PRINTER'S NO. 1213
No. 88 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, WAGNER, BODACK, KITCHEN,
KASUNIC, BELL, O'PAKE, MELLOW, RHOADES, STOUT, SCHWARTZ,
BOSCOLA, CONTI, TOMLINSON, SALVATORE AND WOZNIAK,
JUNE 14, 1999
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JUNE 14, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Calling upon the Governor to renew contract negotiations by
2 entering into binding arbitration and to reward valued
3 Commonwealth employees for their dedicated work.
4 WHEREAS, The Ridge Administration has several unresolved
5 employee collective bargaining contracts that should be
6 finalized before the end of the 1998-1999 fiscal year; and
7 WHEREAS, Nearly 3,000 employees of the Pennsylvania Liquor
8 Control Board who serve as retail clerks have been working under
9 the extension of a collective bargaining agreement that expired
10 on June 30, 1996; and
11 WHEREAS, Nearly three years of negotiations and attempts to
12 mediate between the Ridge Administration and the retail clerks'
13 collective bargaining representatives have not resulted in a new
14 contract; and
15 WHEREAS, There have been no formal bargaining sessions or
16 contract negotiations since December 1, 1998; and
17 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board profits for the
1 fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, exceeded $66 million, and
2 total Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board contributions to the
3 General Fund exceeded $260 million; and
4 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board profits for the
5 fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, increased by more than $7
6 million to almost $74 million, and total Pennsylvania Liquor
7 Control Board contributions to the General Fund exceeded $267
8 million; and
9 WHEREAS, The compensation and benefits provided to
10 Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board clerks are provided from these
11 contributions, not tax dollars; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That Governor Ridge acknowledge the valuable work
13 of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board retail clerks in
14 generating income for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania while
15 maintaining integrity and conformance with the liquor laws of
16 Pennsylvania; and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That Governor Ridge immediately enter into binding
18 arbitration with the collective bargaining representatives of
19 the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board retail clerks so that an
20 employment contract may be adopted before the end of this fiscal
21 year.
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