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Labor Relations

Director: Alfred C. Cava
Telephone: (203) 622-7716
Fax: (203) 622-2224
Location: Town Hall, First Floor
Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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Local 1042 I.A.F.F. 2009 - 2011 Arbitration Award
The arbitration award covering the 2009 - 2011 period has been released. Click here. Local 1042 I.A.A.F. 2009 - 2012 collective bargaining agreement is now available Click Here.

Description

Department ImageThe Town of Greenwich is subject to the State's Municipal Employee Relations Act (MERA), which permits employees to organize for the purpose of bargaining collectively with the employer over terms and conditions of employment. Under MERA, the First Selectman is the Town official responsible for negotiating all collectively bargained agreements with employee organizations representing Town employees and non-certified staff at the Board of Education. The Director of Labor Relations, Al Cava, represents the First Selectman serving as the town's chief negotiator in collective bargaining and in the administration of grievances and grievance arbitration. The Director of Labor Relations is also responsible for representing the Town before the State's labor board in prohibited labor practice proceedings.

Collective Bargaining Units
The Town of Greenwich employees are represented by one the following collective bargaining units:

  • Greenwich Municipal Employees Association, Inc. (GMEA) represents Town and Board of Education employees in clerical and administrative classifications. Click here for the current GMEA labor agreement.

  • Local 456 International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) represents Town and Board of Education employees in blue collar, trades and foreman classifications and certain nursing classifications at the Town's nursing home. Click here for the current IBT labor agreement.

  • American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 4, Local 1303-222, AFL-CIO represents school health nurses in the Town's public school system and public health nurses in the Town's Health Department. Click here for the current AFSCME labor agreement.

  • Laborer's International Union of North America (LIUNA), Local 136, AFL-CIO represents Town and Board of Education employees in professional and supervisory classifications. Click here for the current LIUNA labor agreement.

  • Local 1042 International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), AFL-CIO represents all
    uniformed professional firefighters and officers except for the Chief and Assistant Chief
    of the Department. Click here for the current IAFF labor agreement.

  • Silver Shield Association, Inc. (SSA) represents police officers, technicians, sergeants and lieutenants. Click here for the current SSA labor agreement.

  • Board of Education Collective Bargaining Agreements

Employees in positions that are included in a bargaining unit are required either to become a member of the union or, in lieu of becoming a member, pay an agency-shop fee to the unit representative.

Managerial and confidential employees who are not represented by an employee organization have their terms and condition of employment set by Town policy and the Greenwich Pay Plan.


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