Our current contract is set to expire on New Year's Eve (December 31, 2024). Based on responses to a survey that was conducted before bargaining began, Our Bargaining Platform articulates the values and goals that will be centered throughout negotiations for our next contract.
Bargaining Updates:
- Bargaining Update, August 27 2024 (new)
- Bargaining Update, August 20, 2024
- Bargaining Update, August 6 2024
- Bargaining Update, June 25 2024
- Bargaining Update, June 11 2024
- Bargaining Update, May 28
- Bargaining Update, May 14
- Pre-Bargaining Update, April 2024
Proposals:
- AFSCME Opening Article 1
- Tentative Agreement Article 2 Union Security
- Tentative Agreement Article 3 Dues Checkoff
- Tentative Agreement Article 5 Productivity (new as of 8/27)
- AFSCME Opening Article 7
- AFSCME Opening Article 8
- AFSCME Opening Article 9
- Tentative Agreement Article 10 Reporting Pay and Minimum Pay (new as of 8/27)
- City Opening Article 12
- AFSCME Modified Article 13 (new as of 8/27)
- AFSCME Opening Article 14
- AFSCME Opening Article 15
- City Counter Article 16
- Tentative Agreement Article 20 Leaves of Absence
- Tentative Agreement Article 21 Jury Duty and Witness Pay
- AFSCME Modified Article 22
- AFSCME Opening Article 23
- Tentative Agreement Article 24 Pay Day
- AFSCME Counter Article 25 (new as of 8/27)
- City Counter Article 26 (new as of 8/27)
- Tentative Agreement Article 28 Overpayment/underpayment
- AFSCME Modified Artcle 30
- Tentative Agreement Article 31 Unemployement Compensation
- Tentative Agreement Article 32 Training Schools and Conventions
- AFSCME Opening Article 33
- Tentative Agreement Article 34 Evaluation and Counseling
- AFSCME Opening Article 35
- AFSCME Opening Article 36
- Tentative Agreement Article 37 Warrant of Authority (new as of 8/27)
- AFSCME Opening Article 39
- AFSCME Opening Unenumberated Article VEBA
- AFSCME Opening Unenumberated Article Protecting Union Work
- Tenative Agreement, Unenumberated Article, Background Check
- AFSCME Opening Unenumberated Article In Person Reporting (new as of 8/27)
- AFSCME Modified Schedule A
- AFSCME Opening PPB Addendum
- AFSCME Opening PWB Addendum
- AFSCME Opening Parking Enforcement Addendum
- AFSCME Opening Wage Parity LOA (new as of 8/27)
Members In Actions:
- We're still asking for members to "be seen in green" (wear green and/or union shirts) as a show of solidarity with our fellow members who are representing us at the bargaining table. Remote workers are encouraged to use "digital swag" to show their support. If you'd like an AFSCME 189 background/Icon to display your on-line/remote presence, contact your Chapter Chair or a Member Action Team member.
Get Involved!
Our union is not something that exists apart from it's membership. We--AFSCME Local 189 members, collectively--ARE our union. And what our union can and can't accomplish at the bargaining table (or anywhere else for that matter) depends entirely on action and engagement from individual rank-and-file members. Many hands make light work. The more of us that get involved, the stronger we are collectively and the better outcomes we can acheive. If you're watching the bargaining process unfold and you're thinking, "someone should....", ask yourself if that someone might be you.
Right now, we need Member Action Team (MAT) members to help spread information about what's happening with their co-workers. It's easy and it takes only a few minutes a month. Working with a MAT team captain or a Chapter Chair, each MAT team member commits to simply sharing news coming out of the Bargaining Team with their co-workers. (Ideally, it's one MAT team member for every 10 members.) That's all there is to it. If we need to take collective action at any point during the bargaining process, our MAT team members and captains will be the first to know the details (when, where, how) of that action. If you're interested in serving as a MAT team member, contact your Chapter Chair. You'll find their contact information in the "About Us" section of this website, under Leadership Info.