AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ANCHORAGE … AO 2014-80(S...AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL CODE...

Submitted by: ASSEMBLY MEMBER JOHNSTON Prepared by: Dept. of Law For reading: August 5, 2014

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA AO No. 2014-80(S)

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 1 3.70, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS. 2 3 WHEREAS, the Municipality and the labor organizations which represent 4 municipal employees must negotiate collective bargaining agreements which 5 secure the long term financial stability of the Municipality by allowing delivery of 6 the highest value services at the lowest reasonable cost to the citizens of 7 Anchorage; and 8 9 WHEREAS, the Municipality has determined that certain provisions within 10 Anchorage Municipal Code chapter 3.70 require updating and revision; and 11 12 WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Municipality that definition changes in 13 this ordinance for supervisory and confidential employees will not be the 14 sole criteria used to reclassify current employees out of a bargaining unit; 15 16 WHEREAS, the bargaining units have requested clarification and asked for 17 certain changes, and responses thereto have been provided, as summarized 18 in Exhibit A; now, therefore, 19 20 THE ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY ORDAINS: 21 22 Section 1. Anchorage Municipal Code chapter 3.70 is hereby amended to read 23 as follows (some unaffected sections are included for context; the remainder of the 24 chapter is not affected and therefore not set out): 25 26

Chapter 3.70 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS* 27 __________ 28

*Cross references: Personnel rules, Ch. 3.30; Anchorage police and fire 29 retirement system, Ch. 3.85; exemptions from disclosure of certain public 30 records, § 3.90.040; employee relations board, § 4.40.070. 31 __________ 32 33 3.70.010 Definitions. 34 3.70.020 Declaration of policy. 35 3.70.030 Rights of employees. 36 3.70.040 Management rights. 37 3.70.050 Employee relations board. 38 3.70.060 Collective bargaining units. 39 3.70.070 Recognition and certification of employee organizations. 40 3.70.080 Certification of bargaining representative. 41 3.70.090 Collective bargaining. 42 3.70.100 Mediation and fact-finding. 43

AO 2014-80(S) updating chapter 3.70 of 29

3.70.110 Impasse resolutions. 1 3.70.120 Strikes. 2 3.70.130 Agreements. 3 3.70.140 Unfair labor practices. 4 3.70.150 Dues checkoff. 5 3.70.160 Binding arbitration. 6 3.70.170 Applicability of personnel regulations. 7 3.70.180 Transition measures; effective date. 8 3.70.185 EMS integration plan. (Repealed) 9 3.70.190 Bargaining units established; description. 10 3.70.195 Appointment of special officers. 11 3.70.196 Post retirement police and fire medical benefits. 12 3.70.200 Severability. 13 14 15 3.70.010 Definitions. 16 17 The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall 18 have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the 19 context clearly indicates a different meaning: 20 21

Administrative agreement means a written document executed by 22 the mayor's designee and an employee organization, which changes, 23 modifies/alters, amends, clarifies or interprets an explicit term or any written 24 provision of a labor agreement, which has any financial consequences and 25 which must be approved by the employee organization and by the 26 assembly in the manner provided in AMC Section 3.70.130. 27

28 Administrative letter means a written document, including, but not 29

limited to, a memorandum or letter of understanding, a side letter or 30 agreement, or a letter of agreement addressing the management of the 31 labor force under the existing terms of the current labor agreement. 32 Administrative letters may not be used to vary the explicit terms of a labor 33 agreement and may not result in any financial consequences for the 34 Municipality. An administrative letter shall be executed by a duly authorized 35 representative[S] of an employee organization and shall be approved by the 36 assembly in the manner provided in AMC Section 3.70.130 in order to 37 become effective. 38

39 Bargaining representative means the organization, association or 40

labor union recognized through certification by the board as the proper 41 party to represent the bargaining unit in collective bargaining and 42 processing of grievances with the municipality. 43

44 Bargaining unit means the collective group of employees to be 45

represented in collective bargaining and processing of grievances by one 46 bargaining representative. 47

48 Board means the employee relations board of the municipality. 49 50 Classification plan means a system of job titles, [AND]job 51


classification specifications and FLSA designations [DESCRIPTIONS] 1 corresponding to designated pay ranges and includes an orderly 2 arrangement into classes of employees and a list of class titles, class codes 3 and ranges assigned to each class. 4

5 Collective bargaining means the performance of the mutual 6

obligations of the municipality and the employee organization to meet at 7 reasonable times and negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours 8 and other terms and conditions of employment and the execution of a 9 written contract incorporating an agreement reached. These obligations do 10 not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a 11 concession. 12

13 Confidential employee means an employee who, in the normal 14

course of the employee’s [HIS] duties, has access to or assists in the 15 preparation or utilization of information used in collective bargaining 16 negotiations, arbitrations, grievances, employee relations board 17 proceedings or labor-related litigation and board hearings, or whose duties 18 require and involve direct and/or system access to confidential information 19 which contributes significantly to the deliberative process and development 20 of municipal labor, employee relations, benefits, payroll or budgetary policy. 21

22 Dues checkoff means the obligation or practice of the government of 23

deduction from the salary of a public employee at the employee’s [his] 24 written authorization of an amount for the payment of the employee’s [his] 25 membership dues in an employee organization, and the obligation of the 26 municipality to transmit the sums so deducted to the employee 27 organization. 28

29 Election means a proceeding conducted and supervised by the 30

employee relations board in which employees in a collective bargaining unit 31 cast secret written ballots for the purpose of determining a collective 32 bargaining representative or for any other purpose specified in this chapter. 33

34 Electrical generation and transmission means those employee 35

services, as determined by the board, which are essential to the 36 uninterrupted generation and transmission of electrical power to the 37 community. 38

39 Emergency declaration means an emergency as declared by the 40

mayor as described in AMC section 3.80.010 et seq. 41 42 Emergency medical services means all employees in the section of 43

emergency medical services. 44 45 Employee means any person holding a position in the 46

[ADMINISTRATIVE] service of the municipality. Such term does not include 47 members of citizen commissions or advisory groups appointed under 48 authority of article V of the Charter or Assembly appointees to the municipal 49 audit committee or board of equalization. The term "employee" shall not 50 include supervisory employees. 51


1 Employee organization means an organization of employees of any 2

kind, having as its purpose the representation [IMPROVEMENT OF 3 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT] of public employees 4 through collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration, or any other 5 procedure where permitted under this chapter. 6

7 Employer means the municipality. Such term does not include the 8

numerous citizen advisory boards and commissions which exist under the 9 authority of article V of the Charter. 10

11 Fact-finding means investigation of a dispute by a duly appointed 12

individual, panel or board, with the fact finder submitting a report to the 13 parties or the public describing the issues, and reporting the facts relating 14 thereto. 15

16 Fire protection means all employees within the division of fire 17

services. 18 19 Holiday means a holiday officially recognized by the municipality as 20

defined by AMC chapter 3.30. 21 22 Labor agreement means a collective bargaining agreement that is 23

the result of an exchange of mutual promises between the mayor of the 24 municipality and an employee organization, and which becomes a binding 25 contract for the period of time set forth therein. A labor agreement must be 26 approved by the employee organization and by the assembly. 27

28 Mediation means effort by an impartial third party to assist in 29

reaching an agreement or reconciling a dispute regarding wages, hours and 30 other terms and conditions of employment between representatives of the 31 employer and the exclusive bargaining representative through 32 interpretation, suggestion and advice. Mediation may include 33 recommending to the assembly concerning the terms of a collective 34 bargaining agreement. 35

36 [PERSONAL STAFF MEANS THE AIDES, SECRETARIES AND 37

CLERKS WORKING DIRECTLY FOR AN OFFICIAL OR SUPERVISORY 38 EMPLOYEE.] 39

40 Police means all employees within the police department. 41 42 Port operation means those employee services, as determined by 43

the board, which are essential to the continued transshipment of 44 commodities through the Port of Anchorage. 45

46 Sewer treatment means those employee services, as determined by 47

the board, which are essential to continued operation of the sewer 48 treatment system of the municipality. 49

50 Staff means all employees within the department, division, section or 51


office affected. 1 2 Supervisory employee means an individual having responsibility on 3

behalf of the municipality regularly to supervise other employees and 4 participate in the performance of [SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING 5 FUNCTIONS OF WITH RESPECT TO] other employees, including: [TO] 6 hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, approve 7 time and attendance, reward, discipline, direct or adjust grievances, or 8 effectively [TO] recommend such action, if, in connection with such 9 performance [FUNCTIONS], the exercise of such responsibility is not of a 10 merely routine or clerical nature but requires the exercise of independent 11 judgment. 12

13 Water treatment means those employee services, as determined by 14

the board, which are essential to continued operation of the water treatment 15 system of the municipality. 16

17 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 88-76; AO No. 77-376; AO No. 84-221(S); AO No. 18 88-131(S); AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO No. 2008-135(S), § 1, 9-29-09; AO No. 19 2013-37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-13) 20 21 Cross references: Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 22

1.05.020. 23 24

3.70.020 Declaration of policy. 25 26 A. Generally. While retaining the management rights enumerated at 27

section 3.70.040, the municipality declares that it is its policy to 28 promote harmonious and cooperative relations between the 29 municipality and its employees and to protect the public by ensuring 30 orderly and effective operations of government, while maintaining 31 financially sound principles. These policies are to be effectuated by 32 good faith discussions between the municipality and employee 33 organizations recognizing the right of employees to organize for the 34 purpose of collective bargaining; by negotiating with and entering 35 into written agreements with employee organizations on matters of 36 wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment; by 37 using mediation as a means to resolve disputes in accordance with 38 the provisions of this chapter or whenever both parties choose to do 39 so; and by maintaining merit system principles among municipal 40 employees. 41

42 B. Communications policy. It is also the policy of the municipality that 43

continuing communications shall be promoted between the 44 municipality and employee representatives and that no collective 45 bargaining agreement will be ratified by the assembly unless it 46 contains, as a part of the agreement, the following: "The parties 47 agree that they will meet and confer in good faith at reasonable times 48 and places concerning this agreement, and its interpretation or any 49 other matter of mutual concern to employee representatives and the 50 municipality. The parties further agree that either party may request 51


in writing, that the parties confer within 14 days after the date of 1 delivery of the request, in regard to specific matters. An unexcusable 2 refusal to meet and confer in response to such request shall be a 3 violation of this agreement. There shall be no obligation on the part 4 of either party to reopen, modify, amend or otherwise alter the 5 terminology or interpretation of this agreement or to make any other 6 agreement as a result of any such conferences nor shall the 7 requirement for such conferences alter the rights or obligations of the 8 parties under this agreement." 9

10 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 88-131(S); AO No. 88-148; AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO 11 No. 2013-37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-13) 12 13 3.70.030 Rights of employees. 14 15 Employees shall have the right to organize and to be represented by 16 employee organizations for the purpose of collective bargaining with the 17 municipality concerning the terms and conditions of their employment and 18 for the purpose of resolving grievances arising under collective bargaining 19 agreements, both as provided in this chapter. 20 21 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 89-46(S-1)) 22 23 3.70.040 Management rights. 24 25 A. Unless otherwise subsequently agreed to by the Municipality 26

and specifically approved by the Assembly, i[I]t is the right of the 27 municipality acting through its agencies to: 28

29 1. Determine the standards of service to be offered by its 30

agencies; 31 32 2. Determine the standards of selection for employment; 33 34 3. Direct and supervise its employees; 35 36 4. Take disciplinary action; 37 38 5. Relieve its employees from duty because of lack of work or for 39

other legitimate reasons; 40 41 6. With due consideration for safety and risk factors, m[M]aintain 42

the efficiency of governmental operations; 43 44 7. Determine the methods, means, equipment and staffing and 45

scheduling of personnel by which government operations are 46 to be conducted including staffing and scheduling; 47

48 8. Adopt and amend a classification plan and allocate and 49

reallocate employees to positions within the plan; 50 51


9. Take all necessary actions to carry out its mission in 1 emergencies; [AND] 2

3 10. Exercise complete control and discretion over scheduling its 4

employees and its organization and the technology and 5 equipment of performing its work; and 6

7 11. Determine key and essential personnel and necessary 8

equipment and supplies in the event of an emergency 9 declaration. 10

11 B. The municipality declares that there is nothing incompatible with the 12

maintenance of these rights and collective bargaining as to the 13 method of application of these rights on matters of wages, hours and 14 other terms and conditions of employment. In exercising 15 management rights, the municipality shall ensure that, where matters 16 of wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment are 17 involved, all written agreements are observed unless contrary to law. 18 Units appropriate for collective bargaining shall be determined by the 19 employee relations board in accordance with criteria established by 20 the assembly in this chapter. 21

22 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 77-376; AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO No. 2013-37(S-2), 23 § 1, 3-26-13) 24 25 3.70.050 Employee relations board. 26 27 A. Established; membership. There is established an impartial body, the 28

employee relations board of the municipality. The board is made up 29 of three impartial members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by 30 the assembly in public hearing. The board must include a member 31 with a background in management, a member with a background in 32 labor, and a member from the general public. The board shall 33 annually select a chair from among its members to serve a term of 34 one year. Confirmation hearings shall be preceded by at least two 35 weeks' notice to representatives of each municipal bargaining unit of 36 the proposed appointment. The employee relations board reports 37 jointly to the mayor and the assembly. 38

39 B. Compensation of members; other employment. None of the 40

members of the board shall be employed by the municipality or by 41 any of the groups covered by this chapter. [MEMBERS OF THE 42 BOARD SHALL BE PAID $50.00 PER DAY OR PORTION THEREOF 43 WHEN SITTING AS THE BOARD.] 44

45 C. Staff. All staff costs for the board shall be borne by the municipality. 46

For purposes of this section, staff costs are those costs necessary to 47 pay the salaries of those municipal employees who normally serve 48 as staff to the board, and to provide those employees with day-to-49 day office supplies. The municipality shall assume all costs incurred 50 in connection with the official activities of the board unless specified 51


differently elsewhere in this chapter. The board shall determine its 1 staff needs and report such to the mayor and the assembly for 2 approval and inclusion in the annual budget. 3

4 D. Powers and duties. The board shall administer the policies 5

established by this chapter. Its duties shall include but are not limited 6 to: 7 8 1. Determining in each case the unit appropriate for the 9

purposes of collective bargaining, taking care to avoid 10 unnecessary fragmentation of homogenous groups. 11

12 2. Conduct of representation elections. 13 14 3. Certification or decertification of employee organizations as 15

exclusive representatives. 16 17 4. Resolution of disputes, including administrative oversight of 18

mediation, fact-finding, and arbitration activities. 19 20 5. Determination of the occurrence of and remedy for unfair 21

labor practices. 22 23 6. Determination regarding disputes between management and 24

the unions regarding positions exempted from collective 25 bargaining as identified in section 3.70.060C. 26 [DESIGNATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 27 PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, OF THOSE 28 PERSONNEL WITHIN THE SUPERVISORY AND 29 CONFIDENTIAL CATEGORIES.] 30

31 7. Conduct of such hearings and inquiries as are necessary to 32

carry out the functions of the board. 33 34 8. Exercise of the power to administer oaths and affirmations, 35

examine witnesses and documents, take testimony and 36 receive evidence[, AND COMPEL BY THE ISSUANCE OF 37 SUBPOENAS THE ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES AND 38 THE PRODUCTION OF RELEVANT DOCUMENTS. THE 39 BOARD MAY DELEGATE SUCH POWERS TO ANY 40 MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR ANY PERSON APPOINTED 41 BY THE BOARD FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS 42 FUNCTION, AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION]. 43

