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Tuolumne County employees urge supervisors to act on staffing, pay and workplace hazards
Summary
Multiple county employees and a union representative told the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors that vacancies, low pay and building safety problems are driving staff shortages and forcing remaining employees to work unsustainable caseloads.
Several county employees and a union representative urged the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 14 to address long-running staffing shortages, a lack of pay increases and unsafe workplace conditions that they said are driving employees into poverty and forcing remaining staff to cover multiple roles.
In oral communications, Mike Deanda, a business representative for Operating Engineers Local 3, told the board that vacancies and layoffs had pushed workers to carry the caseload of “two, three and sometimes even four” positions and said employees face threats of discipline and performance improvement plans even as they struggle to meet basic needs.
Deanda said union members report they have had no raises in the last three bargaining cycles and that many county…
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