Labor Relations Subject Files

Labor Relations Subject Files, 1968-2003

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Seattle (Wash.). Personnel Dept.
Title: Labor Relations Subject Files
Dates: 1968-2003 (inclusive)
19682003
Quantity: 8 cubic feet
Collection Number: 6003-01
Summary: Subject files for the Personnel Department's Labor Relations unit
Repository: Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions: Records are open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Personnel Department was created in 1979. It administers the employee selection system, labor relations and negotiations, benefit programs, and the classification/compensation plan. The Department also manages employee records, implements affirmative action, and coordinates other personnel related programs. The City Charter of 1896 created the Civil Service system and established the Civil Service Commission and Civil Service Department to administer the system. The reorganization in 1979 abolished the Civil Service Department, replacing it with the Personnel Department, and established the Civil Service Commission as a separate City agency. In 1997, the Personnel Department was incorporated as a division within the Executive Services Department. In 2001, a departmental reorganization reestablished Personnel as a separate and independent department.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Personnel Department's Labor Relations Unit negotiates and implements collective bargaining agreements and administers the City's Personnel Rules. From 1969 until the Personnel Department was created in 1979, the labor relations function was part of the Executive Department's Personnel Unit. Subject files for the Labor Relations Unit date primarily from the 1970s and 1980s and reflect policy development, committee work and interaction with departments across the City with respect to union policies and represented employees. The records are primarily those of Everett Rosmith, Bill Hauskins and Lizanne Lyons. There is information regarding a Quality of Worklife Project in the 1980s, the development of a smoking policy from 1985 to 1988, and the Seattle City Light Productivity Improvement Program in the early 1990s, among other topics.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Labor Relations Subject Files, Record Series 6003-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Annual reports	1983-1991
1	2	Benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Seattle City Light	1988-1990
1	3	Benefits - Sick Leave - Historical Data	1945-1976
1	4	Benefits - Sick Leave	1982-1984
1	5	Benefits - Vacation Ordinance	1981
1	6	Benefits - Vacation Ordinance	1982-1984
1	7	Communication Enhancements	1997-1998
2	1	Benefits - Long Term Disability (LTD) - LEOFF	1981
2	2	Benefits - Long Term Disability (LTD) - LEOFF	1982
2	3	Benefits - Long Term Disability (LTD) - LEOFF	1983-1988
2	4	Benefits - Medical Eligibility	1989
2	5	Cities Action Clinic	1996-1997
2	6	Cities Action Clinic - Ft Lauderdale FL Nov 17-19	1996
2	7	Cities Action Clinic, Cincinnati Ohio July 19-21	1997
2	8	Civilianization of Work	1992-1996
2	9	Coalition of Union - Bargaining	1996
3	1	Coalition for City Unions - Master Agreement and Negotiations	1997
3	2	Coalition of City Unions - Contract Rollover	1998
3	3	Compensation - Department of Construction and Inspections (DCLU) Elevator Inspections - Non Represented	1990
3	4	Departmental Labor Contract - Requests and Expirations	1977
3	5	Departmental Correspondence - Seattle City Light	1972
3	6	Departmental Correspondence - Civil Service Commission	1970-1972
3	7	Departmental Correspondence - Department of Community Development	1972
3	8	Departmental Correspondence - Engineering	1971-1972
3	9	Departmental Correspondence - Fire Department	1971-1972
3	10	Departmental Correspondence - General Services	1972
3	11	Departmental Correspondence - Health Department	1972
3	12	Departmental Correspondence - Human Resources	1972
3	13	Departmental Correspondence - Legislative Department - Jeannette Williams	1972
4	1	Departmental Correspondence - Mayor	1982-1989
4	2	Departmental Correspondence - Mayor	1979-1981
4	3	Departmental Correspondence - Municipal Court	1969-1972
4	4	Departmental Correspondence - Municipal Court	1978-1989