44 E. All parties shall have the right to subpoena witnesses and 45

documents using a form provided by the municipal clerk and 46 submitted to the clerk for issuance at least five working days before 47 the date of the hearing. 48 49

F. Implementation of chapter. The board shall conduct hearings, issue 50 cease and desist orders, require appropriate remedies for unfair 51


labor practices, conduct elections and take affirmative action to 1 effectuate the policies of this chapter. 2

3 G[F]. Authority to prescribe additional regulations. The board shall 4

recommend to the assembly [PROMULGATE] rules and regulations 5 necessary to perform its duties to effectuate the purposes of this 6 chapter. 7

8 H[G]. Effect of decisions. Decisions of the board shall be binding upon all 9

parties to a proceeding unless stayed by order of the superior court 10 pursuant to the filing of an appeal. Any party to a proceeding before 11 the board may petition the superior court to enforce an order of the 12 board. 13

14 I[H] . Removal of members. Board members may be removed from office 15

in accordance with section 4.05.060. 16 17 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 88-131(S); AO No. 88-148; AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO 18 No. 2005-113, § 1, 9-27-05; AO No. 2013-37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-13) 19 20 Cross references: Code of ethics, ch. 1.15; public meetings, ch. 1.25; 21 boards and commissions, tit. 4. 22 23 3.70.060 Collective bargaining units. 24 25 A. Generally. The employee relations board shall decide in each case 26

the unit appropriate for the purpose of collective bargaining, based 27 on such factors as community of interest, wages, hours and other 28 working conditions of the employees involved, the history of 29 collective bargaining and the desires of the employees. Bargaining 30 units shall be as large as is reasonable, and unnecessary 31 fragmenting shall be avoided. Supervisory and confidential 32 employees shall not be members of a bargaining unit. 33

34 B. School district. School district employees' bargaining units shall be 35

as determined by the school board and all responsibility for collective 36 bargaining shall be that of the school board. 37

38 C. Exempt employees. The following employees shall be exempt from 39

collective bargaining, no matter where located: 40 41

1. All executive employees and those appointed employees as 42 identified in section 3.30.012[.]A.; 43

44 2. All supervisory employees [AS DESIGNATED BY THE 45

BOARD UPON PETITION OF THE MUNICIPALITY]; 46 47

3. The office of the mayor[, EXCEPT THAT EMPLOYEES 48 CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 49 OR BARGAINING UNIT MEMBERS WHOSE POSITIONS 50 ARE REASSIGNED TO THAT OFFICE SHALL ONLY BE 51


EXCLUDED FROM BARGAINING UNIT MEMBERSHIP 1 WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD]; 2

3 4. The staffs of the municipal manager[, THE EXECUTIVE 4

MANAGER,] and the office of emergency management[, 5 EXCEPT EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR 6 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING OR BARGAINING UNIT 7 MEMBERS WHOSE POSITIONS ARE REASSIGNED TO 8 THOSE OFFICES SHALL ONLY BE EXCLUDED FROM 9 BARGAINING UNIT MEMBERSHIP WITH THE APPROVAL 10 OF THE BOARD]; 11

12 5. The staff of the municipal attorney; 13 14 6. The staff of the internal auditor; 15 16 7. The [PORTION OF THE] treasurer's staff [CHARGED WITH 17

BILLING AND COLLECTING PROPERTY TAXES, 18 COLLECTIONS ADMINISTRATION, AND DIRECT 19 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE]; 20

21 8. The ombudsman, the staff of the office of the ombudsman, the 22

municipal clerk and the staff of the municipal clerk, and the 23 staff of the equal rights commission; 24

25 9. The staff of the department of employee relations; 26 27 10. Confidential employees [WHO IN THE NORMAL COURSE 28

OF THEIR DUTIES HAVE ACCESS TO OR ASSIST IN THE 29 PREPARATION OF LABOR RELATIONS MATERIALS USED 30 IN NEGOTIATIONS, ARBITRATIONS, GRIEVANCES AND 31 BOARD MEETINGS]; 32

33 11. The staff of any [MUNICIPAL] information technology 34

department or division, [INCLUDING: A. THE STAFF OF THE 35 MUNICIPALITY], except for the reprographics section; 36

37 [B. THE STAFF OF THE ANCHORAGE WATER AND 38

WASTEWATERUTILITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 39 DIVISION; AND 40


C. THE STAFF OF THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER 1 UTILITY SYSTEMS DIVISION EXCEPT FOR THE RADIO 2 SHOP.] 3 4

12. The staff of the assembly; 5 6 13. The staff of the police and fire retirement board; 7 8 14. The staff of the [HERITAGE LAND BANK AND] Real Estate 9

Department [Services]; [AND] 10 11

15. The staff of the office of management and budget; 12 13 16. The staff of the central payroll office within the finance 14

department no matter where located; and 15 16

17. Those employees whose duties primarily consist of payroll 17 functions, including time adjustments, time evaluation, or time 18 entry for other employees. 19

20 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 77-94; AO No. 247-76; AO No. 78-82; AO No. 78 21 113; AO No. 78-166; AO No. 79-27; AO No. 81-82; AO No. 82-49; AO No. 22 85-8; AO No. 88-47(S); AO No. 88-82; AO No. 88-131(S); AO No. 88-148; 23 AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO No. 89-125; AO No. 98-115(S), § 5, 7-1-98; AO No. 24 2002-69, § 4, 5-14-02; AO No. 2003-61, § 1, 1-1-03; AO No. 2004-138, § 1, 25 10-26-04; AO No. 2007-45, § 1, 4-10-07; AO No. 2008-90(S), § 3, 1-1-09; 26 AO No. 2013-37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-13) 27 28 3.70.070 Recognition and certification of employee organizations. 29 30 A. The municipality shall recognize and bargain with certified bargaining 31

representatives selected according to the procedures set out in this 32 chapter. 33

34 B. Certification by the board shall conclusively establish that the 35

certified organization is the proper bargaining representative for the 36 bargaining unit. The municipality and the certified bargaining 37 representatives shall bargain in good faith for the purpose of entering 38 into written agreements with respect to wages, hours and other 39 terms and conditions of employment, as provided in this chapter. 40

41 C. If a change of certification occurs before the expiration of a current 42

bargaining agreement, the municipality shall bargain with the newly 43 certified bargaining representative for purposes of reaching a new 44 agreement. 45

46 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 89-46(S-1)) 47 48 3.70.080 Certification of bargaining representative. 49 50 A. Generally. The board shall determine the bargaining representative 51


according to the procedures set out in this section. Upon such 1 determination, the board shall certify the bargaining representative. 2 As a condition of certification, the bargaining representative shall 3 represent all employees within the unit without regard to membership 4 in the organization. No closed shop shall be allowed. Nothing in this 5 section bars inclusion in a collective bargaining agreement of a 6 requirement that all members of the unit affiliate with the bargaining 7 representative within 30 days after the date of their employment, or 8 the date of certification, whichever is later. 9

10 B. Initiation of election. Bargaining representatives shall be determined 11

by election by employees within the bargaining unit by secret written 12 ballot or by consent of the parties and approval by the board. An 13 election on representation may be initiated by presentation to the 14 board of authorization cards dated no more than one hundred and 15 eighty (180) days before the date of presentation, containing the 16 signatures of at least 30 percent of the employees within the 17 bargaining unit requesting that the applicant be certified to represent 18 the members of the bargaining unit. No petition shall be entertained 19 by the board if there has been an election in the unit during the 20 preceding 12 months. No election may be directed by the employee 21 relations board in a bargaining unit in which there is in force and 22 effect a valid collective bargaining agreement, except during a 180-23 day period preceding the expiration date. However, no collective 24 bargaining agreement may bar an election upon petition of persons 25 in the bargaining unit, if more than three years have elapsed since 26 the execution of the agreement or the last timely renewal, whichever 27 was later. 28

