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F lcmanageristfrptsiutuappl wpd
Counc~f Meeting September 8, 1998
TO Mayor a~d City Councii
FROM City Staff
Santa Monica, Cahfornia
SUBJECT Recommendation to DenytheAppeal ofAppro~riate Un~t F~led bythe United
Transpartation Union
INTRODUCTION
This report recommends that the C~ty Cauncil uphold the C~ty Manager's unit determEnation
and deny the appeai of tl~e Un~ted Transportation Union {UTU) which seeks to represen#
certain non-Motor Coach Operator positions in th~ Transportation Department
BACKGROUND
Ordinance No 841 sets farth the procedures for the admi~istration of em~layer-emplayee
relations forthe City of Santa Monica Under Ordinance No 801, tF~e r~cogn~tion rights ofi
any recognized employee organization may be challenged by otner organizatians seek~ng
to represent the unit Such a challenge may be made not more than ninety days prior to
the expiration of any memorandum of understanding
The Memorandums ofi Understar~ding (MOU's) be[vueen the Gity of Santa Monica and the
Santa Monica Mun~cipal Employees Association (MEA} and the Sup~rvisory Team
Assoc~ates {STA) expired on June 30, 1998 On ,1une 15, 1998, the American Federation
of Sta~e, Caunty and Municipa~ Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSGME) filed a petition challengrng
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the recognition rights of MEA The AFSCME petition was for th~ entire bargaining uni#
currently represented by MEA The State Mediati~n and ConciEiation Serv~ce determined
thatAFSCME's petition met the cr~ter~a under Ordinance No 801 for a challenge of MEA's
representat~an rights The Ci#y Manager, as the City's Municipal Employee Relations
~ffcer, directed the Personnel Qirectar to conduct a secr~t ba~iot election to determine the
ma~ority representati~e for the ent~re group of employees currently represented by MEA
On August 17, 1998, before the secret ballot election could be schedufed, the United
Transportatian Union filed a petition ta represent selected positians ~n the Transportation
Department (Mechanic, Mechanic 5upervisor, Motor Coach Cleaner, Warehause Warkers
and Custodians) which are currently represented by the Mun~c~pal Employees Assoc~ation
(MEA} and the Supervisory Team Associates (STA} In accardance with the City's
Emp~oyerlEmployee Relations Ordinance No 801, the City Manager reviewed the peti#ian
and determined that those posit~ons do not canstitute an appropriate unit Ordinance No
80'[ prov~des that t~e City Manage~'s determmatEOn may be appealed to the City Cauncil
and on August 24, 1998, UTU filed an appeal The City Counc~l must, within th~rty days
after the filing of the appeal, consider the matter and determine the apprapriate unit The
Council's determination fs final
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DfSCUSSION
The determination of an apprapriate unit has sEgnif~cant and long-term impacts on
emplayer/emplayee relations To ensure that determ~nations are made based on the
ments and no# on the polit~cal ar adrnirtistrative exigenaes of the rnoment, Ordinance No
801 pra~ides spectfic gu~da~ce for the Municipai Empfoyee Relations Qfficer (and on
appeaf, the City Council) m address~ng a petition The following factors must be
considered in determming whetherthere exists a comrnuRity of m#erest sufFic~en# to warrant
establishment of a unit
(a) Whrch un-t wrll assure employees the fullest freedom m the exerc~se of rrghts set
forth under thrs Drdmance
Th~s criteria must be e~aluated practically as well as philosophically Arguably, to exercise
the fullest freedam in the exercise of rights under Ord~nance 801, each employee woulci
want to be represented separately, not hav~ng to take into cons~deration the nghts and
desires af other employees In practice, most emplayees fir~d tha# ~oining wath other
employees based a~ sorne sirnilarities of interest strengthens their position m exercising
their rights Many would argue that ~~ numbers he the greatest strength ~n #he exerc~se of
rEghts In this mstance, the City Manager behe~es that the designated units (one
represented by MEA, which incfudes all Mecnanics ancf warehouse staf~ citywide, as weii
as Motar Coach Clear~ers and other maintenance and office employees, the other
represented by STA, which includes all MecF~an~c Superv~sors citywide as well as other
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super~isars) offer employees the apporturnty to fully exerase their rights Under 4rdmance
No 8Q1 The fragmentatian of representation could be ~rewed as a"divide and conquer"
strategy on management's part
(b) The hrstory of employee relatrons m the unrt, among other employees of the C~ty
and rn s~mrlar publrc employment
Maintenance employees of the City were represented as a separate unit for more than
twenty years prior to the City Manager's determination in 1994, that the appropriate unit
included both maintenance and a~ce employees City supennsors have been represented
as a separate unEt for more than twenty years Other than Motor Coach Operators,
employees of the Transportation Department have never been represented separateky
based on their depa~kment assignment
For the purposes of employer/employee relations, the City compares itself ta local
municipalities, not organizations in other parts of the country A re~~ew of locai municipal
transit organizations ~ndicates that, for the ma~ority of such organizations, the petitioned
positions would not be represented by a separate bargaining unit
Neither the history of bargainmg m Santa Monica, nor amang locai murncipai trans~t
agencies supports separate representation of #he petitioned positions
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(c) The effecf of the un~t on the effic-ent Qperatlon of the C~fy and sound employer-
employee relatlons
The City of Santa Monica is a complex organfzation serving the needs o# a di~erse
populace It is mcreasmgfy important, both in regard ta efficEent operation and goad
custamer service, #hat management and employees [ook beyond t~e boundanes of their
departments, recognizing that interactEOns and collaboratians are essential to
accomplishing the delivery of C~ty services While identification with the departmental
miss~on is admirable and necessary, de#~ning one's ser~ice responsibilities and
associations solely m reEat~an to a single department limi#s interaction and perspecti~e
Employee organEZations that cross departmenta[ lines are one positive factor in achie~ing
an organization-wide perspective
Fragmenting the representation of positions in the same or sim~~ar ~ob classifications
