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Oxnard city workers press council for authority to bargain cost-of-living adjustments
Summary
Union representatives, city employees and labor organizers told the council during public comment that city negotiators must be authorized to secure cost-of-living adjustments so city employees can afford to live in Oxnard; union speakers said members had been working without a ratified contract for nearly a month.
Union leaders and city employees urged the Oxnard City Council on July 29 to authorize the city’s bargaining team to negotiate cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) and to finalize a contract for city workers.
Representatives from SCIU Local 721 and SEIU 721, which represent a range of municipal employees, said city negotiators need explicit direction from the council to complete a fair contract.…
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