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Northampton County Council approves Gracedale AFSCME term sheet with 3-year wage increases
Summary
The council voted 8-0 to approve a term sheet for a collective bargaining agreement affecting Gracedale employees that phases in cost-of-living adjustments and restructures pay grades to support hiring more in‑house nursing staff and reduce agency nursing costs.
The Northampton County Council on March 2025 approved a term sheet for a collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME covering Gracedale that includes a 4% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in year one, 3.5% in year two and 3% in year three, and changes to pay grades intended to expand hiring of in‑house nursing staff.
The term sheet, introduced by Councilmember Brown and adopted by roll call, passed unanimously, 8–0. Council members then approved a technical amendment to change a clerical date error from February to March before final adoption.
The term sheet implements pay‑scale restructuring McClure said will allow the county to hire more permanent employees and reduce reliance…
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