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City manager: Coos Bay opens contract talks with AFSCME as part of staggered bargaining cycle
Summary
City Manager Nicole told the council the city is beginning contract negotiations with AFSCME and described the city’s approach of negotiating with one represented employee group each year.
City Manager Nicole told the council the city is opening contract negotiations with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the represented employee unit that covers many non-sworn city workers. Nicole said the city rotates bargaining among its three represented groups — the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), the Coos Bay Police Officers Association and AFSCME — and typically negotiates with one unit each year to keep timelines manageable.
The nut graf: The announcement was informational; it signaled the start of a collective-bargaining process but did not include proposed contract terms, a timeline for bargaining sessions, or a council decision. Nicole said the city held a planning session that day and staff will begin the bargaining process with AFSCME.
Ending: Nicole also briefly mentioned attendance at the volunteer-firefighters banquet. No bargaining terms, financial proposals or scheduling specifics were presented to the council in the meeting excerpt.
