Waukesha Labor Agreements Being Discussed Tuesday

After made to have city employees – union and non-union alike – modify their contracts to take a pay freeze and/or contribute more toward benefits in 2012 to balance the 2012 budget, the Common Council plans to take up the issue at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 201 Delafield St.

There are a few items on

• Presentation from staff, discussion and possible action on existing and future city-wide employee unfilled positions.
• City Administrator communication with non-represented employees and/or employee bargaining units.
• Directing the City Administrator to contact non-represented employees and/or employee bargaining units representing city employees to request reopening negotiations of current labor agreements.
• Directing the city administrator to contact non-represented employees and/or employee bargaining units representing city employees to determine whether employees would be willing to in 2012 to voluntarily relinquish scheduled salary increases and/or contribute 5.8 percent into their pensions and/or increase premium contributions for health insurance to 12 percent and/or early retirement packages and/or make other monetary concessions without requesting reopening of negotiations.
• A motion may be made to go into closed session pursuant to sec. 19.85(1)(e) Wis. Stats. to formulate strategy regarding possible negotiations with employee bargaining units.