Negotiations
Voting Period
Begins:
October 21, 2026 5:00 am EST
Ends:
October 23, 2026 5:00 pm EST
Instructions
To vote you must have a registered account with IAMAW using your ID Card #. Contact your Shop Steward or Business Representative to get your ID number. Download and follow the instructions below to register for an account and cast your ballot.
Where to Vote
Ballot URL:
https://iamballot.iamaw.org/
Ballot ID: 477
The Committee reached a Tentative Agreement with the City of Long Beach on October 14, 2026 concluding negotiations at this time. IAM Local 1930 is pleased to share with you the outcome of this negotiation. As the contract affects all employees, we invite all IAM represented employees to attend one of two information sessions on October 19 and 20, 2026 at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.
A ratification vote will take place between Wednesday October 21, 2026 beginning at 5:00 am PST and will end Friday October 23, 2026 at 5:00 pm PST. All ballots will be submitted online. Please review voting instructions to your left to access your ballot and cast your vote. If you have difficulties casting your ballot online, Committee Representatives with be available in-person at select locations to assist you.
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Tentative Agreement
The full language of the Tentative Agreement is still being prepared at this time. However, IAM has prepared a comprehensive document of all of the agreements that were made during this negotiation. See below for a list of items in the document.
- Term and Renegotiation
- Overtime & Compensatory Time Off
- Vacation Accrual Maximum, In-Lieu Holiday Accrual Max
- Sick Leave – Non-Career Employees
- Paid Administrative Leave
- Holidays
- Court Appearance Pay
- Work out of Classification
- Artificial Intelligence
- Administrative Analyst Performing Personnel and Human Resources Related Duties
- SSO IV Temporary Assignment for Jail
- Epidemiologist Classification Revision
- EMT Recertification Reimbursement
- Doxxing and Safety Protocols
- Employee Organizational Rights & Responsibilities
- Work Schedules
- Rain Jackets to Ambulance Operators
- Health, Dental & Life Insurance: Permanent FTE
- Correction of Classifications in Wrong Bargaining Unit
- Work Period
- Call Back
- Uniform Allowance
- Jury Service
- Appendix A
- Professional Unit – Ambulance Operator Revision
- General Salary Increase, Equity Adjustments, Letter of Agreement – Housing Funding
- Higher Classification Pay
- Vacation Accrual for Prior Service
- Bilingual Pay
- Night Shift Differential
- Personal Holiday Accrual Maximum
- Termination of Unclassified Employment
- Standby Pay
- Education Assistance
- Mental Health Professional Classification Study
- SSO Temporary Assignments
- Certificate & Professional Licensure Reimbursement
- Marksmanship Pay
- MOU Representational and Leave Law Training
- Professional Certification Incentive Pay
- Paid Meal Periods
- Parking Control Checkers Uniforms
- Bereavement Leave
- Amendments to Personnel Policies and Procedures and Department Rules and Regulations
- Bulletin Boards
- Performance System / Skills & Other Pays
- Catastrophic Leave
- Skill and Other Pays
Archived Negotiations Updates
- IAM Local 1930 Reaches Tentative Agreement with City of Long BeachThe Committee is pleased to announce that IAM Local 1930 has reached a tentative agreement for our 2026-2029 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City… Read more: IAM Local 1930 Reaches Tentative Agreement with City of Long Beach
- Negotiations Update – October 7, 2026: A Call to Action!The committee made significant strides with the City to come to an agreement on our new contract. Both sides made several tentative agreements (TA) on… Read more: Negotiations Update – October 7, 2026: A Call to Action!
- Negotiations Update – September 30, 2026The Negotiations Committee met with City Representatives yesterday in hopes of drawing closer to a tentative agreement for our 2026-2029 MOU Agreement. The committee is… Read more: Negotiations Update – September 30, 2026
- Negotiations Town Hall – Monday September 28, 2026 6:00 PMThe Negotiations Committee will be holding an Information and Q&A Session for members. You must be a dues-paying member in order to attend. The Committee… Read more: Negotiations Town Hall – Monday September 28, 2026 6:00 PM
- Negotiations Update – September 9, 2026Negotiations reconvened last Wednesday, September 9, 2026. The committee had extensive discussions regarding the Winter Closure Proposal and the comments that you all had submitted… Read more: Negotiations Update – September 9, 2026