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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
APPROVAL OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT INCLUDING AN ECONOMIC PACKAGE (WAGE INCREASES AND HEALTHCARE) BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF COOK AND SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (SEIU), LOCAL 73, CTW/CLC, REPRESENTING HOSPITAL TECHNICIANS AT JOHN H. STROGER, JR. HOSPITAL, PROVIDENT AND OAK FOREST HOSPITALS, AND CERMAK HEALTH SERVICES
WHEREAS, the Illinois Public Employee Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq.) has established regulations regarding collective bargaining with a union; and
WHEREAS, a collective bargaining agreement for the period of December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2020 has been negotiated between the County of Cook and Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 73, CTW/CLC, representing Hospital Technicians at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, Provident and Oak Forest Hospitals, and Cermak Health Services; and
WHEREAS, salary adjustments and general wage increases are reflected in the salary schedules included in the collective bargaining agreement negotiated between the County of Cook and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 73, CTW/CLC, representing Hospital Technicians at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, Provident and Oak Forest Hospitals, and Cermak Health Services; and
(a) effective upon ratification of the collective bargaining agreement by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all bargaining unit members in active status shall receive a one-time $1,200 payment; and
(b) effective December 1, 2018, the entry rate for all job classifications shall be reduced by 10%; and
(c) effective December 1, 2018, there shall be no step progression for any job classification in fiscal year 2019; and
(d) effective the first full pay period on or after June 1, 2019, the pay rates for all job classifications shall be increased by 2.00%; and
(e) effective the first full pay period on or after June 1, 2020, the pay rates for all job classifications shall be increased by 2.00%; and
WHEREAS, the Co...
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