29 C. Time for presentation of petition for election. A petition based on 30

authorization cards must be presented to the board not more than 31 180 days or not less than 150 days before the expiration of the 32 current agreement. 33

34 D. Verification of petition for election. Upon timely receipt of 35

authorization cards requesting a representation election, the board 36 shall examine the cards and other evidence to ensure that the 37 signatures contained thereon are genuine and that they represent 38 signatures of members of the bargaining unit entitled to vote. Upon 39 verification, the board shall post immediate notice that authorization 40 cards have been received requesting a representation election and 41 that other prospective bargaining representatives desiring their 42 names be placed upon the ballot have an additional period of 15 43 days in which to present authorization cards reflecting the desires of 44 ten percent of the employees within the bargaining unit that such 45 prospective bargaining representative be certified as the bargaining 46 representative. If the board finds the same signatures on more than 47 one authorization card, it shall reject all cards on which the signature 48 appears. 49

50 E. Pre-election hearing. No election may be held without first 51


conducting a pre-election hearing to determine the validity of all 1 requests for certification, the time and procedures for the election, 2 and the contents of the ballot. The pre-election hearing shall be 3 conducted within one week after the expiration of time for submission 4 of authorization cards for intervention of an additional party in the 5 election. All parties which have petitioned for certification, as well as 6 the employer, shall have the opportunity to appear and participate at 7 pre-election hearings. 8

9 F. Election ballot. The ballot shall contain the name of each proposed 10

bargaining representative which has been presented to the board in 11 accordance with this section, as well as the name of the currently 12 certified bargaining representative. The ballot shall also contain a 13 choice for any employee to designate that the employee [HE] does 14 not desire to be represented by any bargaining representative. 15

16 G. Notice of election. Upon conclusion of the pre-election hearing, the 17

board shall notify all employees within the bargaining unit of an 18 election to be held on the question of representation within the 19 bargaining unit. Notice shall be given to each employee at least 20 seven days prior to the election. Additionally, notice shall be posted 21 on municipal bulletin boards in the areas in which employees of the 22 bargaining unit work. The notification shall specify each of the 23 choices contained on the ballot, that the ballot is to be a secret ballot, 24 and the time, date and place of the election. Defects of notice shall 25 not invalidate an election so long as there has been substantial 26 compliance with the requirements of this subsection. 27

28 H. Date of election. Representation elections shall be conducted so that 29

employees have reasonable opportunities to vote during normal 30 working hours. The election shall be held at least 120 days prior to 31 the expiration of a current bargaining agreement affecting the 32 bargaining unit. 33

34 I. Supervision of elections. All representation elections shall be 35

supervised by the board. An observer from each prospective 36 bargaining representative appearing on the ballot and a 37 representative of the employer may be present at each polling place. 38 The board shall establish the time, date and place for the election. 39

40 J. Result of elections. Certification shall require a majority of the valid 41

ballots cast. Where more than one organization is on the ballot and 42 none of the three or more choices receives a majority vote of the 43 valid ballots cast, a runoff election shall be held. The runoff ballot 44 shall contain the two choices which received the largest and second 45 largest number of valid ballots cast. The runoff election shall be 46 conducted within 14 days of the initial election. Notice and posting for 47 the runoff election shall be the same as for the regular election. If the 48 votes for three or more choices are equal, the runoff shall be 49 between the prospective bargaining representatives. 50

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K. Consent recognition. The employer and a prospective bargaining 1 representative may consent to recognition of the bargaining 2 representative in the case of a bargaining unit which is not currently 3 represented. In such case, the parties shall petition the board for 4 certification. The petition shall include authorization cards having the 5 signatures of more than 50 percent of the members of the proposed 6 bargaining unit, dated no more than one hundred and eighty (180) 7 days before the date the petition is presented. The board shall 8 determine whether the prospective bargaining representative 9 represents a majority of the employees within the bargaining unit. If 10 the board determines that the bargaining unit is appropriate and the 11 bargaining representative represents a majority of the employees 12 within the bargaining unit, the board shall certify the prospective 13 bargaining representative as the certified bargaining representative 14 for purposes of collective bargaining. If the board determines that the 15 applicant does not represent a majority of the employees within the 16 bargaining unit, an election shall be held in the manner provided in 17 this chapter, if the election provisions of this chapter have been met. 18

19 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO No. 2013-37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-13) 20 21 3.70.090 Collective bargaining. 22 23 A. After determination of the appropriate bargaining unit and bargaining 24

representative in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and 25 subject to the other provisions of this chapter, the mayor's authorized 26 negotiation team shall enter into negotiations with the bargaining 27 representative of the employee unit in a timely fashion, not to exceed 28 30 days after certification by the board, concerning the wages, hours 29 and other terms and conditions of employment. 30 31 1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this title, 32

substance abuse testing and all issues and other matters 33 related to or affecting such testing shall not be subject to 34 collective bargaining under this chapter, provided however, 35 nothing in this subsection shall prohibit employee grievance 36 and arbitration of discipline and/or discharge pursuant to 37 substance abuse testing policy and procedures. 38

39 2. In all collective bargaining, the team of representatives 40

authorized to negotiate on behalf of the municipality shall 41 include an attorney and a representative of the chief fiscal 42 officer. 43

44 3. No collective bargaining agreement may exceed a term of 45

three years from its effective date. 46 47

B. Negotiating sessions shall be private unless otherwise agreed to by the 48 parties; however, the parties to the negotiations shall periodically and 49 jointly report to the assembly as specified by the assembly but not less 50 than once every 30 days. The joint report shall be made in the form of 51


an Assembly Information Memorandum, and shall state either that 1 negotiations are currently proceeding and the parties are not at 2 impasse, or that the parties are not making progress. If the parties are 3 not making progress, the report shall state what steps are being taken 4 to move the progress forward, such as mediation and fact-finding. The 5 report shall not include information about the substance of the 6 negotiations, unless the parties agree to include that information in the 7 report. The assembly may, on its own motion, make these reports 8 public. [SUCH REPORTS MAY BE MADE PUBLIC BY THE ASSEMBLY WHEN 9 DEEMED APPROPRIATE.] 10

11 C. Collective bargaining shall commence at least 120 [90] days prior to the 12

contract expiration date. If neither party initiates collective bargaining 13 prior to that time, the current contract shall be extended for an additional 14 year. 15

16 D. The assembly shall set general labor relations policy and direction for 17

contract negotiations. 18 19

1. For contracts being reopened or expiring, the office of the mayor 20 shall notify the assembly of impending collective bargaining at 21 least 30 to 45 days before the commencement of collective 22 bargaining in order to allow assembly action on policy and 23 directions for contract negotiations. 24

25 2. The assembly shall be notified by the office of the mayor when 26

negotiations commence. 27 28

a. The mayor and the affected labor organization or 29 employee group shall both keep the assembly apprised of 30 the course of negotiations as set forth in subsection B of 31 this section. 32

33 b. After negotiations commence, neither party to the 34

negotiations shall communicate with the assembly or any 35 of its members concerning the negotiations except 36 through the periodic reporting process described in this 37 section. 38

39 3. When collective bargaining results in an agreement requiring 40

assembly approval under 3.70.130: 41 42

a. An Assembly Memorandum summarizing the contract 43 changes shall accompany the proposed agreement. 44

45 b. A summary of economic effects, including wages and 46

benefits cost (example: health, retirement) and private 47 sector impact, substantiated by financial reviews 48 prepared by the CFO and the internal auditor shall 49 accompany the proposed agreement. This summary 50 shall include a three year projection of total operating 51 budget, including the impact of the percentage change 52


in direct labor costs under the proposed agreement 1 compared to the projected percentage change in total 2 revenue for the same three year period. 3

