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Irving Arts Center employees urge council to block plan to eliminate Tech 1 positions
Summary
Employees and longtime staff told the council a July 21 Arts Board proposal to remove part-time Tech 1 positions would increase costs and harm retention, and asked the council to overrule the board if necessary.
Staff and technicians at the Irving Arts Center asked the City Council on July 10 to oppose a proposal that would eliminate Level 1 technician positions and rely instead on outside contractors.
Chris Ospina, a technician at the Irving Arts Center, described reduced regular hours for city employees after the center began using contractors for productions and said the change pushed experienced technicians to seek work elsewhere. “We…
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