If a provisional agreement is reached before binding arbitration, ATU members would vote in favour of ratifying the proposed treaty and TriMet`s board of directors would also ratify the agreement. In the absence of an agreement, the parties move to binding arbitration in which an arbitrator selects one of the offers. Local 757 proposes annual wage increases of 5% and wants TriMet to pay 100% of the cost of health insurance again (workers started paying at least 5% in 2014). The current union contract expires on 30 November 2019. If the two parties fail to reach an agreement, an arbitrator would choose the one-page final offers under an Oregon law prohibiting public transportation employees from striking. For active members, salaries are the only thing that applies retroactively. You won`t see retro, for example when it comes to vacation days, contract days and the boot & uniform allowance, but these increases will come into effect in the future. The main obstacles to a contract were the ATU`s demands for more than $100 million under a three-year contract in addition to raising salaries due to the collapse of TriMet`s revenues; continue the internal training program that TriMet believes does not meet the Agency`s needs; and maintaining a labor trading system that allows some operators to be paid while not working, TriMet officials said. A: Some associates in the following classifications will receive a ratification payment of $1,000 under the terms of the agreement: F: OK, now that TriMet`s members and board of directors have voted to approve the interim agreement, what are the next steps? When will this agreement be final? Both sides appear divided over salary increases and the fate of a long-standing training program. Union representatives highlighted the programme as a way to develop talent within the Agency and hailed it as one of the „best apprenticeships in the country“. TriMet executives say it`s more of an educational program for which the agency „isn`t suited in these changing times“ and it`s too expensive. Block said TriMet had „almost no pay raise“ on the table for its members, citing COVID. „We know that our members, who are truly heroes, deserve more than what TriMet offers and that is why we will continue to fight for it,“ she said.
A: If you receive your retro check, it will be taxed as a bonus and the tax rate is 42%. That is, you will recover some of these taxes when you file your tax returns in 2019, as retro payments are salaries and NO bonuses. The public transport authority said on Friday afternoon that the two sides are at an impasse in the labour dispute that has lasted for almost a year. . . .