4 c. The Assembly shall have a 28 [30]-day period for 5

public review and comment on the labor agreement 6 terms and conditions, summary of economic effects, 7 and contract changes, before action by the assembly. 8

9 E. Upon agreement of both parties, collective bargaining may be 10

undertaken at any time. 11 12 F. Subsections A through E of this section are subject to the limitations 13

of section 3.70.140. 14 15 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 88-131(S); AO No. 88-148; AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO 16 No. 98-5(S), § 1, 2-10-98; AO No. 2009-27(S), § 1, 4-14-09; AO No. 2013-17 37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-13) 18 19 3.70.100 Mediation and fact-finding. 20 21 A. If, 90 [60] days prior to the contract expiration date, the parties have 22

not agreed to a collective bargaining agreement, the board shall 23 select and assign a neutral mediator who shall mediate all further 24 negotiation sessions between the parties until directed otherwise by 25 the board. The board may assign a mediator to assist the parties 26 sooner at the request of both parties. A mediator's function shall be 27 to bring the parties together under such circumstances as will tend to 28 effectuate settlement of the dispute, but neither the mediator nor the 29 board has any power of compulsion in mediation proceedings. The 30 cost of mediation shall be borne 50% by the municipality and 50% by 31 union. The parties may collectively agree to a mediator without input 32 from the board. 33

34 B. If, on the 60[30]th day prior to the contract expiration date, a 35

collective bargaining agreement has not been executed between the 36 parties, the parties shall select a fact finder from a list of nine names, 37 three names from within the state and six names from outside the 38 state, submitted by the American Arbitration Association unless 39 otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties, to conduct a hearing 40 and return findings of fact concerning the specific issue in question. 41 The fact finder shall have the power to determine all relevant facts 42 including but not limited to workload, productivity, economic 43 feasibility, cost of living, the parties' bargaining history, relevant 44 market comparisons in the public sector and relevant market 45 comparisons in the private sector taking into account the cost of 46 living in the markets compared, the employer’s past practice and 47 impact on personnel [OR WORKPLACE MORALE]. The cost of the 48 fact finder shall be shared equally by the parties. The fact finder shall 49 within seven days of appointment conduct informal hearings and 50 return [HIS] findings to the employer and bargaining representative. 51


The fact finder shall submit a written report recommending terms and 1 conditions to settle the dispute within 14 days following the fact-2 finding hearing. If, within 14 days after transmission of the findings of 3 fact to the parties, an agreement has not been reached, the parties 4 shall submit all unresolved matters to arbitration. Findings shall be 5 made public upon delivery to the employer and bargaining 6 representative. 7

8 C. The deadlines in subsections A and B of this section may be 9

extended up to 150 days by the parties by mutual consent as long as 10 good faith bargaining continues. 11

12 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 88-131(S); AO No. 88-148; AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO 13

No. 2013-37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-13) 14 15 3.70.110 Impasse resolutions. 16 17 A. Service classes. For purposes of this section, employees perform 18

services in one of the following three classes: 19 20

1. Services which may not be given up for even the shortest 21 period of time; 22

2. Services which may be interrupted for a limited period but not 23 for an indefinite period of time; and 24

3. Services in which absent extraordinary circumstances, work 25 stoppages may be sustained for extended periods without 26 serious effects on the public. 27

28 B. Limitations on engaging in strike. The class described in subsection 29

A.1 of this section is composed of police, fire protection and 30 emergency medical services. The class described in subsection A.2 31 of this section is composed of sewer and water treatment, electrical 32 generation and transmission and port operation. Employees in this 33 class for a limited time may engage in a strike pursuant to subsection 34 C.9 of this section. The limit is determined by the interests of the 35 health, safety and welfare of the public. The board or mayor may 36 apply to the superior court for an order enjoining the strike. A strike 37 may not be enjoined unless it can be shown that it has begun to 38 threaten the health, safety or welfare of the public. A court in 39 deciding whether or not to enjoin the strike shall consider the total 40 equities in the particular class. For purposes of this section, the term 41 "total equities" includes not only the impact of the strike on the public 42 but also the extent to which employee organizations and public 43 employers have met their obligations under this chapter. All other 44 employees fall within the category described in subsection A.3 of this 45 section. If there are extraordinary circumstances under which the 46 health, safety or welfare of the public is threatened, the board or 47 mayor may also apply to the superior court for an order enjoining a 48 strike by this class. 49

50 C. Submission of issues to arbitration. 51


1 1. Prior to expiration of contract. For bargaining units or portions 2

of bargaining units within the category described in subsection 3 A.1 of this section, if the parties have not reached agreement 4 seven days prior to expiration of the contract, the issue in 5 dispute shall be submitted to binding arbitration before the 6 party selected as factfinder in accordance with section 7 3.70.100[.]B. 8

9 2. Completion of mediation and factfinding. For bargaining units 10

or portions of bargaining units within the categories described 11 in subsection A.2 or A.3 of this section who have completed 12 mediation and factfinding under section 3.70.100, the issues 13 in dispute shall immediately be submitted to arbitration. 14

15 3. Agreement prior to arbitrator's award. The parties may 16

continue collective bargaining and reach an agreement at any 17 time prior to the issuance of the arbitrator's award. 18

19 4. Time limit for arbitration decision. Hearings shall be concluded 20

and the arbitrator shall forward the [HIS] decision to both 21 parties not later than 60 days after the factfinder’s report 22 [THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE COLLECTIVE 23 BARGAINING AGREEMENT]. 24

25 5. Selection of factfinder/arbitrator. The factfinder/arbitrator shall 26

be selected in accordance with section 3.70.100B by each 27 party exercising its preemptory challenge in turn until only one 28 factfinder/arbitrator remains. 29

30 6. Arbitration procedure. The arbitrator shall conduct the 31

arbitration according to the rules of Voluntary Rules of Labor 32 Arbitration published by the American Arbitration Association, 33 as may be modified by agreement between the parties at the 34 first day of hearing. 35

36 7. Scope of arbitrator's authority. The arbitrator shall be limited in 37

his authority to selection on a subject-by-subject basis from 38 each of the parties' last best offer. On each subject, the 39 arbitrator shall select one party's proposal in its entirety. The 40 arbitrator shall not have the authority to select or prepare his 41 own offer nor select or combine portions of either parties' last 42 best offers on a given subject. In exercising [HIS OR HER] 43 discretion to select between competing proposals by subject, 44 the arbitrator shall base the [HIS OR HER] decisions solely on 45 the facts determined in accordance with subsection[S] 46 3.70.100B. and applicable law. 47

48 8. Subject definition. [FOR BARGAINING UNITS OR 49

PORTIONS OF BARGAINING UNITS WITHIN THE 50 CATEGORY DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION A.1. OF THIS 51


SECTION, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS 1 REGARDING SELECTION OF SUBJECTS APPLIES AS 2 FOLLOWS:] 3

4 a. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties to the collective 5

bargaining process, the following shall constitute 6 separate subjects for purpose of [INTEREST] 7 arbitration: 8

9 (1) Scope of the bargaining unit and the definition of 10

bargaining unit work; 11 (2) The amount and effective date of across-the-12

board wage changes which become effective 13 during the contract period either expressed as a 14 lump sum, fixed percentage, cost of living 15 adjustment or an adjustable percentage change, 16 including any retroactive pay; 17

(3) The amount and effective date of wage changes 18 not applicable across-the-board; 19

(4) Hours of work, work day, work week and shift 20 schedules; 21

(5) Overtime; 22 (6) Medical and dental insurance coverage; 23 (7) Disability, life and other insurance coverages; 24 (8) Holidays, including any premium pay for 25

holidays worked; 26 (9) Promotions, transfers and demotions; 27 (10) Leave, including annual, sick and other paid and 28

unpaid leave; 29 (11) Grievance and arbitration procedures; 30 (12) Premium, specialty, shift differential and 31

incentive pay; 32 (13) Layoff and recall procedures; 33 (14) Union recognition, security, dues and other 34

union business; 35 (15) Seniority; 36 (16) Clothing, tools, and equipment; 37 (17) Safety. 38

