The District Council of Trade Unions (DCTU)

Employees Represented

• The International Brotherhood of Electric Workers (IBEW) – Approximately 85 employees.
• The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) – Approximately 60 employees
• Operating Engineers (OE) – Approximately 30 employees.
• Painters and Allied Trades – Approximately 7 employees.
• Plumbers and Steamfitters – Approximately 14 employees.

Primary Work Areas

The DCTU represents employees in professional trades throughout the Bureaus of Development Services, Environmental Services, Fire and Rescue, the Office of Management and Finance, Parks, Transportation, and Water.

Contract Status 

Bargaining Updates 

September 26, 2024:

Negotiations began in April 2024. As of September 26^th, the parties have had ten bargaining sessions and have reached a total of eight tentative agreements, maintaining status quo language on more than 50% of the current contract. The parties have exchanged proposals on several issues with most of the remaining issues to resolve related to economics. The parties reached their 150 days of mandatory bargaining on September 15^th’; they jointly requested mediation on September 19^th. The parties are currently scheduled to continue bargaining on a weekly basis until the first mediation session scheduled November 14.