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Mid‑management employees urge Milpitas council to fix pay inequities after 2021 concessions
Summary
Multiple mid‑management and confidential city employees told the Milpitas City Council during public comment that they gave up pay increases in 2021 during the pandemic and now face pay compression and recruitment/retention problems; they asked the council to return to the bargaining table for restoration of losses and longevity pay.
Dozens of mid‑management and confidential city employees told the Milpitas City Council during public comment on Oct. 21 that they voluntarily accepted reduced pay increases during the COVID‑19 budget crisis and now face pay compression compared with other bargaining units.
Speakers representing the Mid‑Management and Confidential (Mid Con) bargaining unit described a history of concessions and requested that the council direct staff to address inequities in upcoming negotiations, including additional cost‑of‑living adjustments (COLAs), longevity pay and increased vacation accruals.
Ryan Heron, assistant business manager for LiUNA Local 792 and lead negotiator for the union, said Mid Con members gave up a COLA in 2021 at the…
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