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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
APPROVAL OF A PREVAILING WAGE INCREASES BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF COOK AND THE COALITION OF UNIONIZED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (COUPE)
WHEREAS, the Illinois Public Employee Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/1 et5 seq.) has established regulations regarding collective bargaining with a union; and
WHEREAS, the County is obligated to pay the prevailing rate for these categories of employees pursuant to the state statute, 820 ILCS 130 et.seq., and the collective bargaining agreement between the County of Cook and the Coalition of Unionized Public Employees (COUPE), representing, Boilermaker/Blacksmiths, Boilermaker/Welders, Plasters, Painters, Painter Foremen, Pipe coverer, Pipe Coverer Foreman, Pipe Coverer Material Handler, Master Locksmiths, Architectural Iron Workers, Architectural Iron Worker Foremen, Electrical Plan Examiner, Electrician, Electrician Foreman, Chief Electrical Inspector, Electrical Equipment Technician, Electrical Mechanic, Electrical Inspector, Electrical Equipment Foreman, Telecommunications Electrician Form., Telecommunications Electrician, Biomedical Electrical Technician, Biomedical Electrical Tech. Form and Chief Telecommunications Electrician; and
WHEREAS, the union representing this category of employees has been properly certified that the below-listed rates are the prevailing rates for the effective date(s) set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Annual Appropriation Bill creates Accounts 490-115, 499-115 and 899-115 for Appropriation Adjustments for the Corporate, Public Safety and Health Funds if necessary; and
WHEREAS, prevailing wages and salaries of the following positions shall be fixed as follows:
Job Code Title Represented Wage Rate Effective Date
Local 1 Boilermakers & Iron Ship Builders
2307 Boilermaker/Blacksmith $51.56 5/1/20
2310 Boilermaker/Welder $51.56 5/1/20
Local 5 Journeymen Plasters Protective and Benevolent Society
2361 Plaster $50.00 6/1/20
Local 14 Painters District Council #14:
2354 Painter $48.30 6/1/20
2356 Painter Foreman $54.34 6/1/20
Local 17 International Associations of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers:
2342 Pipe coverer $51.25 6/1/20
2368 Pipe coverer Foreman $54.33 6/1/20
2388 Pipe coverer Material Handler $38.44 6/1/20
Local 63 Architectural & Ornamental Iron Workers Union:
2334 Master Locksmith $51.63 6/1/20
2335 Architectural Iron Worker Foreman $55.13 6/1/20
2336 Architectural Iron Worker $51.63 6/1/20
Local 134 International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker, (IBEW):
2323 Electrical Plan Examiner $50.00 6/1/20
2324 Electrician $50.00 6/1/20
2326 Electrician Foreman $53.00 6/1/20
2327 Chief Electrical Inspector $56.00 6/1/20
2328 Electrical Equipment Technician $50.00 6/1/20
2329 Electrical Mechanic $50.00 6/1/20
2330 Electrical Inspector $53.00 6/1/20
2346 Electrical Equipment Foreman $53.00 6/1/20
2378 Telecommunications Electrician Form $53.00 6/1/20
2379 Telecommunications Electrician $50.00 6/1/20
2390 Biomedical Electrical Technician $50.00 6/1/20
2391 Biomedical Electrical Tech. Form. $53.00 6/1/20
4013 Chief Telecommunications Electrician $56.00 6/1/20
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Chief of the Bureau of Human Resources and the Cook County Comptroller are hereby authorized to implement the prevailing rates and salary adjustments pursuant to state statute, 820ILCS 130 et.seq.end