Minnesota Session Laws - 1994, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 450-H.F.No. 2967 
                  An act relating to local government; giving the 
                  Minneapolis school district and the municipal building 
                  commission the same authority as the city of 
                  Minneapolis to negotiate certain trade and craft 
                  contracts; amending Laws 1988, chapter 471, sections 1 
                  and 2.  
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Laws 1988, chapter 471, section 1, is amended 
        to read:  
           Section 1.  [CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 
        NO. 1; MUNICIPAL BUILDING COMMISSION; TRADE AND CRAFT 
        CONTRACTS.] 
           Subdivision 1.  [AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED.] The city of 
        Minneapolis is special school district No. 1, Minneapolis and 
        the municipal building commission, are each 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 employers identified in subdivision 1 may negotiate about 
        and the agreements may provide for:  (1) the use by the city 
        employers identified in subdivision 1 of the labor organizations 
        hiring hall services in a manner and on terms agreeable to the 
        parties; and (2) the city employers identified in subdivision 1 
        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 employers identified in subdivision 1 
        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 employers identified in 
        subdivision 1 under the agreements, persons hired under the 
        agreements are: 
           (1) not subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
        chapter 44, chapter 19 of the Minneapolis 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 employers identified in 
        subdivision 1 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 employers identified in subdivision 1 or a labor 
        organization to meet or agree to anything. 
           Sec. 2.  Laws 1988, chapter 471, section 2, is amended to 
        read:  
           Sec. 2.  [CURRENT EMPLOYEES.] 
           Unless agreed to by the person, section 1 does not apply to 
        persons employed by the city of Minneapolis on April 6, 1988, 
        or, as to the other employers identified in section 1, 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. 
           Presented to the governor April 12, 1994 
           Signed by the governor April 15, 1994, 1:40 p.m.