City Employee Labor Agreements
At a glance
- What: Contract negotiations with the City's bargaining units: the Association of Engineers and Architects (AEA), Association of Maintenance Supervisory Personnel (AMSP), City Association of Management Personnel (CAMP) and Municipal Employees' Federation, AFSCME Local 101 (MEF).
- Where it stands: Closed-session labor negotiation briefings on September 29 and October 6, 2026 with negotiator Mr. Kouyoumdjian; public comment at both open sessions. The October 27, 2026 agenda lists approval of terms of agreement with MEF for July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029, with related AEA, AMSP and CAMP agreements.
- Next: Council vote on the agreements, October 27, 2026 (agenda).
Public comment
- September 29, 2026: Mary Morse, Riley Knight and one other speaker spoke on the labor update.
- October 6, 2026: eleven in-person and four virtual speakers, including Mary Morse and Riley Knight. The minutes list names only; they do not record positions or the content of the closed-session discussions.
Closed session
Conference with labor negotiator Mr. Kouyoumdjian on wages, salaries, hours and working conditions for AEA, AMSP, CAMP and MEF (September 29 and October 6). No reportable action is recorded in the minutes.
Agenda for October 27, 2026
Approval of terms with MEF for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029; AEA, AMSP and CAMP agreements also listed. This agenda item has not yet been confirmed in minutes.
Sources
- City Council minutes, October 6, 2026: https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1423854&GUID=4A9BE965-6E01-4140-90DF-C4EC11259066
- City Council minutes, September 29, 2026: https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1423868&GUID=41519D35-C66F-4C8A-94B9-E0461B3C0025
- City Council agenda, October 27, 2026: https://legistar.granicus.com/sanjose/meetings/2026/10/8108_A_City_Council_26-10-27_Agenda.pdf
Log
2026-10-06 - City Council
Labor Negotiations Update heard with fifteen public speakers; closed session briefing the same morning.
2026-09-29 - City Council
Labor update with three public speakers; closed session briefing.
2026-09-22 - City Council
Labor update item listed with no discussion.
- 2026-10-22 - Page created from the October 27 agenda as the MEF-AFSCME labor agreement page (renamed 2026-10-24).
2026-10-27 - City Council Meeting
On the agenda: labor agreements with MEF and AFSCME Local 101 (7/1/2026 to 6/30/2029, item 3.4) and with AEA, AMSP and City Association (item 3.5).