39 b. All subjects not listed in subsection C.8.a. of this 40

section shall be grouped on a subject-by-subject basis 41 as mutually agreed by the parties. 42

43 c. Any dispute between the parties regarding the inclusion 44

or exclusion of any given issue or issues in any subject 45 category provided for in subsections C.8.a. and C.8.b. 46 of this section shall first be referred to and decided by 47 the arbitrator no later than 30 days in advance of the 48 first fact finding hearing before the arbitrator under 49 section 3.70.100B. and shall be decided by the 50 arbitrator within seven days. In making a [HIS/HER] 51


decision, the arbitrator shall avoid minute dissection of 1 issues that would thwart or prolong arbitral resolution. 2

3 d. Any party may appeal an adverse arbitrator's decision 4

under subsection C.8.c. of this section to the employee 5 relations board within five days of the arbitrator's 6 decision. The employee relations board shall render a 7 decision on such an appeal at least seven days before 8 the fact finding hearing. 9

10 9. Payment of costs of arbitration. Cost of the arbitrator shall be 11

borne equally by both parties. 12 13 10. Decision by arbitrator. 14 15

a. Binding arbitration. The decision of the arbitrator for 16 bargaining units or portions of bargaining units within 17 the category described in subsection A.1 of this section 18 shall be reduced to writing and shall be final and 19 binding upon the parties. The collective bargaining 20 agreement, in compliance with the arbitrator's decision, 21 shall be prepared and executed by the parties. 22 Collective bargaining agreements awarded through 23 binding [INTEREST] arbitration may not exceed two 24 years in duration from the date of the arbitrator's award. 25 Decisions of the arbitrator may be appealed to the 26 Superior Court only for abuse of discretion, fraud or 27 misconduct on the part of the arbitrator. On appeal to 28 the Superior Court, legal determinations of the 29 employee relations board shall be reviewed de novo by 30 the Superior Court. 31

32 b. The decision of the arbitrator for bargaining units or 33

portions of bargaining units within the categories 34 described in subsection A.2 or A.3 of this section shall 35 be reduced to writing and be final and binding upon the 36 parties after approval by eight votes of the assembly[, 37 OR IN THE CASE OF THE ANCHORAGE 38 TELEPHONE UTILITY AFTER APPROVAL BY THREE 39 VOTES OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE UTILITY]. The 40 internal auditor or its contractor shall review and 41 express an opinion on the financial analysis prepared 42 by the affected parties of the projected costs and 43 savings from the contract to be replaced resulting from 44 the arbitrator's recommendation and the municipality's 45 last best offer. If the arbitrator's decision is not 46 approved by the assembly within 21 days after delivery 47 to the municipal clerk, or seven days following receipt 48 of the municipality's financial analysis, whichever is 49 later, the parties shall be considered at impasse. The 50 municipality may then implement its last best offer and 51


the affected bargaining unit may exercise its right to 1 strike. 2

3 11. Appeal. The parties to arbitration may appeal to the employee 4

relations board an arbitrator's decision if the arbitrator has 5 exceeded his jurisdiction and/or authority under the applicable 6 labor agreement or the provisions of chapter 3.70 or the 7 arbitrator's failure to render a decision. Said appeal must be 8 filed within 14 days of the arbitrator's decision or failure to 9 render a decision. If the employee relations board does not 10 render a decision within 30 days after receipt of an appeal 11 then the arbitrator's decision shall remain undisturbed. The 12 employee relations board's decision on such an appeal shall 13 be limited to remand of the matter back to the arbitrator for 14 remedy consistent with the employee relations board's 15 previous opinions. 16

17 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 81-70; AO No. 88-131(S); AO No. 88-148; AO No. 18 89-46(S-1); AO No. 90-159; AO No. 91-29; AO No. 91-43(S-2); AO No. 91-19 173(S); AO No. 97-143(S-1), § 1, 12-9-97; AO No. 2013-37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-20 13) 21 22 3.70.120 Strikes. 23 24 A. Prohibited acts by employees and employee representatives. No 25

employee, employee organization, bargaining representative, labor 26 union, association or officer thereof shall engage in, cause, instigate, 27 encourage or condone a strike, slowdown, walkout, voluntary 28 unauthorized work disruption, or other form of collective work action 29 against the municipality regarding any service specified in section 30 3.70.110[.]A.1. No such person or organization shall take such action 31 with respect to services specified in section 3.70.110[.]A.2 or A.3 32 prior to completion of the process described in section 3.70.110[.]C 33 or thereafter, if the court determines that such action has begun to 34 threaten the health, safety or welfare of the public. The municipality 35 shall not engage in a lockout or other procedure designed to prevent 36 willing employees from working. No party shall cause, instigate or 37 encourage a strike by refusing to bargain in good faith over 38 mandatory subjects as defined in this Code. 39

40 B. Prohibited acts by supervisory personnel. No person exercising on 41

behalf of the municipality any authority, supervision or direction over 42 an employee may authorize, approve, condone or consent to a 43 strike, slowdown, walkout or other form of voluntary unauthorized 44 work disruption by employees. 45

46 C. Board determination regarding illegal strikes. At any time that the 47

employee relations board is notified of an illegal strike, the board 48 shall convene as soon as possible to determine the existence of 49 such strike. The board shall give notice to the employer and the 50 bargaining representative for the bargaining unit of their right to 51


appear and be heard in the course of the board's determination. If 1 the board determines that an illegal strike is or has occurred the 2 board may apply to the superior court for an order enjoining the 3 strike. 4

5 D. Violations. An employee who violates the prohibitions contained in 6

this section shall be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, which 7 may include immediate discharge from employment. 8

9 E. Loss of pay. No compensation shall be paid by the municipality to 10

any employee with respect to any day or part thereof when such 11 employee was engaged in a strike or other work action prohibited 12 under this chapter. 13

14 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 88-131(S); AO No. 88-148; AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO 15 No. 2013-37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-13) 16 17 3.70.130 Agreements. 18 19 A. Labor agreements. Upon completion of negotiations between the 20

municipality and the bargaining representative over a labor 21 agreement, all of the terms and conditions shall be reduced to writing 22 in a single agreement. The agreement shall then be presented to the 23 appropriate employee unit for ratification and to the assembly for 24 ratification in the same manner as a municipal ordinance. No 25 provision of a contract may violate a municipal ordinance or the 26 Charter or state or federal law except as authorized in Section 27 3.70.170. 28

29 B. Administrative agreements. All administrative agreements shall be 30

submitted to the assembly for review and approval within 30 days of 31 execution by a duly authorized representative of an employee 32 organization and the Mayor's Designee. Assembly approval of 33 administrative agreements shall be in the same manner as a 34 municipal ordinance. No administrative agreement may extend 35 beyond the term of the collective bargaining agreement in effect at 36 the time of the agreement. 37

38 C. Administrative letters. All administrative letters shall be summarized 39

periodically by the department and submitted to the assembly for 40 review and acceptance in the form of an Assembly Information 41 Memorandum prior to the effective date of the administrative letter 42 rules. No administrative letter may extend beyond the term of the 43 collective bargaining agreement in effect at the time of the letter. 44

