What is MPEA
The Minneapolis Professional Employees Association (MPEA) is the certified collective bargaining unit, i.e. the union, representing approximately 600 professional workers employed by the City of Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, and the Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency. MPEA is governed by its own constitution and bylaws, managed by an Executive Board consisting of MPEA members from all three employers, and staffed by an attorney/business manager and an administrative assistant. see more
Members Vote On Contract Revision
MPEA held a vote on a proposed contract revision and the voting results were 55 for and 19 against.
I want to thank everyone who came to the meeting. The discussion was lively and informative for everyone including the Board. We will relay MPEA’s voting decision to Tim Giles as management’s representative and finalize this change.
What this change means for our membership...
For the first two years of our contract, 2011 and 2012, we are entitled to any pay increases that are instituted through another union’s contract. In the third year, 2013, MPEA can reopen the portion of the contract relating to wages. Your Board will continue to monitor the climate for potential wage increases and bring to the membership a chance to vote on reopening those discussions with management. As it stands right now there will be two triggers that I can see that will raise the potential for reopening those discussions and they are (1) a raise given by management in any other union’s contract, and (2) a substantial improvement in the economy which would present a better environment for allowing wages to increase. I leave open to all of our membership the opportunity to bring to the attention of any Board member indications in the economy and our city that might suggest that we should consider reopening wage negotiations. If the Board agrees that reopening should be considered then we will hold a membership meeting to discuss and vote on the matter.