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Part‑time city employees, represented by AFSCME, urge Carson to return to contract talks and expand benefits
Summary
Multiple part‑time city employees and AFSCME representatives told the council the part‑time MOU expired in 2023, negotiations have been slow and the city’s latest ‘last, best and final’ offer was rejected. Speakers asked for increased pay adjustments, additional paid holidays and better employer contribution toward medical premiums.
Dozens of current and long‑term part‑time City of Carson employees and representatives of AFSCME Local 809 urged the City Council on June 3 to reopen contract negotiations and improve pay and benefits for part‑time staff.
Key claims from public commenters: AFSCME representative Nancy Russos told the council that the part‑time Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) expired July 1, 2023, and negotiations that began in November 2024 have not produced a satisfactory agreement. She said the city’s most recent proposal was presented as a last, best and final offer that rejected most of the union’s proposals on pay and language and provided only modest cost‑of‑living adjustments over…
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