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Juvenile counselors urge Washington County to address pay gaps and bargaining authority during public comment
Summary
Multiple juvenile counselors, members of AFSCME Council 75 and a chief negotiator urged the Washington County Board of Commissioners to grant bargaining authority and close a pay gap with adult probation and the Oregon Youth Authority during public communications at the Aug. 26 meeting.
Several current juvenile counselors and union representatives addressed the Washington County Board of Commissioners during the public comment portion of the Aug. 26 meeting, urging higher wages, improved safety resources and additional bargaining authority for county negotiators.
Sean Stutzman, a juvenile counselor and former probation officer with about 35 years of juvenile justice experience, said juvenile counselors have not received merit raises beyond cost-of-living increases and are paid substantially less than counterparts at adult parole and probation and at the Oregon Youth Authority. “We all meet the same minimum qualifications. We all…
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