IBEW 1245 members at the Yuba County Water Agency ratified a new agreement on Friday, Dec. 18. A total of 22 ballots were cast, and the final vote tally was 20-2.
The agreement contains the following terms:
- Three-year term from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018
- General wage increases:
- 3% effective the first day of the first full pay period after Jan. 1, 2016
- 2.25% effective July 1, 2016
- 3.25% effective July 1, 2017
- Agency agreed to Agency shop language
- Increase in retiree medical premium cap
- Negotiated 12-hour shift language
- Birthday holiday converted to floating holiday
- Improved remote reporting language
–Sheila Lawton, IBEW 1245 Business Rep