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Lewiston council votes to terminate AFSCME collective bargaining agreement at end of term
Summary
After discussions about outstanding differences on grievances, discipline and overtime, the Lewiston City Council voted to terminate the collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME Local 1124 at the end of its current term, Sept. 30, 2025.
The Lewiston City Council voted on July 7 to terminate the city's collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1124 at the end of its current term, Sept. 30, 2025.
An attorney for the city told the council, "there is no final agreed upon collective bargaining agreement, and it's now before you to discuss how you'd like to proceed next." The attorney said negotiations had not succeeded in prior sessions earlier in the spring and that the matter was before the council to decide whether to continue negotiating or to proceed with termination.
Council members and other participants discussed several contract provisions the city and…
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