45 D. Required acknowledgement and certification provisions: To ensure 46

that the requirement for Assembly ratification and approval under this 47 Section 3.70.130 is acknowledged and understood, every collective 48 bargaining contract agreement modification, written interpretation, or 49 other change, alteration or amendment, no matter how denominated, 50 shall include in the body of the document a provision that explicitly 51


summarizes the requirements and remedial provisions of Section 1 3.70.130. and a certification under oath or affirmation by each duly 2 authorized representative who signs on behalf of a party. 3 4 1. The certification shall in substance state that in executing the 5

agreement the duly authorized representative, on behalf of the 6 party to the agreement understands and acknowledges that 7 the agreement must comply with Anchorage Municipal Code 8 (AMC). The authorized representative acknowledges and 9 agrees that AMC 3.70.130 requires Assembly approval of all 10 modifications and amendments, no matter how denominated. 11 The authorized representative acknowledges that absent 12 Assembly approval, any modification or amendment no matter 13 how denominated, shall be deemed null and void, and any 14 payments made shall be recoverable by the Municipality. 15 Absent Assembly approval required by AMC 3.70.130, written 16 clarifications and interpretations within the definition of 17 "administrative letter" under AMC 3.70.010 are invalid. AMC 18 3.70.010 prohibits the use of administrative letters to vary the 19 explicit terms of a labor agreement. Intentional actions in 20 violation of this Section 3.70.130 are subject to fines and 21 penalties under AMC Section 1.45.010 and implementation 22 without Assembly approval is prohibited under the municipal 23 penal code, Title 8. 24

25 2. No labor contract, agreement, modification, written 26

interpretation, or other change, alteration or amendment, no 27 matter how denominated, shall be ratified or approved by the 28 Assembly unless the agreement includes the required 29 acknowledgement provision and certifications. 30

31 3. Implementation of any labor agreement or administrative 32

agreement, no[T] matter how denominated, without prior 33 Assembly ratification, is prohibited. 34

35 E. Remedial actions: In the event that the provisions of this section are 36

violated by administrative action, any labor agreement, agreement, 37 modification, written interpretation, or other change, alteration or 38 amendment, no matter how denominated, shall be null and void, with 39 no[T] force or effect. 40

41 F. Grievances. Notwithstanding the requirements in subsections A.-C. 42

above, grievance settlements, including arbitration decisions, 43 pertaining to specific employees shall not be submitted to the 44 assembly, except where the grievance settlement requires an 45 appropriation to a department budget. 46 47 1. A proposed grievance settlement requiring an appropriation 48

shall be submitted for assembly review and approval by 49 resolution in accordance with assembly rules. 50

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(AO No. 69-75; AO No. 84-221(S); AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO No. 2008-1 135(S), § 2, 9-29-09; AO No. 2013-37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-13) 2 3 3.70.140 Unfair labor practices. 4 5 A. Prohibited acts by municipality. The municipality or its agents may 6

not: 7 8 1. Interfere, restrain or coerce an employee in the exercise of the 9

employee’s [HIS] rights guaranteed under this chapter. 10 11 2. Dominate or interfere with the formation, existence or 12

administration of an organization. 13 14 3. Discriminate in regard to hire, tenure, employment or a term 15

or condition of employment for the purpose of encouraging or 16 discouraging membership in an organization. 17

18 4. Discharge or discriminate against an employee because the 19

employee [HE] has signed or filed an affidavit, petition or 20 complaint, or given testimony under the provisions of this 21 chapter. 22

23 5. Refuse to bargain collectively in good faith over wages, hours 24

and other terms and conditions of employment with an 25 organization which is the exclusive representative of 26 employees in an appropriate unit, including but not limited to 27 the discussion of grievances with the exclusive representative. 28

29 B. Prohibited acts by employees and employee representatives. An 30

employee organization or bargaining representative or its agents or 31 employees may not: 32 33 1. Restrain or coerce: 34

35 a. An employee in the exercise of the rights guaranteed 36

under this chapter. 37 38 b. The municipality in the selection of its representative 39

for the purpose of collective bargaining or the 40 adjustment of grievances. 41

42 2. Refuse to bargain collectively in good faith over wages, hours 43

and other terms and conditions of employment with the public 44 employer if the bargaining representative has been 45 designated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter 46 as the exclusive representative of employees in the 47 bargaining unit. 48

49 3. Authorize or engage in a strike, slow down, work stoppage or 50

other activity prohibited under this chapter. 51


1 4. Hinder or prevent, by threats, intimidations, force or coercion 2

of any kind, the pursuit of any lawful work or employment of 3 the municipality. 4

5 5. Engage in a secondary boycott or hinder or prevent by threat, 6

intimidation, force, coercion or sabotage, the obtaining, use or 7 disposition of materials, supplies, equipment or services. 8

9 6. Engage in any illegal effort to interfere with productions, 10

functions or services of the public employer. 11 12 C. Complaints; informal conciliation. If the municipality or an employee 13

or prospective or current bargaining representative believes that an 14 unfair labor practice has been committed, it may, within 30 days from 15 occurrence of the alleged unfair labor practice, file with the employee 16 relations board a verified written complaint stating the nature of the 17 violation and requesting that the board investigate the complaint. The 18 board shall, upon receipt of such a complaint, conduct a preliminary 19 investigation to determine whether probable cause exists in support 20 of the complaint or accusation. If the board determines, after an 21 informal investigation, that probable cause exists to support the 22 complaint, it shall try to eliminate the unfair labor practice by informal 23 methods of conference, conciliation and persuasion. Nothing said or 24 done during such settlement attempts may be used as evidence in 25 subsequent proceedings. If, after its informal inquiry, the board 26 concludes that the complaint is unfounded, the board shall dismiss 27 the complaint forthwith. 28

29 D. Hearing. If the board fails to eliminate a prohibited unfair labor 30

practice through informal conciliation and conference attempts, the 31 board shall, within 14 days [TWO WEEKS] of receipt of the complaint, 32 serve formal notice of the complaint upon the respondent. Within two 33 weeks after service of notice, a hearing shall be conducted to 34 determine the validity of the complaint in accordance with 35 administrative procedures adopted by the board. The parties and the 36 public shall have reasonable notice of the time, date and place of the 37 hearing. Each party shall have the opportunity to be heard and to 38 cross examine all witnesses. Testimony shall be taken under oath 39 and recorded electronically. 40

41 E. Board order. If, upon completion of the formal hearing of a complaint 42

of unfair labor practice, a majority of the board determines that the 43 person or party named in the written complaint has engaged in a 44 prohibited practice, the board shall issue and serve on the person an 45 order or decision requiring that party to cease and desist from the 46 prohibited practice and to take affirmative actions which will carry out 47 the provisions of this chapter. If the board finds that the complaint is 48 not supported, the board shall state its findings of fact and issue an 49 order dismissing the complaint or accusation. 50

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F. Enforcement by injunction. The board may apply to the superior 1 court for an order enjoining the prohibited acts specified in its order 2 or decision. 3

4 G. Other relief. In addition to the other forms of relief for an unfair labor 5

practice mentioned in this section, the board may order 6 reinstatement of public employees, order payment of back pay and 7 lost benefits, award reasonable costs and attorney fees, or take 8 other appropriate action as will effectuate the policies and purposes 9 of this chapter. Where the board finds the commission of a 10 purposeful and flagrant unfair labor practice by an employee 11 representative, it may petition to the superior court to decertify the 12 exclusive bargaining representative. 13

14 H. Intervention. The board may, at its discretion, permit intervention in 15

unfair labor practice hearings by other interested parties upon a 16 showing by such parties that they are directly affected by the 17 proceeding. Once the board has permitted intervention, such party 18 may appear, present evidence and cross examine witnesses at the 19 hearing. 20

21 I. Payment of costs of hearings. All costs associated with unfair labor 22

practice hearings shall be borne by the party against which the board 23 rules. If the board takes no specific action or makes no decision, the 24 costs shall be shared equally. The board may, in its discretion, award 25 reasonable costs and attorneys' fees to the prevailing party in 26 matters involving unfair labor practice. 27

28 J. Evidence. The board shall apply the relaxed [NOT BE BOUND BY THE 29

TECHNICAl] rules of evidence in its conduct of the hearing but shall 30 conduct all such hearings in a manner that comports with due 31 process. 32