between fin+o, or more, bargaining un~ts daes nat contrEbute to sound employer-employee
relat~ons Ha~~ng two se~arate units repres~~t the sarne ~ob class~f~cation leads ineWitably
to wage and beneft differentials as the two units a~praach each contract wftt~ differmg
ob~ectives In the wake of separate and differen~ settlements, emplayees shanng the same
~ob classifECatEan w~ll compare compensatio~ and benefits across departmental lines and
dissatisfactian will result At the same time, an inflexible bargaining pos~tion on the part of
the Cjty tha# wages and benefits for a classification represen#ed by two separate units must
remain equi~alent would sub~ect the City to claims of bad fai~h negot~ations
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(d) The exterrt to wh~ch employees have cammon skrlls,1ob dutres, working conditrons,
or departmen[al assrgnmenf
Mechanics and their sup~rv~sors and staff of warehouse operations, whether assigned to
the En~~ronmen#al and Public Works Management Department or the Transportation
Department carry out substantially sim~lar ~ob duties under substantially sirnilar warking
conditions The minar ~ariations cited in UTU's appeal (sharmg ~alues and camaraderie
wEth departmental co-workers, identifymg with theirdepartment and being sub~ectto certain
ur~ique regulations) are not campelling They could as eas~ly be argued for StaffAssistants
in the Resaurce Management Department, Housmg Di~ision ar superv~sors in the L~brary
or Administrative Anaiysts in the Community and Cul#ural Serv~ces Department, Human
Services Division as opposed #o employees in those ~ab classificat~ans who work in other
City divisions Relying on UTU's defin~#ion of communrty of interest would clearly m~ite
further fragmentation of the nine current bargaming units afong mdividuaf ~ob class or
departmental I~nes The practical implieations of such fragme~tation are addressed in {c},
abo~e
SUMMARY
While Ordinance No 801 pro~ides that employees ha~e the right to farm, ~oin at~d
participate m the act~~ities ofemployee organizations oftheirown choosmg, it alsa provides
guidelmes for assessing requests far unit determination After careful re~iew, the City
Manager; acting in the capac~ty of Municipal Employee Relat~ons Off~cer, has determmed
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that the positions petitioned for do not constitute an appropriate unit based on the htstory
of representation, the e#fect on emplayer/employee re[ations and the commonality of ~ob
duties, skills and working conditian
BUDGETIFISCAL fMPACT
The determination of an appropria#e unit has no direct budget or financial impacts to the
C ity
RECOMMENDATION
It ~s recommended t~a# City Counal uphold the City Manager's unit determination and deny
~he appeal filed by the United Transportat~on Un~on
Prepared By
Attachments
John Jalili
C~ty Manager a~d Municipal Employee ReEativns Officer
(A) Ord~nance Na 801
(B} Pet~t~an by UTU
(C) Response af City Manager
(D) Appeal by UTU
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Attachment A
ORDINANCE NO. ~Ol
(CITY CQUNCIL SERIESj
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUIrTC7L OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONIGA ESTASLISHING ORDERLY PROCEDURES FOR THE AD-
MINISTRATION OF EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MQNIGA DOES
ORDAIN AS F4LLOWS:
Sectian 1.00 In Generai
Z.O1 Title of Ordinince
Thia Qrd~nance shall be knawn as the Employer-Employee Relations Ordinance
of the City of 5anta Mamca.
1.02 Statcment of ~urpose
The purpose of this Qrdinance is to xmplern~nt Chapter 10, Division 4, Title 1
of the Governrrxent Code af the State of California (Sections 3504, et seq) c~p-
t~oaed "Public Employee 4rganizations", by providing orderly pro~edures for
the administrat2on of employer-employee relations between the City and
employee vrgaruzations and for resolv~ng disputes regarding wages, hours~
and other terms and cond~tions of employment.
1. fl3 Municipal Employee Ralations O£ficer
The City Manager is hereby designated as the Municipal Ernployee Relatione
Officer and shall be the City's grincipal representative in all matters af
employer-employee reiations with authority to meet and confer ~n good fazth
on matters within the ~cope of representation with authorized representativea
of recognized employee organizations. The City Manager ~s autharized ta
delegate these dutiea and responsibil~ties to other mar~agement officials.
1. ~4 Definitians
The fallowing definitiona are to be applied in the interpretatian of this Urdi-
nance:
(a) "Appropr~ate Unit" shall mean a unlt es#abliahed pursuant to
Section 3. 02 or 3.03 of this Ordinance.
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(b) "City" shall mean the City of Santa Monica, a municipal car-
poratioti. and where appropriate herexn~ "C'sty" refers ta the
City Council~ the governing bady of said City, or any duly
authorized managemeat official ae herein defzned.
(c) "City Services" shall mean all governmental and proprietary
functiona, services, or activities hereinbefore or hereinafter
performed~ authorized to be performed or reqtxired to be per-
formed by the City pureuant tq the authorrty granted in Lhe
Constitutzon of the State af California, or as required or
authorized by the Gharter of the City of Santa Ma~ica ar any
act of the Legielature of the State of California.
(d) "Con~ult or Conaultatian in Good Faith" shall mean communa-
cate orally or in writing for the purpose of preaenting and
abtaining viewa or advfsing of iatended actions.
(e) "Employee" shall mean any person regularly employed by the
City except those persons elected by papular vote.
(~ "Emplayee, Conf~dentsal" eha1~ mean an employee vvho ~a prxvy
to deciszans of City management affecting employer-employee
relatiang.
(g) "Emplayee, Pro#essiaaal" ahall mean employees engaged in
work requirzng specialized knowledge and skills attained thraugh
completivn of a recognized courae of instructian, including. but
not limited to, attarneys, physiciane~ registered nurses,
engineera, architects, teachers~ and various types of physi~al~
chemical and biological scientists.
(hj 'TEmplayee Organazation" rneane any org~rsization which includea
employees of the City of Santa Manica which has ae one of ita
primary purposes representing such ernployees in their employ-
ment relations with the City of Santa Monica,
(i) "E~nployer-Employee Rela,tions" ahall mean the relatxonship
between the City aad its employeea and their employee organi-
zation, or when uaed in a general sense, the relationehip be-
tween City management and erriployces or employee argani~ations.
