Mokena Police Get New Union Contract, 2.5 Percent Raise

officers will see another short contract, but one that gives 23 officers represented by Teamsters Local 700 a 2.5-percent raise over the next year.

The Mokena Village Board unanimously approved the new contract during their regular board meeting at Monday night. The one-year contract is retroactive going back to July 1, when the last contract expired.

It will represent an increase in the village's salary costs of $61,384. It is in-line with the raises seen by non-union employees, Village Administrator John Downs said.

Watch video of the village board discussion of the union contracts (go to item 7A)

Historically, the union has had four-year contracts, Downs said. But since the economy went downhill, the village and union have negotiated shorter contracts so they won't be locked into a worst-of-times contract if the economy improves.

The previous contract was a two-year contract with a 2-percent raise in the first year and a 1.5-percent raise in the second, Downs said. The contract before that was a four-year contract with officers receiving a 4.5-percent raise each year.