I am pleased to announce that the tentative agreement between the Metropolitan Council and the TMSA was overwhelmingly approved by the TMSA members. Of our 269 full share members, only 15 voted “no” on the contract. The TMSA Board appreciates your vote of confidence in what has been a very difficult negotiation. We thank you.
Timeline:
The next step is that on Wednesday February 24, 2016 the Metropolitan Council Management Committee will consider to recommend that the Committee of the Whole authorize the contract. It is agenda item 2016-44.
If approved by the Management Committee, the contract will go forward to the Committee of the Whole on March 9. If it is approved by the Metropolitan Council, it will be sent to Payroll to affect changes and compute back pay.
Pay Adjustments:
Terry Marvin, Metropolitan Council Payroll Manager, has confirmed that if the contract is approved by the Committee of the Whole on March 9, the back pay will be paid on March 25, 2016.
We were informed by the employer today that the performance pay raises for individuals in the performance zone will be:
Achieves Expectations – 1%
Surpasses Expectations – 1.5%
Exceptional – 2.1%
Medical and Dental Insurance Premiums:
The TMSA member’s 2016 monthly insurance premiums will be:
$19 – Distinctions III (Single)
$285 – Distinctions III (Family)
$12 – HRA (Single)
$222 – HRA (Family)
$2 – Dental (Single)
$19 – Dental (Family)
Uniforms:
Danielle Julkowski and Matt Walker will be sitting down with the respective individuals from Senior Management to specify the details on the winter items that have become part of the initial issue. Please contact them to express any concerns or desires on this issue.
Health Care Savings Plan:
The increase of the employee contribution from .5% of gross wages to 1% of gross wages was also overwhelmingly approved. Of our 269 full share voting members, only 20 voted against the proposal. Thus, the HCSP increase will go into effect on April 8, 2017.