(j) "Managernent Official~s)" shall mean the City Manager. depart-
ment heads, and their designated representatives acting in their
executive, adnninistrative, or min:sterial capacity as authorized
or grescribed by the Santa Monica Municipal Code and/or the
Charter of the Gity af 5anta Monica.
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(k) "Madiation" shall mean the effort by an impartial th~.rd party to
asszst in reconcil~ng a dispute regarding vsiages. hours and other
terms ~nd cand~tions of emplayment between representatives of
the City and the recognized employee organization or recognized
employee organizations through interpretation, suggestion and advice.
(1) "Ivleet and Confer ~n Good Falth" (sometames referred ta hereia
as "meet and confer" or "meeting and conferring") shall mean
perfarmance by duly authorized representatives of the City and
of recognazed emplayee organizatians of their mutual obligatian
as set forth in Section 2. 05 of thns ~rc~inance.
~my "Ord~nance" shal~ mean, unless the context indicates otherwise,
the Emplayer-Em,ployee Relations 4rdanance of the City of Santa
Monica.
{n) "Peace Off~cer" shali mean and include those employees defined
as peace officers by the Califarnia Pex~al Code.
(o) "Recognized Employ~e Organization" means an employee argan~-
zation which has baen formally acknowledged by the C~ty of Santa
Moruca as ar~ employee organizataon that represents employees o#
the City af Santa Monica as provided ia Section 3. fl4 af this
Ordznance.
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Sect~on 2. 00 Rights, Representatxon, Meet and Confer,
Memorandum of Understanding, Mediatian
Z. ~1 Employee Rights
Employees of the City shall have the right to form, ~o~n, and participate
in the activities of emplayee organ~zations of their own choosing for the
purpase of representation an all matters of ernployer-employee relations
including but not ifmited to wages, hours, and other terrns and condi-
tions of employment. Employees of the Gity alsa shall have the right to
refuse to ~oin or participate in the activit~es of employee organ~zations
and shall have the right to represent themselves individually in their
empioyment relations with the Czty.
(a) No employee sha11 be interfered with, intim~dated, restrained,
coerced, or discr~mxnated against by the City or employee
organizatzons because of his exercise of such rights.
~b) No empiayee, however, may be represented by more than one
recognized ernploy~ee organization for the purposes of this
Ordinan~e.
(c) Professianal employees shall not be denied the right to be
represented separately from nonprofessional employees.
(d) Management or conf~dential employees shall not represent
any recogn~zed employee organizat~on on matters within the
scope of representation.
(e} Department Heads charged with the du#y and responsibility of
enforc~ng state laws or iocal ordinances shall not form, ~o~n,
nr particfpate in recognized empioyee organizations.
2. 02 Pea~e 4ffzcers
Peace Officers may form, ~oin, participate in, and be represented by
employee argznizat~ans o# their own choosing for the purpose of represen-
tation on all matters of employer-employee relations as provided by this
~xdinance, prov=ded such employee organizat~ons:
(a) Are compased solely of such peace officers.
(b} Are not subordinate to any other oxganization.
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(c) Concern themselves solely and exclusively with the wages,
hours, working condit~ons, welfare programs, and advance-
ment of the academic and vocational tra~n~ng xn furtherance
of the police profession.
2. 03 Scope of RepreSentation
The scope of representation of a recognized employee organization shall
include all matters relating ta employment candxtions and employer-
employse relations including (but not limited to} wages, hours, and other
terms and conditions of employment, except, however, that the scape of
representation shall not include considerat~on of the merits, necessity,
or organization of any service or activity provided by law or executive
order. Recognition of an employee organization as a recogniaed
employee organization:
{a) Does not preclude employees from representing themselves
indsvidually in their employment relatians with the Clty.
(b) Doe9 not preclude or restrict the right of management officxal~
to meet and consult wxth employees concerning their employ-
ment relations with the City.
2. 04 C~ty Rxghts
Management officials of the City have and will retain the exClusive right
ta manage and direct the performance of city services and the work farces
performing such services, including but not limited to:
(a} The exclusive right to determine the processes, methods,
means, manner, and personnel by which such services are
to be performed.
(b} The exclusive right to schedule and assign both the work to be
performed and the worlc force or employees by which the work
rs to be completed.
(c} The exclusive right to contract or subcontract all or any part
af the w~rk to be performed and to make work and safety rulea
and regulatians in order to tnaintain the efficiency and economy
des~rable in the performance of city services.
(d) The exclusive right, sub,~ect to complrance w~th the civzl service
provisions of the Santa Monica Municipal Code and the City
Gharter, to lay off ennployee mernbers of the work force for
lack of work, lack of ft~nds, or for other leg~timate reasons.
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(e) The exclusive nght, sub~ect to compi~ance with the civii service
provzsions of the Santa MoniGa Municipal Code and the City
Gharter, tQ apgoint, pramote, or transfer members o£ the work
force and for ~ust cause to suspend, demote, discharge, or take
ather disciplinary action against employee members of the wnrk
force.
Management officials, in exerczsing these functions, will not discriminate
against any emp~oyee because of h~s or her membership vr nonmember-
sh.ip in any employee organ~zatian.
2. OS Meet and Confer in Good Faith
The C~ty, through its representatives, shall rrieet and confer ~n goad faith
with representatlves of recognized employee organizations regardrng
matters within the scope af representation including wages, hours, and
other terms and conditions of employment wztYun the approprxate unit.
(a) The City shall not be required to meet and confer in good faith
on any sub~ect pre-empted by Federal or State law ar by the
Csty Charter, nor shall it be required to meet and confer in
good faith on proposed ainendments to this Ordinance.
{b) The mutual abligation of the representatives of the City and #he
recognized employee organization tc meet personally and confer
in arder ta exchange freely infarmat~on, oginions, and proposals
and to endeavor to reach agreement on matters within the scope
of representatzon does not require either party to agree to a
proposal or to make a concession.
2. 06 Memarandtim of Understandzng
If agreement is reached by the representatives of the City and a recognized
ernplayee organization, it shall be incorporated in a written merriarandurn
of understanding which shall not be binding unleas ar until approved by the
C~ty Cnuncil. Said memorandum af v.nderstanding shall be sxgned by the
duly authorized representatives of the City and the recognxzed employee
organization and submitted to the City Councxl for determznation.
~. 07 Mediation; Divisfan of Cost
If after a reasonable period of time, representatives of the Gity and the
recogniaed emplayee organization fail to reach agreement, the City and the
recagnized employee organization ar recognized emp~oyee organizat~ons
together may agree upon the appaintment of a mediator mutualiy agreeable
to the parties. Gosts of inediation shall be divided one-half to the City and
one-half to the recQgnized emgloyee organizatzon or recogn~zed emplayae
organizations.
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Section 3. Op Recagnitian; Appropr~ate L7nit, City Gouncil
Determination; Withdrawal of Recognntion
3. O1 Pet~tion for Recognition
An empioyee organrzation thaf seeks formal recognition as a recognized
employee organization ior the purpose of ineet~ng and canferr:ng in good
faith as the ma~or~ty representative of employees in an appropriate unit
shall file a petition wzth the Munic~pal Empkoyee Relations Offieer con-
taining the following :nformation and documentatlon:
{a} The name and address of the employee arganization, certified
copies of the employee organization's constxtution and by-laws,
the names and titles of ats officers and the names of employee
organization representatives who are authorized to speak on
behalf of its members,
(b) A statement as to whether the emplayee organization is a chapter
or lacal of, or affiliated directly or indirectly in any manner
with any county, regional, state, national ar anternational organ-
ization and, if so, the name and address of each such county,
regxonal, state, nat;onal or znternational organization.
(c~ A statement that the employee organization has no restriction on
memiaershlp based on race, color, creed, sex or national orxg~n
and that the employee organization recognizes that the provisions
of Section 9Z3 of the Labor Code are not appl3cable to City em-
ployees.
(d) A statement that the employee organizat~on has, as one of ~ts
primary purposes, representing employees in their eznployment
relations with the City and the designation of those persons and
their addresses, not exceeding one for each fifty members ar
rna,~or portlon thereof, to whom notice seat by regular United
States mail wiil be deemed sufficient notice to the emplayee
organizatian for any purpose except service of legal process.
(E) A statement of the number of inernbers of the empioyee organi-
zation classified by department, division and ,Joh title in the unit
claimed to be apprapriate for the purpose of ineeting and can-
ferr~ng in good faith on all matters witnin the scope of represen-
tation.
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(f) A request that the Municipal Emplayee Relatians ~fficer
determine the appropriate unft, establ~s~i the elect~on date
far determining the ma~ority representative, anc€ formally
acknowledge the ma~oraty representative as the recognzzed
employee orgasuzation.
(g) The petition, including a11 accompanying docuznents, shall be
verified as true and correct, under oath, by the Executive
Offieer and 5ecretary af the employee orgaruzation. All
changas zn the information required by section 3. O1{a), ~b),
and (c) shail be filed in like manner within sixty days af any
such change.
3. OZ Appxopriate CTnit
The Municipal Employee Relations Officer, after review~ng the pEtition
filed by an ernployee organiaation seeking formal recognition as ma~ority
representative and acknowledgement as the recogniaed employee organi-
aation, shall determine whether the proposed unit is an appropriate iznit.
The prin~ipal criterion in making this termxnation xs whether there is a
communitY of interest amang such employees. The following factors,
among others, are to be considered in making such determinatYan-
(aj WhiGh unit will assure ernployees the £uliest freedom fn the
exercise af rights set forth under this Ordinance.
(b) The history of employee relations in ~he unlt, among other
employees of the City and in simiiar puhlic employment.
(c} The effect of the unit on the effic~ent operat~on of ~he C~ty and
saund emplayer-employee relations.
(d} The extent to which employees have eommon skills, ~ob dt~ties,
working conditions, or departmental assignment.
Provided, however, no unit shall be established solely on the basis of the
extent to which emplayees in the proposed unit have organized.
3. 03 Appeal, City Council Determination _
Any employee organ~zat~on wh2ch ~s aggr~eved by the determinat~on of an
appropriate unit by the Municipal Ernployee Relat~ons Officer may, within
ten days af such determination, appeal such decision to the Grty Counc~l
for final determznat~on.
(a} The appeal by the employee organization shall be :n writing and
copies shall be f~led with the City Clerk and the Municlpal
Employee Relatians Officer.
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(b) The City CounGil shall, within thirty days after the filing df
the appeal, consider the matter and determine the agpropriate
unit, and such determination shall be #inal.
3. 04 Ma,}ority Representative, Recogn~tion
The Municipal Employee Re~ations Officer shall, after designat~on of an
appropriate unit, determine the ma~arity representative of City employees
in such unit by arranging for a secret ballot election (to be conducted by
tne Personnel Director) in order to assure a free choice by the ma~or~ty
of such employees.
(a) Any employee organizataon clazming representation of a~l ar
any part of the appropriate urut shall be entitled to a place on
the ballat and shall be authorized one official observer to
o~serve the balloting and the counting of such bailots.
(b) The ernp~oyee organization found to represent a ma~or~.ty of #he
employees in the appropriate unit, as determined by the secret
ballot election, shall be forma}.ly acknowledged as the recognized
employee organization by the Municapal Employee Reiatior~s
O#ficer.
(c} The recognized employee arganYaation, detertnined as provided
herein, is the only employee organization ent~tled to meet and
confer in gaod faith on matters witlun the scope of representation
on behalf of employees in such unit.
3. Q5 Challenge, Withdrawal of Recognitxon
The recognition rights of any recognized employee organization shall not
be sub~ect to challenge for the longer term of either twelve rrionths
following the date of such recognition or during the term of any memo-
randum of understanding between such organization and the City.
~ay Any other employee organization may, however, commence a
proceeding to challenge such recogr~tian rights nat more than
ninety days prxor to the exp~ration of one year ar the exp~ra-
tion of any memorandum of understanding, as the case may be,
in the manner otherwise required herein for formal recognition.
