Updates
This page contains an organized list of the key topics forming our contract negotiations to date. We will post here our proposals and management's counter-proposals (as well as management's proposals), so that our union may be fully informed of the bargaining process. Check back here frequently for new documents as bargaining progresses!
Non-Economic Articles and Supporting Materials
- Recognition Clause (Proposed on 9/04/2024)
- Management Counter (Proposed on 2/19/2025)
- Union Counter (Proposed 3/26/25)
- Union Security Clause (Proposed on 9/04/2024)
- Management Counter (Proposed on 3/26/2025)
- Non-Discrimination Clause(Proposed on 9/04/2024)
- Management Counter (Proposed on 3/05/2025)
- Jury Duty Leave (Proposed on 2/19/2024)
- Bargaining Unit Work (Proposed on 2/19/2025)
- Management Counter (Proposed on 3/26/2025)
- Health and Safety (Proposed on 2/19/2025)
- Mgmt Counter (Proposed on 5/7/25)
- Union Counter (Proposed on 5/14/25)
- Maintenance of Standards (Proposed on 2/19/2025)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) (Proposed on 3/5/2025)
- Grievance and Arbitration (Proposed on 3/5/2025)
- Management Counter (Proposed 5/7/25)
- Union Counter (Proposed on (5/14/25)
- Just Cause and Progressive Discipline (Proposed on 3/5/2025)
- Management Counter (Proposed on 5/7/25)
- Union Counter (Proposed on 5/14/25)
- Shop Stewards and Union Rights (Proposed on 3/5/2025)
- Mgmt Counter (Proposed 5/7/25)
- Statutorily Protected Leave Rights (FMLA, CFLA) (Proposed 3/19/2025)
- Remote Work and Telecommuting Policies (Proposed 3/19/2025)
- Mgmt Counter (Proposed on 5/7/25)
- Union Counter (Proposed on 5/14/25)
- Layoffs/Seniority(Proposed on 7/2/25)
Economic Articles
- Wages (Proposed on 6/18/2025)
- Health & Welfare Benefits
- Healthcare (Proposed on 7/9/25)
- Workers Compensation (Proposed on 7/9/2025)
- Retirement Benefits
- 403(b) and ROTH (Proposed 7/9/2025)
- PTO
- Paid Sick Leave (Proposed on 6/18/2025)
- Paid Vacation Leave (Proposed on 6/18/25)
- Paid Holiday Leave(Proposed on 6/18/25)
- Hours of Work & Overtime Pay / Definition of "Workweek"
- Union Proposal (Proposed on 7/2/2025)
Management Proposals
- Preamble Support of Mission (Proposed on 3/26/2025)
- Gender Related Rights (Proposed on 3/26/2025)
- Indemnification (Proposed 4/16/2025)
- No Strike No Lockout (Proposed 5/7/25)
- Communications (Proposed on 5/7/25)
- Union Counter (Proposed on 5/14/25)
Tentative Agreements
- No-Amendment and Savings Clauses (Proposed on 9/18/2024)
- TA’d on 2/19/2025
- Successor Clause (Proposed on 9/18/2024)
- TA’s on 2/19/2025
- Job Descriptions (Proposed on 4/16/2025)
- Employment Verification (Proposed on 4/16/2025)
- PEOPLE (Voluntary Political Checkoff)(Proposed on 9/04/2024)
- Management Counter (Proposed on 2/19/2025)
- Contracting Out (Proposed on 3/5/2025)
- Management Counter (Proposed on 3/26/2025)
- Scope of Agreement / Zipper Clause (Proposed on 9/18/2024)
- 10% Time (Proposed 4/16/2025) (Pilot Program)
- Relationship to City of Oakland (Proposed on 3/26/2025)
- Outside Work (Proposed on 3/26/2025)
- Union Security 2.6 (Proposed on 5/14)
- Retroactive Compensation (Proposed on 5/14)
- Job Descriptions(Proposed on 5/14)
- Joint Labor Management Committee (Proposed on 5/14)
- Accommodations (Proposed on 5/14)
- Changes to Employee Handbook (Proposed on 5/14)
- Probationary Period(Proposed on 5/17)
- Supervisor Reviews (360 Reviews) (Proposed on 2/19/2025)
- Mgmt Counter (Proposed 5/7/25)
- Management Rights (Proposed on 2/19/2025)
- Union counter (Proposed 3/19/2025)
- Management Counter (Proposed 4/16/2025)