4	5	Departmentnal Correspondence - Office of Intergovernmental Relations	1980
4	6	Departmental Correspondence - Office of Management and Budget (OMB)	1970-1972
4	7	Departmental Correspondence - Office of Management and Budget (OMB)	1978-1982
4	8	Departmental Correspondence - Office for Women's Rights	1981-1987
4	9	Departmental Correspondence - Parks	1971-1972
4	10	Departmental Correspondence - Parks	1978-1989
4	11	Departmental Correspondence - Seattle Police Department	1968-1972
4	12	Departmental Correspondence - Police	1978-1989
5	1	City Council - Budget Retreat	1994
5	2	Departmental Correspondence - Seattle Center	1970-1972
5	3	Departmental Correspondence - Seattle Center	1981-1989
5	4	Departmental Correspondence - Treasurer	1981
5	5	Departmental Correspondence - Water Department	1976-1989
5	6	Emergency Relief Crews - Yakima (Mt St Helens)	1980
5	7	Employee Involvement Committee	1995-1996
5	8	Employee Involvement Committee - SPU	2003
5	9	Health Care Committee	2003
5	10	Human Resources / Personnel Representatives Memos	1993-1996
6	1	Human Resources - Citywide Quarterly Meeting	1995-1997
6	2	Human Resources Managers / Representatives Policy Unit - Quarterly Meeting	1994
6	3	Industrial Insurance - Payment for Medical Appointment	1978
6	4	Labor Management Committee on Managed Competition	1996
6	5	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Agreements	1996-1997
6	6	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Agreements	1998-1999
6	7	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Correspondence	1997-1999
6	8	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Correspondence (January - March)	1998
6	9	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Correspondence (April-June)	1998
6	10	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Contracting Out	1996-1997
6	11	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Employee Involvement Committee	1995-1999
7	1	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Heavy Construction Equipment Issues	1997
7	2	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Labor Management Partnership	1994-2000
7	3	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Subcommittee - Volunteers	1999
7	4	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Star Program Issues	1999
7	5	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Compensation Issues	1999
7	6	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Temporary Employee Usage	1998
7	7	Labor Management Leadership Committee - Seattle Jobs Initiative	1998
7	8	Labor Relations Advisory Group	1997
7	9	Labor Policy Committee - Retreat	1991
7	10	Mayor's Cabinet Retreat	1996
7	11	Labor Relations Forum	1988-1991
7	12	Labor Relations Forum	1992-1994
7	13	Labor Relations Forum	1995
7	14	Labor Relations Forum	1996
7	15	Labor Relations and Law Department Meetings	1990
7	16	Labor Relations and Law Department Meetings	1991-1994
7	17	Labor Relations and Law Department Meetings	1995-1996
8	1	Leave - Sick Leave / Legislative Analysis	1977
8	2	Leave - Sick Leave	1985-1987
8	3	Long Range Financial Outlook - Labor Relations Parameters	1991-1993
8	4	Mayor - Executive Cabinet Quarterly Briefings	1996
8	5	Mayor - Weekly Report	1997
8	6	Mayor - Weekly Office meetings and Council Business meetings	1996
8	7	Mayor's Cabinet Briefing July 21 - Labor Enviroment	1994
8	8	Labor Environment and Organizational Change	1994
8	9	Negotiations - Core Strategies	1998
8	10	Negotiations - Departmental Input	1989
9	1	Negotiations - Retirement	1997-1998
9	2	Negotiations - Pensions	1998
9	3	Negotiations - Retirement	1997-1998
9	4	Personnel Rules	1996-1997
9	5	Policies and Procedures	1993-1994
10	1	Quality of Worklife Project - Meetings	1984-1985
10	2	Quality of Worklife Project - Quality Circles	1982
10	3	Quality of Worklife Project - Notes	1984-1985
10	4	Quality of Worklife Project - Meetings	1984-1985
10	5	Quality of Worklife Project - Parks Department	1985
10	6	Quality of Worklife Project	1985
10	7	Reorganization - Department of Community Development (DCD)/ Dept. of Human Resources (DHR), Dept of Neighborhoods	1990-1991
10	8	Reorganitzation - Engineering Personnel Unit	1992
11	1	Reorganization - Municipal Court - Seattle Police Dept - Warrants to SPD	1990