(b} The Municipal Employee Relations Office r shall withdraw the
recogns#ion rights of any recognized employee argan:zation
which has been found by secret baliot electian to na longer rep-
resent a ma~ority of the employees in an appropriate ~nit.
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Sect~on 4. 00 arganiz,ational Relationsh.ip, Grievances,
Peaceful Performance of City Services
4. O1 Reasonahle Naticc
A copy {via the United States postal servxce) of the City Gouncil and/or
Personnel Board agenda for ea~h meeting mailed to each aut~iorized
repxesentative of any recognazed employee organzzation seventy-two
hours in advance of s~ch meeting sha11 constitute reasonable written
notice, and not~.ce of an opportunity to meet wlth such agenc~es, on a~l
matters w~thin the scope of representation upan which the Glty Gouncil
ar Personnel Baard may act.
4. 0~ Employee Repxesentatives, Meetings
Members of any recognized emgloyee organizat~an may~ by any reasonable
meihod, select not rnore than one employee member of such organization
for each fifty members, or ma~or port~on thereof, to meet and confer with
the Municipal Emplayee Rel~tions Officer and other management offscials
(after written certification of such selection by an authorized official of the
organ~zation} on sub~ects with~n the scope of representatxon during regular
duty or work hours, without ioss of time, provided:
(a) That no employee representative shall leave h~s or her duty or
work station or assignment without apeczfxe approval by an
authorized departmental management afficaal.
{b} That any such meet~ng is sub~ect to scheduling by an authorized
departmental management official so as to avoxd interference
with or anterruption of assigned work s~heduies or woxk per-
forman~e.
Nothing provided herein~ however, shall limxt or restract managerr~ent
officials and employees or employee repr~entatYVes from meeting and
conferring before or after regular duty or work hours as a matter of
mutual conveni~nce.
4. 03 Access to Work Stations
Access to work or duty stations sha~l be l~mited to duty haurs for employee
members of any employee organization, except as hereinafter provided,
and is groh~bited at any time wfthaut spec~al approval for nonemployee
members and representatives of any employee organization or its affiliated
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organzzat~ans. Employee access durrng nonduty hours and nonemployee
representat~ve access during duty hours may be obtained with the specific
approval in each instance of the Munxcipal Employee Relations Of€icer or
an author~zed departmental management official when such access does
not interfere with or interrupt work performan~e and does not place an
unreasonabie or undue burden upon the time of management officials.
4. 04 Peaceful Performance of City Servi~es
Participation by any employee in a strike or a concerted work stoppage
is unlawful and terminates the employment relation. Provided, howe~er,
that nothing herein shall ~e so construed as to affect the right of any
emplayee to abandon or to resign his emplayment.
(a) Employee organizations shall not h~nder, delay, or ~nterfere
w~th the peaceful performance of city services for the purpose
of intimtdating or coercing the Gity or any management official
of the City in the performance of his lawful duties, and ~uch
employee organizations sha.li not compel, induce, ~ntimida#e,
or coerce ernployees of the Gity to hinder, delay, ar interfere
with the peaceful performance of city services by strike, con-
certed work stoppage, cessation of work, slow-down, sit-down,
stay-away, or unlawful picketing.
(b} In the event that there occurs any strike, concerted work
stappage, ar any other form of interference with or lim~tation
of the peaceful per#ormance of city services prohibited by
Section 4. 04{a) hereof, the City, in addition to any other lawful
remedxes or disciplinary actions, may by action of the
Municipal Ernployee Relations Off~cer cancel any or all payroll
deductions, prohibii the use of bulletin boards, prohabit the use
of city fa~alit~es, and w~thdraw recognition of the emplayee
organization or organ~zations part~c~patzng in such actions.
(c) Ernployee members of any employee organizatxon sha11 not be
lacked aut or prevented by management officials #rom perform-
ing their assagned duties when such em,playees are willing and
able to perform such duties in the customary manner and at a
reasonable level of efficiency.
4. 05 Organizatian Business Affairs
Internal business a#fa~rs of any recognized employee arganization sha11
not be conducted by employees during their duty hours excep# by special
permission of the Municipal Employee Relations Officer in lirnited
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instance~ involving tbe mutuzl benefxt of the orQanization an~ the Gity.
The organization may meet in city facilitie~ when such facilities are
availabie and euch use has been approved by the Municipal Employee
Relatioas Offieer or an author~zed departmental management official.
4. 06 Bullct~n Baarde
A rcaeonable nurnber of bulleLin boarda w~l be provided upon which any
employee organization may post only noticee of recreat~onal and aocial
affairs, noticce of ineetings, or elections and appolntrnents and results of
elections. The posting of any other classes of not~ces or written or
printed carde, pampFslets, or literatuxe of any kind at city work stations is
prolubited wrthout the prior written permiss~on of the Municipal Employee
Relations Officer or an authorized departmental management official.
4. 07 Responsibil~ty for Statements aad Literature
Each recognized employee organization ahall approve or assume responsi-
bllity for (1~ literature published ar diatribuLed in its name and (2) atate-
mente made by representatives otherwis~ authorized to speak on behaif of
such organization.
(a) If any l~terature is published or d~etributed or if any staternenta
are made concerning the City or its officcrs ar management
officials which could be reasonably ~nterpreted ae having a ten-
dency to (1) create disaension and unreat among employees,
(2) disrupt or imparr the publu service, (3] interfere with enforce-
ment of reasonable ruies of conduct or the maintenance of proper
diecipline, or {4) interference with the right and duty of manage-
ment offic~als to exercise and rnazntain reasonable supervision
over cYty employeea, for whic~ any recognized employee organiza-
tion ie reepansible, upon reasonable praof thereof, recagn~tion of
sa~d organazation or organi~atioae as a recognized employee
organization os organizatxons may be withdrawn.
(b~ If any literature ia published or dietributed or if any statements are
made concernzng the City or rta officers or management officials
by an employee which ~s prohabited ~y Section 4. 07(a) hereof, the
ernployee ahail be held responsxble for such literature or state-
menta and, upon reasonable proof thereof, ahall be disrnisaed for
conduct unbecoming an officer or ernployee of the City.
~(~} Pravided, however, thai Sectians 4. 07(a} or (b) shall not be inter-
preted, construed or appl~ed so ae to prohibit any consiitutionally
protected exercise of the rzght of free speech or publication,
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4.0$ Grievances, Disputes, Dasagreements
In the event any grievances, disputes, or disagreements arise concerning
matters within the scope of representat~on of any recognized emplayee
organization, such grievance, dispute, or disagreement shall be resolved
as follows:
(a) Grzevances, d~.sputes, or disagreements concerning the inter-
pretation or application of the terms of any memorandum af
understanding shall be resolved, if poss~ble, by meeting and
conferrzng in good faith. If unresolved by such meetings, the
parties shall consider subrrxitting such issues to mediation as
provided by Section 3505. Z of the Government Code. In the
absence of agreement to mediate, or fa~lure of inediation, the
issue shall be resolved t~y an action :n a couri of competent
,~urisdict~on on mation by either party.
(b) Grievances, disputes, or disagreements involving removais,
demataons, or suspensions shall be resolved as provided by the
civ~l service prov~sions of the Santa Monica Munic~pa.l Cade and
~he City Charter.
(c} Other grievaaces, disputes, or disagreements shall be resol~ed
as provided by the civil service ~rovisions of the Santa Monica
Munacipal Code, provided, however, that representation by any
recogn~aed emplayee organization shall be limited to gr~evances,
disputes, or dieagreements which cannot or have not been
resolved between the employee and his immediate supervisor or
the employee and his department head. Representation by any
recognized employee organization shall be llmited, in this class
of grievance, to appeararices before the department head,
Personnel Darector, Municipal Employee Relations Officer, and
the City Council.
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Sect~on 5.00 Mascellaneous
5. D i Construction
The provisians af this Ordinance are not ~ntended to canflict with the pro-
viszons of Chapter 10, Divisian 4, Txtle I of the Government Code of the
State of Gaiifornia (Sections 3540, et ser}. } as amended in 1968 and nothing
in this 4rdinance shall be construed to deny any person or enaployee the
raghts granted by Federal and State laws and City Charter provisions.
(a) The rights, powers and authority of the City Councii in all
maCters, including the r~ght ta ma~ntain any legal action, shall
not be modified or restricted by th~s Ordinance.
{b) Noth~ng conta~ned in this Ordinance shall abrvgate any written
agreement betweer~ any empioyee organzzat;on and the City in
effect on the effective date of thxs Ordinan~e. Ail such agree-
ments sha11 continue in effect for the duration of the term
specifaed therein unless mod;f~ed or rescinded by mutual
agreement of the parties thereto.
5.02 Captions for Gonvenience
The captions herein are for convenience anly and are not a part of this
Ordinance and do not in any way limit, define, or amplify the terms and
provisions hereof.
5.03 Severability
if any provision, or any portion thereof, contarned in this Ordinan~e, or
the apglicatzan thereof to any person or c~rcumstance, ~s held to be un-
constitutional, invalid, ar unenforceable, the remainder of this Ordinance
and the applicatzon of any such provision, or portion thereof, ta other
persons or circumstances, shall be deemed severable, shall aot be
affected, and shall remain in full force and effect,
5. Q4 Adoption
The Mayor shall sign an~ the City C1erk shall attest to the paseage of this
Ordinance. The City Cierk shall cause the same to be published once in
the official newspaper within fifteen days after its adoption. Thzs Ordinance
shall become effective after thirty days frozn 2ts adoption.
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CITY OF SANTA MOIVIGA )
I da he reby ce rtify that the #ore gding Ordinance was duly and re gularly
~ntroduced at a meeting of the City Cauncil on the llth day of Februar~ ,
19b9; that thereafter the said Ordinance was duly adapted at a meetang of the
City Councii an the 25th day of Februarv , 19b9, by the
fol~ow~ng vote:
AYES: Counc~l.men: Dituri, Hoover, Kings~ey, Reidy,
Sorensen, Wamsley, Spurgin
NOES; Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Cauncilmen: NOne
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•~ ~utsca~t.a[ ~amber oi \'~echanics, ~~lotor Coach Cleaners Storekeepe~.
liare~uu3eman Cust~dsan. Supentisos as~d Staff ~s~sstant IIi ~n ~he Tsansportat~c~r~
Uen~rtm~~t ut the C~tv of Santa ~~ton~ca at its fac~!~t~e~ located at 166C~ 5e~enrr~ ~tr~e~
~~;shes t~~ be re~resente~ bti ;n~ LTe~lted T~anspor[at~on ~-nion tar the purpc~se o` rnzet~r,
3r~ c.~n~~.cr~rs~ ~~~ch the Cst~ re`ard3n~, ,hetr er~~?~o~~ ~ent rekations ~~TL d~.~~sz~ to ;~z
c~r~,fie:: as the reco~n~zed representati~ e of such emplay~es
The ~~ar~air:~ng un~t shail c.ons~sts af al] full and part t~me ~lechan~cs. ~totor Coact~
C~ea~ers_ S+c~re~:eeper. L~ arehauseman_ Custod~an, Supzry°isor a.u~ ~~~.~T .-~s~is~ani ii; ~
Eac7 ~r:i~al.~~~e thaE si~ned an -~auFhor~zat~on Card~~ has dore >o ~-oluntar~l~, [hou~; ~r~'I.
a~~~ at~er r~~uch discussion ~~~,th their co~~ea~ues 1~'~-e ask zhat ~ou res~e« t:~eEr dec~;en
~har• ~~u
Sincere;~,
Percival Pa~mer .
r~.lternate Vice Presfc~ent
Untted Transportation Union
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Documentation required under secfion 3.0~ of
Ordinance 801 concernYng 1'eti~~on for
Recognition
^ jtiame ar~d ~ddress of Emptoyee Qr~anization:
LJmted Transportatian LTnSOn
i4600 Detroit :~venue
C1~velan~, OH 44107-4254
subsectron a:
^ Certified cop~• of Empioyees dr~anixations Constitution:
Enclosed
o~~mes and Tatfes of its Offieers:
Gharles L L~ttle - intematiana~ President
Bernard J'~~c:~e]~s - Vice Prescdent-D~rector, Bus L7epartment
Perc~~•al Palmer -~Iternate Vice President - B~s (~~'est)
~~ ~iame of Representari-~e{s) A~tharized ta speak on behalf af its
members•
Charles L Lrttle, Bernard J~1cltieLs and P~rci~al Palmer
Subsection b:
n The Un~ted TranspQrtauan CJnion is ass Internationa! Organizat~on repres~nt-ng
transportat~on employees ~n the LTnited States and Canada with th~ ma~n oftice
located at 14600 Detra~t Avenue, Cseveland, OH 44103-4250 Loca~ 1785 on tf~e
Sanra h~on~ca Bus Lines propertv ~s a~iliated duectly w~th the Un~ted Transgortac~on
L;~n»n internat-onal
Subsection c:
^ The Un~ted Transportation Un~on and rts affiLates has no restnction on membersh~p
based on race, calor, sex or national ongir~ and this orgamzat~on recogn~zes that the
provis~ons of section 923 of the Labor Code are not apphcable to Ctty employees
Subsection d:
a Th~s Organrzation has, as one of its pnmary purposes, representing h~sotor Coach
Operators in theEr employment relations wrth the Crty Percival Palmer, General
Cha~rman af Local 1785, ma~ling address 1227 S Halt Avenue, Apt # 7, Los
Angeles, CA 9003~ is the person to whom notice sent by regular li S 1~•iail w~l~ be
deemed sufficient notice to the emp~oyee orga.~~izat~on fQr any purp~se except ser~:~ce
of legal grocess
Subsection e:
^ There are 19 Class II Mechanics, 9 Class I Mechanics, t4 Motar Coach Cleaners,
1 Storekeeper, I Warehouseman, 1 Custodian, 2 Supervisors, 1 Staff Assisiant III
T~ese ~nd~asduals are ~n the Ma~ntenance Div~slon flf the TranspoRation Department
L~n~ted Transportation Un~on Lacal I785 ciaimed to be the appropnate un~t for the
purpose of ineet~ng and conferrtng in good fa~th on all matters within the scope of
representat~on on behalf of these emp~oyees
Subsectian f:
~ Un~ted Transportat~an Un~on International and Local 1785 hereby request tY~at the
1~1un~c~pal EmpIoyee Relations Officer determ~ne the appropnate ~n~t, establESh t[~e
etect~on date for determining the majority representat~~e, and formally acknowledge
t~e ma~ority representati~e as the recognized emplayee organizat~an
S~bsection g:
a Un~ted TrarESportation Union uses "Authonzation Cards" ~nstead of a"Pet~t~on"
Each person who signed an "Authonzation Card" {cards encIosed) ~as done so
votuntanly, thoughtfully and after much d~sce~ss~on with their co~ieagues l~~'e ask
that you ~espect thetir dec-s;on
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Percival Paimer, Altern te Vice President
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S~ti~orn to and subscribed before me this 17`~ day af August 1998
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August 17, 1998
Off~ce of the City Manager
1685 Ma~n Street
PO Box 2200
Santa Monita, talifornia 9 0407-2 200
United Transportation Union
1227 S Holt Avenue, #7
Los Angeles, CA 94035
ATT Percival PaImer, Alternate Vice President
RE Petition Dated August 17, 1998 Requesting Representation far Selected Positions in the
Transportation Department
Dear Mr. Palmer
As the A~unicipal Employee Relations Officer for the City of Santa Monica, I ha~e completed a
thoraugh review of the abo~e-referenced petition requesting that employees who hold a position in
the job classifications of Mechanic, Motor Coach Cleaner, Storekeeper, Warehouseman, Custod~an
and Supervisor {Mecharuc Super~isor) in the Transportation Department be represented by the
Unrted Transportation Union (UTU) AlI of tile petitioned positions, ~vith the exception of the the
Mechanic Supervisors, aze currently represented by the Murucipal Employees Association (MEA)
The Mechanic Supervisars axe represented by the Supervisory Team Associates (STA)
In conduct~ng my rev~ew af your petition, I cansldered the following factors, as set forth ~n Section
3 O1 {Appropriate Unrt) of Ordinance No $O1:
{1 } ~~hich unit will assure employees the fullest freedoan in the exerctse of r~ghts set forth under
Ordinanee No SO1
(2} the history of ernployee relations in the unit, among other emp~oyees of the C~ty and in
strnilaz public er:~ploy*~ent
(3) the effect of the unit on the operation of the Crty and sound employer-employee relations
(4) the extent to which emp~oyees have common skills, ~ob duties, worlcmg candit~ons, or
departmental ass~g~ment.
In terms af the skills, job duties and/or warking conditions of ttie petitioned Transportation
Department ~}ob classifications, a re~iew of other City gositions which have simi~ar duttes and
respansibilrties indicates that, with the exceptian of the Mechanic Supervisars, those pasrt~ons are
currently represented by MEA. The Mechanzc Supervisors have skills, job duties anttior warkang
conditions which are similar to those associated with positions currently represented by STA There
tel 310 458-8301 . fax 310 917-b640
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~s not a history of the petitionec~ positions being represented separately at the City of Santa Monica
In additian, a review of other transit agencies does not suppart representation of the petitioned
positions hy UTU In those cases where the transit group is part of a municipality, the mator caach
operators are usually part of the general employee bargain~ng unit, which would be similar to MEA
In those cases where the transit agency is a separate agency/company, the motor caach operators aze
usual~y represented in a separate bargaining unit and aze not combined with the petxtioned posrtions
Therefore, base~ on rny re~iew, I find that there is insufficient "community of tnterest" among the
petitioned Transportation Department jab classifications and the~ob classification represented by
UTU {I E, Ma#or Coach Operator} and I hereby deny your petition to represent those job
classifications.
If you should have any questions regarding this matter, piease contact Karen Bancroft, Director of
Personnel.
Sincerely,
Jahn Jalili
Crty Manager
cc Karen Bancroft, Director af Personnel
(LTLI P~w~on ME.A Posmom C~ty Mu~tger RapomaOB 1798)
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~ugust 24, 1998
'~iayor Robert T H~lbroo~
and CIty Caunc~l Me~bers
Crtr of Santa Mvmca
C~tv Counc~l O~ice # 200
; 68a'_vlaan Street, P O BQx 2244
Santa Maruca, CA 90407-220~
Re ~ppeal on the C~ty Manager's decision concern~ng (Appropnate Lmt)
determinatian
Dear Mayor Holbrook and C~ty Counc~l Members
On Au~ust 17, i998 L'ntted Tra.nsportation linion filed a Petitian toF ~'~7a~ont~°
Representat~ve, Recogn~tion on behalf of the Mechan~cs, ?~~otor Coach Cieaners,
St~rekeeper, Warehouseman and Supervisor of the'Vlaintenance d~vis~on tn the
Transportat~Qn Department (see copy enclosed) I recetved a reply from the C~ty
:1-1ana~~r dated Augt~st 17, i998 (see copy enc~osed) deny~n~ the Pet~tion The Crtv
Ordsna~ce Sec.t~on 3 02 lssts some factars among ott~ers ta be cor~s~defed in mak~n~ i~at
dec~sion
To begin with the applicabie sect~on should be Sect~on 3 02 and not 3 O1 as stated in the
letter fram the C~t}~ ~Vianager If Section 3 02 was properly interpreted, then there should
be no quest~on as to whether The L'nyted Transpartatxon Union is the ~ppropr~ate L~nit
T~ere are no other Bargai~~ng Uruts zn the City that are more related ta the classificatzorxs
for wh~c~ Fet~t~oner seeks representat~an than Unt~ed Transportat~on Um~n
Contrary_ to ~;°hat ts sta~ed 1n the CrtV Mana~er's letter, these class~fications ha~~e a
cornmun~ty of ~nterest wirh Niotar Coach Operators (a classificatzon represented ~v L~T[~3
on the sa~e property Botl~ groups ~nterm~ngie on a da~~~ ~~.sas, work together on
emplay~ee task forces, attend departmental meetings together, and are work~ng an the
same ~~alues ar~d behav~ors ~nth the goal af Excellez~-ce 4n Transpartat~on They «~or~ an
problem solti~ing together, currently woz-king as a tearn to keeg the Santa Mamca Bz~ B~ue
Bus as ~Tumber ane in the nat~on In add~t~on both groups fall under s}~eciai
Transportation Lar~~s, Rules and Regulattons affect~ng transportation that are morz
str~ngent than that of other grovps (Examp~es are the Drug and ~lcohol Test~n~ Pro~ratrE,
'_1.layor Halbroak
and Citv Counci~ Members
Page two
Au~ust 24, 1998
the Transportatian Funding Program, the Gommercial Drivers License requ~rements, ~ust
to name a few)
To say that there is no h~story of the Pet~~ioned posrtions be~ng represented separately at
the City of Santa Monica may be correct but the Petition did not say they would be
~epresented separately or placed wtth another u~~t alrea.dy represented by liTU in ttie
C ity
T'L~e C~ty Manager's Ietter further states in part, "Tn those cases where the transit group is
part af a'_Vluruc~palrty, the'viotor Coach Operators are usually~ part of the ~eneral
emp~oyee bargafmng umt, wh~ch would be s~m~lar to MEA" Vdrth that statement the
C~ty Manager must have forgotten that each Munic~paltty has the;r own regulat~ons
However UTU represents Municipal~ttes where Motor Coach Operators and the
Petit~oned group are in the same barga~ning unit, for example North County Trans~t
District San Diego, Californra, Transit ManagemenT of Charlatte NC, Transit
Manageme~t of Lareda, Texas We also represent Mumcipalities where I~'Iotor Caach
operators are separate such as, Santa Manica I~Tunicipa~ Bus Lines, Santa iVianica, C~
a.nd City af Albuquerque, lti'?1~1
The City~ Mana~er's letter further states, " In those cases where the Trans~t a~ency ~s a
separate agencyjcompany, the Motor Coach Operators are usually represented by a
separate bargaimng unit and are not combined with the petrtioned posit~ons "
Contrary~ to that statement, UTU represents combined posrtions at Transrt
Agency/Company that are non Munieipalities at Rockland Coaches - NJ, Aazrondak
Coaches - A]bany :VY, Pcne Hill Bus Coach - K~ngston NY, National School Bus -
BuffaIo & Rochester NY, A&E Transportation - San Mateo CA There are also other
LTnians such as, The Transport VVorkers tinsan in Ph~Iadelp~-~a and New YQric C~ty and
the ~nalgamated Transit Union on the Greyhound properties, to name a few that
represent combined posrtions
Please ~ote that UTU is not seelcing to represent Motor Coach Oper~tors, since the Cjt_y
Manager's repty places such great emphasis on that group Instead we Petitioned for a
graup that is ent~tled to self-determtnat~on according to Section 2 O 1 0#' Ordinance 801
w-hich states in part, "Employees of the Cit~~ shall have the nght to form, ~oin, and
participate ~n the acti~rtres of employee orgamzat~ons of their own choosmg for the
purpose of representation on all matters of employer-employee relations includ~ng but not
limited to wa~es, ~ours, and other terms and conditions of employment"
Mavor Holbrook
and C~ty Counctl Members
Page three
A~gust 24, 1998
UTU on behalf of the Pet~tioned group is aggr~eved by the determinat~on o#'the City
?vlanager that `there is insufficient "communrty af ~nterest" among the pet~tioned
transportation department ~ob class~f cat~on and ~ob classificat~on represented by L~I'U
(i e, Motor Coach Operator)' and is by way of this letter agpea.ling to the City Council
for reltef ~n accordance ~++ith Section 3 03 of 4rdznance 801
We trust that you w~ll rev~ew this matter and grant these employees ti~eir w~shzs
Sancerely,
Perc~val Palmer
Alternate Vice Prest ent
LTnrted Transportat~on~Ur~ion
Enclosures
cc Ma.r~a Stewart, Crty Clerk
~~r John JaIili, City Manager