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City of South Bend <br /> Legal <br /> <br />Excellence <br />Accountability <br />Innovation <br />Inclusion <br />Empowerment <br />Visit <br />County-City Building 227 W Jefferson Blvd, Suite 1200 S South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Phone <br />(574) 235-9241 Email: jthrow@southbendin.gov Website: Southbendin.gov <br /> <br />Memorandum <br />To: Board of Public Works, Theresa Heffner, Michael Schmidt <br />From: Jenna Throw, City Attorney <br />Subject: Collective Bargaining Agreement with Teamsters Local 364 <br />Date: October 1, 2024 <br /> The Collective Bargaining Agreement before you at the October 8, 2024 Board of Public <br />Works meeting sets forth an agreement between the City and the Teamsters Local 364, <br />effective from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028, reached following <br />collective bargaining throughout the summer of 2024. <br />I served as the lead negotiator throughout the bargaining process, along with <br />representatives from administrative departments and departments employing Teamsters <br />throughout the City. Changes to the Master Agreement primarily included language <br />changes to improve clarity and efficiency in operations, include incentivization for <br />employees to build a sick time bank, and clarify the safety eyeglass reimbursement <br />process. Changes to Supplemental Agreements were highly work group specific and <br />were the result of individualized conversations regarding the unique characteristics of <br />each work group’s needs. <br />Wage increases for Teamsters employees reflected in the contract will be heard by the <br />South Bend Common Council’s second and third reading of a forthcoming Substitute <br />Teamsters Salary Ordinance on October 14, 2024, so we ask that the Board approve this <br />contract subject to the Council’s approval of the wages at its upcoming meeting. <br />I will be present at the October 3rd Agenda Review meeting and the October 8th meeting for any <br />questions. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />