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Union members raise concerns about language and pay options in SEIU tentative agreement
Summary
Speakers representing county employees and union-aligned members raised objections to language changes and removed pay options in a tentative agreement with SEIU, asking that mediator notes be removed and that prior compensation options be restored.
Several speakers during public presentations raised concerns about the county’s tentative agreement (TA) with SEIU, urging the board to ensure contract language does not remove prior compensation options or use mediator notes in ways that conflict with county policy.
Union concerns described: Karen Bessard, a 19-year county employee, addressed specific contract language in the TA. She requested deletion of a mediator bargaining note (dated 04/23/25) referenced in Article 4, Section 4 (vacation) because she said the note…
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