ORDINANCE NO. ________, SERIES 2018
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 35 TO REQUIRE MANDATORY ARBITRATION IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)
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SPONSORED BY: PRESIDENT JAMES
WHEREAS, Metro Council amends Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances ? 35.056(A) to require all collective bargaining arbitrations be binding on all parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 35.056 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances (LMCO) is hereby amended as follows:
? 35.056 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONTRACTS.
Other than as agreed to by a collective bargaining agreement:
(A) Collective bargaining agreement(s) adopted in accordance with this subchapter, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties to the collective bargaining agreement, shall contain, the following provisions and procedures:
(1) Grievance procedures. Every employee or recognized bargaining representative shall have the right to present for consideration any grievance which may exist as to any matter affecting the employee's or union's relationship to Metro Government. Any employee may designate one or more persons to represent him or her in the presentation of any such grievance. No designation of a representative, however, shall preclude an employee from presenting and processing his or her grievance, except that where the employee is part of a bargaining unit for which there is a recognized bargaining representative, the bargaining representative shall be notified in advance of the time and place of all discussions relative to the grievance and shall be privileged to participate in all such sessions. The following rules for the presentation and resolution of grievances or requests are prescribed:
(a) The grievance, in the first instance, shall be presented to the immediate superior of th...
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