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Teamsters representative urges Imperial County to settle contract before June 1, cites wage and staffing concerns
Summary
At the June 10 Imperial County Board of Supervisors meeting, a Teamsters representative urged the board to approve a stronger counteroffer in ongoing contract talks, citing wage erosion, limited pay progression and recruitment problems for county positions.
Ruth Duarte, a representative for Teamsters Local 542, told the Imperial County Board of Supervisors on June 10 that rank-and-file county employees need a more “justified and respectable counter offer” in ongoing labor negotiations and urged the board to complete a new contract before the June 1 fiscal deadline.
Duarte said county workers have fallen behind on wages and career progression and described recruitment and retention problems. “Before people would say, ‘oh, I work for the county of Imperial,’ ” Duarte said.…
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