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Unions press for contract funding, workplace improvements and retention in FY26 budget hearings
Summary
AFSCME Local 3999 and the Santa Fe firefighters union told the Finance Committee on April 24 that collective bargaining funding, workplace safety improvements and recruitment/retention remain top priorities as the city finalizes its FY26 budget.
Representatives from AFSCME Local 3999 and Santa Fe Firefighters Local 2059 addressed the Finance Committee on April 24, urging the city to fund a new collective bargaining agreement, improve working conditions for environmental services staff and continue investments that helped recruit and retain first responders.
Louis Damelo, AFSCME Local 3999, told the committee the union represents more than half of the city workforce and said the union’s contract is in arbitration. "Our first ask is funding AFSCME's new collective bargaining agreement with…
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