby given an o?portuni ty
to earrl at -ti~n:3 ;.t:1~:l o::e Ilcl.f tLcir nor::al r2.te of. p2.y. The
Special Haster fec~l"that the raise of 1.;agE:S h3 has recoffilnended
\~ould feU' mora -t-;h;m cover this expense, as 1,'15 ad;-:rl.tted by a
U nior: ,..lit.n!J ss) and it is his
RECmlNE.i'mA r['J..ON
that the Union proposal for this Inpasse Item not be
accepted by th8 City.
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Undc:r- cross examination. the Union president adr.tL ttedth3t
it i~ p03si"alc for himsd.f arid ot.hers to O<lttend negotiating
sessions 'rJit.hcu t. sufferi."1g aneconornic los~>. He also testif led
that hereceivtJs pay fromtbeUnion as ~-;ell as from the City.
It Ho~l~i eeparanoxical for the City t.o support the cost of
itsadversarJ" (!uring negotia.tions and the Sp2cial H2ster feels
j3npelledby sheer logic to mak e t.he
RECO~'lIE?'[;A TION
That the Union withdraw this proposal from further consideration.
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Th~ te:::tiJ.1:J:'~J'" nG to th:i..G Iti~lO\ Wa3 t~) the effect tha.t",..Jhcn
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t\-lO officer::; of equal ra;lk arc stationed at, the same station II
they share esson.t.inlly the saJ~]e tasks except for minor differences
such as m:li:rtain:Lng a log. At. all times> a Cuptain 'is in charge,
either in person or by easy telephone ontact to rrake rnaj or decisions ~
Thus t.heproposal tb re'Jard one of hiO oi:'ficers of eqL12~ rank
merely beca:1.S9 he: h2.s [OOTIle senj.ority and upon the happenstance
of schedilling, J.S redund:mt. recognition of seniori"l:,y~ It is 1:ry
RECOY'lNEND,1 tITON
that. .th(.' Union Hithdra.u this proposGl from further cons ideratio!1t
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These iihree Impaa::w: Items nay uell t>J consiclel~ed t.o~ot her as
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Ii 24 .:md it 2.~~ night lx: co;widcrcd nu..nor, and Ii 25 occD.sioDnl,
i!1 th~h" :1J!Jpact;. A milcag(~ allo;.rance for gettbg to and from work
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is l'ecof,!1:lzed by the Union as a personal expense. Hileage for a
change of d.nt;y. assiV'_"!18nt after report:be for Hark 01' for attendin~
scho:)13 may Q1' nny not. h.:.ve the effec'G o.f :in~reasi.'lethis personal
mileage obligation of the employee. 'J.'tle l!etc." of the Union pro?osal
is 1:;00 alrbiguO\ls and comprehensive to permit defbitive bargdning
abou.t,. .At,t.s-:nc.::mce at schools benefits the Ci.t~,r b~t it also is
undbp'.lted tbD.t. th(~ employee is thereby benefitted also by being
better prep,3.red for adva.'1C8i,1ent.,
Tho Cit-y otanclsread:r to bear the -!Jost of cleani..ll.g uniforr.l
tro,l.serr; and llnifo::'ffi j.s.c:.kfits.. As this Item Has a::1cnded for
clarification at tbo heari.'1g the Union proposal is that the City
P?Y fox' cleanins all "issued uniforms, shirts aIld bed blankets".
Nost 3hir'"t:::;tod,J;}' arc ~<1ashed. rather th<m dry-cle(:T1~d, arld Hith
modern drip--c1.-y fabrics this is not an inordi.ll.d.te task. Ono
wit;1eS~J te3tifi\;d that he has had his bed blankets cleaned at
Ci t::r expense in th~ pa3t.
