HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 61-17BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Columbia Heights, that:
WHEREAS, there is before the Minnesota legislature a Bill for
an Act known as House File No.648, Relating to the prohibition
of strikes of certain public employees and adjustment of griev-
ances of such employees;Am~nd~g~inneso~a Statutes 1957,
Sections 179.52 and 179.57, and
WHEREAS, said bill sets forth the requirement that the decision
of an arbitration panel shall be final and binding upon the government-
al subdivision, thereby taking away the right of the employer to
establish budgetary allowances for salaries unless full employee
demands are met before final budget adoption and
WHEREAS examples of employee discrimination cited by proponents
of this bill are of an individual nature and should be handled
accordingly through proper union, employee and employer negotia-
tions and
WHEREAS, the resonsi~itity of wage establishment would rest
essentially with the individual selected by the Governor and
therefore acting as his representative thereby giving the
Governor the grave responsibility of basically setting municipal
employee wages annually throughout the state and
WHEREAS, the local governing bodies are in the best position to
judge local problems and economic standards so as not to make
wage comparisons between similar jobs in widely separated parts
of the State.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that: In the best interest of the
citizens in this community, and every community in the State
of Minnesota, we the City Council as representatives of the
people of Columbia Heights respectfully request that the
legislature reject House Pile f~548 in it's present form.
Passed this 13th day of March, 1961
Offered byA
Seconded by:
Roll Call -
King
McCline
Ail Ayes.
Secretary ~o City Council
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