Philadelphia, Blue-Collar Union Head For Showdown As Negotiations Stall

January 30, 2013 1:05 PM

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Today is the deadline set by Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter for the blue-collar city workers’ union to respond to what he calls his “final offer” in the long-running contract talks.

It was two weeks ago that Mayor Nutter’s negotiators delivered the so-called “final offer” to District Council 33 (see related story). His aides indicated that if there was no agreement by today, he could take further actions, possibly imposing terms of the offer on the workers.

“We are interested in reform changes with regard to pensions and the right to furlough, and substantial changes with regard to overtime policy,” says Nutter’s spokesman, Mark McDonald.

DC 33 chief Pete Matthews has stated he won’t even negotiate if furloughs are on the table (see related story). So any chance for progress in the late-day negotiations, when the two sides meet at 4pm today, is very uncertain.

The union, along with the white-collar District Council 47, has been without a contract since 2009 (see related story).

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Philadelphia, Blue Collar Union Head For Showdown As Negotiations Stall

http://1philly.com/nutter-administration-hoping-to-derail-court-fight-with-citys-blue-collar-union/ Nutter Administration Hoping To Derail Court Fight With City’s Blue-Collar Union | Local Philadelphia News Aggregator

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http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/02/06/nutter-administration-hoping-to-derail-court-fight-with-citys-blue-collar-unioin/ Nutter Administration Hoping To Derail Court Fight With City’s Blue-Collar Unioin « CBS Philly

[...] District Council 33 has been without a contract since July 1, 2009, and the two sides are mainly at odds over three matters: the mayor wants a two-tier pension system for new hires; he wants the right to furlough workers; and he wants an overhaul of overtime rules (see related story). [...]
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/02/01/nutter-will-ask-for-court-ok-to-impose-work-rules-on-city-workers-union/ Nutter Will Ask for Court OK to Impose Work Rules on City Workers’ Union « CBS Philly

[...] Mayor Nutter believes he has the right to impose on trash collectors and other blue-collar city workers the terms of his so-called “final offer” (see related story), after two bargaining sessions with District Council 33 this week went nowhere (another related story). [...]
http://www.bluecollarjobsandcareers.com/philadelphia-blue-collar-union-head-for-showdown-as-negotiations-stall-cbs-local/ Philadelphia, Blue-Collar Union Head For Showdown As Negotiations Stall – CBS Local – Blue Collar Jobs And Careers | Blue Collar Jobs And Careers

[...] CBS Local [...]