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Negotiators reach tentative agreement on Article 17 (hours, overtime); staff to draft final language
Summary
County HR and union negotiators tentatively agreed to revised wording for Article 17 (Hours of Work/Overtime) and directed staff to draft the final contract language; members raised concerns about a new 15-minute briefing requirement and potential lost pay and staffing impacts.
Nikki Powell, Escambia County human resources director, told negotiators on Feb. 26 that parties had completed changes to the labor contract article covering hours and overtime and were prepared to move the article into final drafting.
"Yep. We only have 1 article left, so I'm gonna hand it to y'all. It's article 17, hours of work overtime. We did some cleanup on the article, but we maintained the intent," Powell said during the session, which county staff described as continued PBA negotiations.
The tentative agreement centers on cleanup language in Article 17; negotiators did not change the articles intent, county staff said. Participants discussed a new operational requirement that employees…
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