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« Weather alert: Severe thunderstorm warning / Radar | Today | Rain wreaks havoc on second day of CVS / Photo » June 24, 2008Cicilline, municipal union agree on labor contractPROVIDENCE -- Mayor David N. Cicilline says he has reached a tentative agreement with the city's largest union. Cicilline and Laborers International Union of North America Local 1033 Business Manager Donald S. Iannazzi will announce details of the four-year labor deal at 3 p.m. in the mayor's office. The membership of Local 1033 is scheduled to vote on the tentative pact today, they've been negotiating with the city since April of last year, according to Iannazzi. The union represents about 900 employees in Providence; the majority of municipal employees, such as workers at City Hall and the Department of Public Works, but it doesn't represent teachers or uniformed personnel such as police officers. The contract includes some losses and some gains for union employees and, Cicilline said in a statement, the contract will significantly rein in costs. "Most significantly," Iannazzi said, "we're safeguarding the employment of all 900 members." Click below for an outline of some of the other changes to the contract. -- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson According to Donald Iannazzi, the business manager and legal council for Local 1033, the new agreement provides: - An 8 percent increase in wages over the next 37 months - An increase in the cost of health care for employees - Adds contributions from employers to the union benefit fund - Eliminates a provision that automatically lets outdoor workers go home if the temperature hits - Gives workers an additional two floating holidays. Posted by Brandie Jefferson CommentsDennis | June 24, 2008 12:09 PM link Hey mayor what about the brave fire fighters that risk their lives. Not judges and department heads that are on the take. Criscolinne | June 24, 2008 12:58 PM link judges and department heads aren't members of 1033. Jane | June 24, 2008 5:18 PM link Yeah, How about settling this mess he has created. It already has cost a bundle. How much is it going to cost the city in the long run (oh, I forgot the legal fees are helping the mayor's friends earn a living). How many years are they behind now? 3? Just doesn't seem defensible other than an ego trip like his old days at the Narragansett Town Council meetings practicing for his political future. He needs to sit down and work out a package for everyone, the firefighters, the citizens, and the taxpayers. His stall ball tactics sure haven't saved any money! Dan | June 24, 2008 5:30 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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