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Beardstown council approves tentative labor agreement with UFCW Local 431
Summary
The Beardstown City Council approved a tentative contract with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 431 covering Public Works and City Hall employees; the roll call was recorded as 5-3 with one abstention noted and counted toward the majority in the minutes.
The Beardstown City Council approved a tentative agreement between the City of Beardstown and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 431, which represents Public Works and City Hall employees, at its July 2, 2024 meeting.
The motion to approve the tentative agreement was made by Alderperson Eric Harbin and seconded by Alderperson Shawn Taylor. The minutes record the roll-call outcome as 5-3; listed votes are Harbin, Dawn Seward, Taylor and Mayor Tim Harris voting yes; Lisa Buhlig, Ron Culves and Keith Schramm voting no; and Mary Davis abstaining. The minutes additionally state that Alderwoman Davis’s abstention was counted toward the majority yes votes but do not specify the procedural basis for that counting.
The agreement was introduced as a tentative contract between the city and UFCW Local 431 covering employees in Public Works and City Hall. The minutes do not include wage rates, duration, specific contract provisions or the settlement amount; those details were not specified in the recorded text. The council approved the consent and roll-call action under the omnibus vote designation.
Alderperson Harbin initiated the motion and Alderperson Taylor seconded it. The minutes show Mayor Tim Harris also voted in favor; Alderwoman Davis abstained. The record lists Chris Baer as absent for the vote.
The council did not place the full contract terms or financial impacts in the meeting minutes excerpted in the transcript. The minutes state the agreement was approved and will be reflected in the official record; any effective dates, implementation steps, or required further approvals were not specified in the recorded text.
The council moved on to other business after the vote; the meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