The proposal of the Union that the City reir.1h.l.rse firefighters
IIfor items .of pcr~onal propert.y claw.aged or lost in th8 li.ne ofcL1ty"
might have the effect of l~~:king cl:lployees careless about their
prop.~rty or t;1kc nocdler:s valll~blcs into combat, if accepted by
the Cit.y. If perchancn a fircfir.hters Hal"O to lo~,e a Hallet
to!ltainU1G a Im'g\J :mm of money, or un expensive lU>"11ry tJ1)C
watch, it dO~Hno\:' ~jcc;n lOGical for tho City tot.) obli(}'l.ted
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to rei.lnb'.lrsc him for sllch loss. One Hitness did testify an to
damage to sev'~rHl of his\mtcbes while doing civi11!j on dllty, and
the a:l.'bitrator :L:.; ilI1r)rt~$~H)dl.:l.th the ari.;l.1rnent. that this t~pe
of 105s is '~l obli~atio~ of the City~
It is my
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that the Union ~dthdraw its proposal for Impasse Item # 24.
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t.hat, the City :L.'1.clude the dry clean1tlg of bed blankets :L."1 its
prop:)sal for Impasse It~m # 25.
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tbat tho )<Drties resume negot.iations on Impasse Item ii 26 for
the purpose of .n()l~e specifically delineating Hhat type of personal
property will (.e paid for and to ,..hat dollar limi t~;.
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This being a proposed contract. bob-leen tHO specific parties
it is qU0stiol1:~d by the .special Easter that it could or Hould
be locally bindbg on the Successors of either party. The City
hau nlrc?dy agreed in Agr8cd Upon Item 1114 not to contract
. with upr'ivat.efl c~:n1GemS f01"' f',u".e protection Dnd even if there
Here to be a no~,; unforeseen Gonsolid2_...~ion or l1lGj:'ger the rrembers
of this unit 'r10Uld r:ave co11ectivs bargaining right,s as they nm.;
hav(;;;c There H:JS no evidence introdLlced ast.o the probability
of any governmental change ~'1.d it is therefore my fbding
that, this clB,I.l,se is not necessary, and it is n~/"
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that the l'nio:l Hithdrmr its pror-8s<~l as to this Itefa~
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'l'ho GH.y .;>r[~UC,J thatfllf.. .'../hatovc:.::' ~~;.Iin3 .1]'C CQ~~Ul'l~d. .:J.re
Ot:tr.:l'lt.'~efJ t~) C-:';:;j;"i~IJi~CC iJ1t01cdl[(l;cly up:m c.x:piration of prior
CQntr;l~~t:{.. .aJl :iJ.;:p8~.\lt~ 1'0:- an early' St~t,tle;~nt is ra:ooved.. nil.
It if] assun~d b~- t:10 SpG:.:i:>l l.:aster h:)'..lew~r that gcod faith has
prevailed" no:.] p:::;o.;:vailt:, and. will cont.imw to prev.:!.il througho'J. t
th'l" cO'j1'r"lc'. .,o.-..,ti'HO~ The poc.t"re of -I'he Citv -;r "'0. tue.'ll".. P'.. .f-"
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grant a:-:y of tbe proposed If.lpa:},~c Iterr.s would appear to bave been
as I:uch l'e0po:\~LJ1:3 for dela:'lr; in neGot.iating a neH contr'<tct as
arw d(]V-.LOLt8 int'~.;lt to prolong on the part of the Union. F\1rt.hcrmore
t,he f:')l1.o~.Jiq:; rec:)mmendat.:bn does not n:::ce~:;sCl.rily imp1y thot in
t,he fLl tnro CllbGNlt18nt. contracts Hill t'1ke effect upon the expiration
of the clil:'rcnt CI:r:t;~':>ct. Tho firefighters of Clea:r,';at~r bave
cont:Lrlllcd t.o :1o..r'm "~(1~_thfull;r <:md \oldl. s:i.rlce the expir3t.ion of
. . th?:Lr '::orrnel' ccn.ract ;Jnd it is r:f'.;{
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th:1t the proposed contract O} ectablicbed as effective
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