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Laws of Minnesota 1988 CHAPTER 471-S.F.No. 1875 An act relating to the city of Minneapolis; authorizing contracts with labor organizations for the provision of certain skilled trade and craft services. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. [CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; TRADE AND CRAFT CONTRACTS.] Subdivision 1. [AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED.] The city of Minneapolis is authorized to negotiate agreements concerning the hiring and terms and conditions of employment for skilled trade and craft workers and apprentices with local labor organizations representing skilled building and construction trades and electrical workers and apprentices. Subd. 2. [SPECIFIC AGREEMENT NEGOTIATING SUBJECTS.] The city may negotiate about and the agreements may provide for: (1) the use by the city of the labor organizations hiring hall services in a manner and on terms agreeable to the parties; and (2) the city to make pension contributions and other fringe benefit contributions to building trades union's employee benefit funds or accounts on the basis of hours worked by an employee and in accordance with the provisions of the prevailing labor agreement for the applicable building trades union. Subd. 3. [CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED.] The agreement shall not require the city to contribute to a labor organization's industry or promotional fund or account, or to an apprenticeship fund or account other than an apprenticeship fund or account to which local contractors make contributions. Subd. 4. [STATUS OF PERSONS HIRED.] In connection with services performed for the city under the agreements, persons hired under the agreements are: (1) not subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 44, chapter 19 of the city charter or the civil service rules and regulations adopted under chapter 19; (2) not public employees entitled to pension benefits under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353, or other state law providing pension benefits for public employees, except to the extent they may otherwise be vested; and (3) at will employees of the city who may be released from their positions pursuant to the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement and are not entitled to review of those discretionary decisions under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.20, subdivision 4; or 179A.25. Subd. 5. [GRIEVANCES.] The agreement must provide a grievance procedure for resolving disputes under the agreement. Subd. 6. [PERMISSIVE GRANT OF AUTHORITY.] This section is only a permissive grant of authority and does not require the city or a labor organization to meet or agree to anything. Sec. 2. [CURRENT EMPLOYEES.] Unless agreed to by the person, section 1 does not apply to persons employed by the city of Minneapolis on the effective date of this act or such other date as agreed to by the parties. Unless the agreement specifically provides, an agreement authorized under section 1 shall not affect any vested or accumulated rights, liabilities, or terms and conditions of employment of those current employees. Sec. 3. [INCONSISTENT LAWS SUPERSEDED.] Sections 1 and 2 supersede any inconsistent provisions of the Minneapolis city charter or other law or rule. Sec. 4. [NO LOCAL APPROVAL.] Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment and do not require local approval as they are in the class of laws described in Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 1, clause (a), that do not require local approval. Approved April 6, 1988
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes