Labor Relations

Positive employee and labor relations are essential to creating a productive work environment. Over half of LOTT's employees are represented by the Washington State Council of County and City Employees (WSCCCE), Council 2 of the American Federation of County and City Employees (AFSCME). The Bargaining Unit includes most of the staff from the Process Control Systems, Operations, and Maintenance teams at the Budd Inlet Treatment Plant. All new employees hired into regular, benefits-eligible Bargaining Unit positions are required join the Union and remain members in good standing while employed in a represented position with the LOTT Alliance.



View the Collective Bargaining Agreement

Labor Agreement

LOTT uses a collaborative bargaining approach to negotiate its labor agreement with the Union. This agreement addresses wages, hours, and working conditions for represented employees.

Labor-Management Committee

The Collective Bargaining Agreement also establishes LOTT's Labor-Management Committee. The Committee, which meets monthly, is comprised of six representatives each from management and from the Union. Members work to cooperatively address employee and management concerns, establish policies and procedures, and share information and ideas.

Members from this committee were instrumental in developing LOTT's Hiring Practices Guidelines, Career Development Program, Recognition Policy, Shared Leave Program, Mentoring Program, Diversity Program, and planned LOTT's first "Bring our Children to Work Day." Members of the committee also coordinate group volunteer opportunities for staff to utilize their Community Service Day benefit to assist local non-profit groups.

Mary Hersey Award

LOTT's Terri Prather was the recipient of the Mary Hersey Award at the AFSCME Washington State Convention held in Vancouver, Washington in June 2007. Terri is the Chapter Chair of AFSCME Local 618-LOTT, Chief Shop Steward for LOTT, Local 618's Secretary, Treasurer for the Thurston-Lewis-Mason Counties CLC, Chairperson for Local 618's Helping Hands Committee, co-chair of the LOTT Labor-Management Committee, Recognition Committee member, and Wellness Committee member.

The Hersey Award is named for Mary Hersey who became President of the guild at the Yakima Herald Republic newspaper. She retired in 1992 and was presented with the first "Mary Hersey Award" shortly before she died in 1997. Criteria taken into account in presenting the award are:

  • Advancement in leadership roles and/or activism in labor
  • Outstanding service within the labor community
  • Service in a leadership role beneficial to labor
  • Service in a leadership role in coping with critical issues
  • Participation in educational projects through a local union or another labor organization

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