11	2	Reorganization - Municipal Court to SPD / Law / SPD Warrant Office	1991
11	3	Reorganization - Municipal Court Warrant Servers to SPD	1991-1992
11	4	Reorganization - SPD Court Unit to Law - Caseflow Management Study	1990
11	5	Reorganization - SPD Court Unit to Law - Caseflow Management Study	1991
11	6	Reorganization - Personnel Dept	1992-1993
11	7	Seattle City Light - Productivity Improvement Program - Local 17	1989
12	1	Seattle City Light - Productivity Improvement Program - (PIP (1)	1990
12	2	Seattle City Light - Productivity Improvement Program (PIP) (2)	1990
12	3	Seattle City Light - Productivity Improvement Program (PIP) (3)	1990
12	4	Seattle City Light - Productivity Improvement Program (PIP) - 4	1990
12	5	Seattle City Light - Productivity Improvement Program (PIP) - 5	1990
13	1	Seattle City Light - Productivity Improvement Program (PIP) - 6	1990
13	2	Seattle City Light - Productivity Improvement Program (PIP)	1991
13	3	Seattle City Light - Productivity Improvement Program (PIP)	1992
13	4	Seattle-King County Health Dept. - General (including reorganization)	1980-1988
13	5	Seattle-King County Health Dept. - General (including reorganization)	1989
13	6	Seattle-King County Health Dept. - General (including reorganization)	1990
14	1	Policy - Smoking	1981-1984
14	2	Policy - Smoking	1985
14	3	Policy - Smoking - Committee members and legislation	1985
14	4	Policy - Smoking Policy Committee - Consultant	1985
14	5	Policy - Smoking - Employee Survey	1985
14	6	Policy - Smoking - Cessation classes	1985
14	7	Policy - Smoking Policy Development Committee	1985
14	8	Policy - Smoking Policy Development Committee Meetings	1985
14	9	Policy - Smoking - Employee Meetings	1985
14	10	Policy - Smoking Policy Development Committee Final Report	1985
14	11	Policy - Smoking Policy Proposed Changes	1985
14	12	Policy - Smoking Policy Meetings	1986
14	13	Policy - Smoking Policy - Union Correspondence and Notes	1985-1986
15	1	Policy - Smoking	1986
15	2	Policy - Smoking	1987
15	3	Policy - Smoking - Injunction	1987
15	4	Smoking - Policy - Other Public Employer Cases	1987
15	5	Policy - Smoking	1988
15	6	Policy - Smoking	1989
15	7	Policy - Smoking	1989-1990
16	1	Policy - Smoking - Ordinance and Amendments	1986-1988
16	2	Policy - Smoking - Union Complaint	1988
16	3	Policy - Smoking - Union Complaint	1988
16	4	Special Programms - Solid Waste / Garbage Collection	1982
16	5	Special Programs - Solid Waste Collection Services	1987-1988
16	6	Special Programs - Summer Youth Employment Program	1980-1989
17	1	Task Force on Service Delivery Efficiencies	1995-1997
17	2	Training - Labor Relations Training for Shop Stewards and Supervisors	1987
17	3	Training - Labor Relations Traiing for Shop Stewards and Supervisors	1984
17	4	Training - Labor Relatinos Training for Shop Stewards annd Supervisors	1985-1986
17	5	Training	1994
17	6	Transit Negotiations - Background	1970-1972
18	1	Transit Negotiations	1971
18	2	Transit Negotiations - Amalgamated Transit Union Div 587 - MOAs	1971-1972
18	3	Transit Negotiations - Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587	1972
18	4	Transit Negotiations - Amalgamated Transit Union Div 587	1972-1973
18	5	Transit Negotiations	1970
18	6	Transit Negotiations - Local 77	1971-1972
19	1	Transit	1973
19	2	US Wage Stabilization Program - Pay Board	1972
19	3	US Wage Stabilization Program - Pay Board	1973
19	4	US Wage Stabilization Program - Pay Board - Cost of Living Council	1972-1973
19	5	US Wage Stabilization Program - Pay Board - Cost of Living Council Phases 2 and 3	1972-1973
19	6	US Wage Stabilization - Wage Freeze	1972
19	7	US Wage Stabilization - Council on Wage and Price Stability	1978-1979
19	8	US Wages / Price Voluntary Guidelines	1978-1981
19	9	Union Security	1975-1989
19	10	Volunteers - Parks Dept	1981-1982
20	1	Work Stoppage Contingency Plans	1968-1975
20	2	Work Stoppage Contingency Plans	1974-1977
20	3	Work Stoppage Contingency Plans - Board of Public Works (BPW) and OMB	1975-1978
20	4	Work Stoppage Contingency Plans - Parks to Women's Rights	1975-1978
20	5	Work Stoppage Contingency Plans	1980-1985
20	6	Work Stoppage Contingency Plans - DAS to Human Resources	1983
20	7	Work Stoppage Contingency Plans - Intergovernmental Relations to Women's Rights	1983

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