A draft agreement for both Wastewater Bargaining Units has been worked out between TEA and King County. A repaired PDF version of the draft agreement is available for download from the TEA website
TEA attorney Jim Cline will attend TEA's regular monthly meeting Wednesday, June 20, 2007, from noon to 1 p.m. in the King Street Center's 8th Floor conference room. Mr. Cline will explain the contract offer and answer member's questions.
The vote on the contract for both Wastewater Bargaining Units will close Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at noon. The ballot boxes will available to receive votes in Eric Davison's cubicle until that time. John Phillips is scheduling a Council of Reps meeting to gather ballots for their groups. Ken Madden is preparing the ballots and will coordinate their delivery to John.
| June 5 | Transit Bargaining Committee | |
| June 6 | Board Business Meeting, 12-1, 4G, KSC | |
| June 7 | Transit Contract Info Session, 12-1, 7044-7045, KSC | |
| June 11 | King County Council Labor Summit, Labor Temple, Belltown | |
| June 12 | Transit Contract Info Session, Staff Bargaining Unit, 12-1, 3D&E, KSC | |
| June 13 | Board Business Meeting, 12-1, 4G, KSC | |
| June 14 | Transit Contract Info Session, Supervisor Bargaining Unit, 12-1, 4C | |
| June 19 | Transit Ratification Vote 12pm, 4G, KSC | |
| June 20 | Regular Monthly TEA Meeting. 12-1, 8th Floor Conf. Rm, KSC | |
| June 21 | Bylaw Committee, 11:30-12:30, 8I, KSC | |
| June 26 | Grievance Committee | |
| June 28 | Bylaw Committee, 12-1, 8J, KSC |
The Wastewater Contract explanation meeting that was tentatively scheduled in May was cancelled because the County has not completed editing the final contract proposal. The County has indicated that the final proposal should be sent to TEA Wastewater this week. Information sessions will be scheduled and members will notified of the contract ratification schedule in the next TEA Times
On May 24th, King County provided the TEA Transit Bargaining Team with an updated contract offer and on May 30th the Transit Bargaining Team decided to put the contract offer before the members for a vote. This announcement is to provide members with a 15-day notice prior to the vote. Each bargaining unit (the Staff Bargaining Unit and the Supervisor Bargaining Unit) will individually vote to either approve or reject the contract offer.
Prior to the vote, the Transit Bargaining Team will hold a series of meetings to discuss the County's offer. On Thursday June 7th at noon in KSC conference room 7044-7045 the County's proposal will be presented and Jim Cline will describe the specifics of the offer to all Design & Construction TEA members. Copies of the contract proposal will be distributed prior to the meeting. Next, on Tuesday June 12th at noon in KSC conference room 3D&E, the Bargaining Team will meet with the Staff Bargaining Unit to answer any additional questions.
On Thursday June 14th at noon in KSC conference room 4C, the Bargaining Team will meet with the Supervisor Bargaining Unit to answer any additional questions.
The contract ratification vote, which will occur by secret ballot, will occur at noon on June 19th.
The Design and Construction Section has posted the following positions:
Transit Project Control Engineer III
Job Announcement No.: 07AB6920
Work Location: South Construction Field Office
Opens: 05/30/07 Closes: 06/20/07
This position is open to all qualified applicants
Transit Engineer III (Civil-Structural Engineer)
Job Announcement No.: 07AB6919
Opens: 05/30/07 Closes: Open Until Filled
This position is open to all qualified applicants
The Grievance Committee meets once a month to review, discuss and make recommendations to the Board on formal grievances filed by TEA members. You can contribute to this important function by serving on the committee. The retirement of Marc Dallas has led to a vacancy for a member from Transit D&C. If you are interested in serving or have any questions about the duties and responsibilities, please contact the existing Transit committee members: Don Marable, Barbara Fariss-Bateman, Ken Madden, or Committee Chair Ade Franklin.
Many TEA members work at remote locations and most TEA meetings are held in downtown Seattle at the King Street Center (KSC). This can create a hardship for anyone whose work site is not KSC. As a result, and in response to a request from a TEA member, the Board is offering to travel to satellite office locations to meet with members. This can be coordinated with an existing staff or team meeting, or at a designated time & place designated by the workgroup. The goals is to improve the two-way flow of information within the union. To request a meeting, please contact Roger Browne at 206-684-1950.