33 K. Appeals. Decisions of the board may be appealed directly to the 34

superior court for the state. 35 36 L. Expedited proceedings. The board may conduct expedited unfair 37

labor practice proceedings in cases where it deems it appropriate to 38 do so. 39

40 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 88-131(S); AO No. 88-148; AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO 41 No. 2013-37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-13) 42 43 3.70.150 Dues checkoff. 44 45 Upon written authorization of an employee within a bargaining unit, a copy 46 of which shall be provided to the employer, the municipality may deduct 47 monthly from the payroll of the employee the amount of dues and other fees 48 as certified by the secretary of the exclusive bargaining representative and 49 authorized by the employee, and deliver that amount to the chief fiscal 50 officer of the exclusive bargaining representative. Dues checkoff may be 51


revoked upon failure by the certified bargaining representative to pay, within 1 a reasonable time specified by the board, cost allocations arising out of any 2 proceeding conducted by the board in accordance with this chapter. 3 4 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 89-46(S-1)) 5 6 3.70.160 Binding arbitration. 7 8 Binding arbitration of disputes which arise under a collective bargaining 9 agreement during the term of any collective bargaining agreement will be 10 permitted if the parties have agreed to that procedure for dispute resolution 11 and have included within the agreement a clause providing for that 12 procedure. The decision of the arbitrator shall be reduced to writing unless 13 waived by the parties and shall be final and binding upon the parties. If an 14 unfair labor practice charge addressing the same or related matters is filed 15 with the employee relations board and was deferred to arbitration by the 16 board, the board shall retain jurisdiction to hear any outstanding issues not 17 resolved by the arbitrator. 18 19 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 88-131(S); AO No. 88-148; AO No. 89-46(S-1)) 20 21 3.70.170 Applicability of personnel regulations. 22 23 A. Each collective bargaining agreement made after the effective date 24

of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived shall incorporate 25 by reference the then current personnel regulations of the 26 municipality. The provisions of the personnel regulations may only be 27 substituted by negotiated agreements upon specific approval of the 28 assembly. In the case of any changes made to the personnel 29 regulations during the term of any collective bargaining agreement 30 which conflict with the terms of any collective bargaining agreement, 31 such personnel regulations shall not be applicable to that agreement. 32

33 B. Any provisions of this section notwithstanding, an employee who 34

believes that he consistently performs work of a higher order than 35 stated in his job description may, after exhaustion of administrative 36 remedies, seek reallocation within the classification plan as provided 37 by applicable grievance procedures. 38

39 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 77-376; AO No. 82-56; AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO No. 40 2013-37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-13) 41 42 Cross reference— Personnel rules, ch. 3.30. 43 44 3.70.180 Transition measures; effective date. 45 46 This chapter applies to negotiations in progress on the effective date of the 47 ordinance from which this chapter is derived and to negotiations 48 commenced thereafter less than 120 days prior to expiration of the current 49 contract between the parties, or where there is no current contract between 50 the parties. With respect to such negotiations, the effective date of this 51


chapter, or the date of commencement of negotiations, whichever is later, 1 shall be deemed the 120th day prior to contract expiration for purposes of 2 the negotiation process as provided in this chapter. 3 4 (AO No. 69-75; AO No. 89-46(S-1)) 5 6 3.70.185 EMS integration plan. (Repealed.) 7 8 [A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, THE EMS 9

INTEGRATION PLAN IDENTIFIED AS PLAN B-110 AND PRESENTED TO THE 10 ASSEMBLY IN PUBLIC SESSION ON NOVEMBER 23, 1993, SHALL NOT BE A 11 SUBJECT OF BARGAINING. IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT PLAN SHALL NOT BE 12 MODIFIED OR LIMITED IN ANY MANNER BY APPLICATION OF THIS CHAPTER. IN 13 THE EVENT OF CONFLICT BETWEEN PROVISIONS OF PLAN B-110 AND THE 14 FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BARGAINING UNIT COLLECTIVE 15 BARGAINING AGREEMENT, THE PROVISIONS OF PLAN B-110 SHALL 16 PREVAIL. SHOULD EITHER THE MUNICIPALITY OR IAFF LOCAL 1264 17 QUESTION THE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN PLAN B-110 AND THE 18 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, THE QUESTION SHALL BE REFERRED 19 TO A THREE-MEMBER PANEL CONSISTING OF TWO MEMBERS OF THE EMS 20 BOARD, AS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD CHAIRPERSON, AND THE 21 ASSEMBLY'S FIRE/EMS CONSULTANT. THE PANEL SHALL ADVISE THE 22 PARTIES IN WRITING IN A TIMELY MANNER WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT 23 EXISTS. DECISIONS OF THE PANEL MAY BE APPEALED TO THE SUPERIOR 24 COURT OF STATE. ] 25

26 [B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY, CONTRACTUAL ISSUES 27

RAISED BY PLAN B-110, RELATED TO COMPENSATION FOR EMS SERVICES, 28 MAY BE OPENED FOR NEGOTIATIONS AFTER JULY 17, 1995, AT THE 29 REQUEST OF THE CITY OR THE IAFF. THIS IS NOT A GENERAL OPENER BUT 30 IS LIMITED TO COMPENSATION ISSUES ARISING AS A RESULT OF PLAN B-31 110. ] 32

33 (AO No. 93-212(S-1), § 1, 12-14-93; AO No. 2013-37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-13) 34

35 * * * * * * * * * 36

37 Section 2. Anchorage Municipal Code section 3.70.190 is repealed and 38 reenacted to read as follows (in accordance with AMC 1.05.050B., the full text of 39 the repealed section 3.70.190 is attached as Exhibit A): 40 41

3.70.190 Bargaining units established; description. 42 43 A. Bargaining units as established in section 3.70.080 will have 44

classification titles established through either the collective 45 bargaining process, section 3.70.090, or through administrative 46 agreements, section 3.70.130, as needed for efficiency of 47 government operations. 48

49 B. When the municipality evaluates a position through the classification 50

process and determines the position should move out of the current 51


bargaining unit to either non-represented or to a different bargaining 1 unit, the municipality shall meet and confer with the bargaining unit. 2 If the municipality and the current bargaining unit are unable to come 3 to an agreement, the position shall be forwarded to the Employee 4 Relations Board for final determination. 5

6 (AO No. 88-76; AO No. 142-76; AO No. 84-207; AO No. 86-7; AO No. 86-7 55; AO No. 88-131(S); AO No. 88-62; AO No. 89-46(S-1); AO No. 94-100, § 8 1, 1-24-94; AO No. 95-152, § 1, 7-7-95; AO No. 2001-170, § 2, 10-30-01; 9 AO No. 2002-76, §§ 1, 2, 7-16-02; AO No. 2013-37(S-2), § 1, 3-26-13) 10

11 Section 3. This ordinance does not amend alter or void any of the negotiated 12 terms of existing collective bargaining agreements for the current terms of said 13 agreements. This ordinance applies to all such agreements negotiated in the 14 future. The time limits of sections 3.70.090, .100, and .110 will be extended 15 appropriately for current collective bargaining agreements expiring in 2014. 16 17 Section 4. If any section of this ordinance, or portion thereof, or any section of the 18 code adopted by this ordinance, or portion thereof, is deemed contrary to law, that 19 portion shall be severable and the remainder shall continue in full force and effect. 20

21 Section 5. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and approval by 22 the Assembly and the repeal of AO 2013-37(S-2) by the Assembly or by 23 referendum, whichever occurs first. 24 25 26 27 PASSED AND APPROVED by the Anchorage Assembly this _______ day of 28 _______________, 2014. 29 30 31 32

33 Chair of the Assembly 34 35 36 ATTEST: 37 38 39 Municipal Clerk 40 41 42 43

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