Attachment J.6.2_FRKS-CBA-2026-130.pdf

This is a Collective Bargaining Agreement between Riley Food Services, LLC (doing business as Food Services Inc. of Gainesville) and Unite Here Local 74, effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027, covering food services employees at Fort Riley, Kansas.

The agreement establishes comprehensive employment terms including union recognition, mandatory membership after a 31-day probationary period, and union dues deductions. Wage schedules effective March 1, 2024 range from $17.00 to $19.75 per hour across classifications including Mess Attendants, Cooks, Bakers, and various support positions, with general increases of $0.75 (March 2025), $1.00 (March 2026), and $1.00 (March 2027). The agreement provides for seniority-based layoff and recall procedures, shift bidding rights, vacation accrual (one week after one year of service, increasing to six weeks after twenty years), and paid holidays including a floating holiday requiring 14-day written advance notice. Full-time employees receive health insurance through the Unite Here Health trust fund with employer contributions of $561.64 per month (effective January 2024), dental and vision coverage, paid sick and personal leave (one day per month maximum twelve days annually), and family and medical leave compliant with federal law. The contract includes a no-strike clause, grievance and arbitration procedures with neutral arbitrator selection, and an attendance policy allowing up to twelve occurrences annually with progressive discipline. Additional provisions address uniforms, meals, break periods, overtime compensation at time-and-a-half for hours exceeding 40 per week, substance abuse testing protocols, and military service leave protections. The agreement supersedes the Standard Operations Procedure manual except where state or federal law applies.