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Yelm approves three-year Teamsters contract with across-the-board wage and longevity increases
Summary
The Yelm City Council on Feb. 11 authorized the mayor to sign a three-year collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 252 covering 2025–2027 that includes market adjustments, scheduled COLAs and a new longevity schedule.
The Yelm City Council on Feb. 11 authorized the mayor to sign a tentative three-year collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local Union No. 252 covering 2025, 2026 and 2027.
Council members were presented a summary of the tentative agreement by a city staff member, who said bargaining began April 16, 2024, produced nine bargaining sessions and one mediation session, and was ratified by Teamsters membership on Jan. 29, 2025.
The contract contains no nonmonetary changes, the staff presentation said, and includes several monetary adjustments for 2025 and scheduled cost-of-living adjustments for subsequent years. The city staff member summarized the principal changes:…
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