#union-negotiations

#union-negotiations

"When we bargained in 2021, it was basically right before inflation really went crazy," Gina R. Mann, a medical laboratory scientist at Kaiser Sunnyside, said. "So what were modest, across-the-board wage increases have actually pulled us very far behind our competitors." The result, Mann said, is that wages for Kaiser workers over the lifetime of their now-expired contract failed to keep up with major increases in the cost of living-an issue exacerbated by the fact that many workers received reduced raises during the COVID-19 pandemic.

RICHMOND - Recommended changes meant to boost transparency for the Richmond Police Department will head to the negotiation table, sparking support from those grieving a recent police killing and pushback from the police union president who said the real issue is a lack of mental health support statewide. The city's Community Police Review Commission, a nine-member civilian oversight body formed in 1984, brought forward seven recommendations for the City Council to consider during a meeting Tuesday night.

"For example, we proposed to keep our benefits the same as they are now. We just wanted them protected under a contract," Tobin said. "[Hospice East Bay] said no, they want the right to make them worse. And so, that's been really shocking and disappointing."

Gene Upshaw was an imposing presence. He had been a shit-kicking lineman for the Raiders for 15 seasons, and upon retirement, became the NFLPA's shit-kicking executive director.

Workers at the CN Tower have ratified a new three-year collective agreement, ending a nearly two-week-long lockout. The agreement includes wage increases and enhanced benefits.

We're about improving the working conditions and we're hoping that the government is interested as well. These are the same workers who protect our coasts, assist businesses and farmers, and deliver vital social programs and respond to emergencies like wildfires.

"The sense that we got was because of the amount of time it took to get to this point, some folks were just either frustrated or they were just tired and wanted to move on," said Raj Singh.

The union is pushing for two significant pay claims aimed at addressing responsibilities and retention challenges for assistant principal and principal officer grades.

"This outcome reflects the power of educators standing together against cuts harmful to our goal of retaining experienced teachers in Oakland's hardest-to-staff classrooms."

To hold telework solely responsible for such issues is inappropriate. Given the need for supervisors to assess the portability of an individual employee's work, I am not convinced there should be an arbitrary six-day cap.