Minnesota Session Laws - 1988, Regular Session

  

                         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