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County approves Teamsters contract for corrections officers; 12-hour shifts and wage increases included
Summary
Clearfield County approved a contract extension with the Teamsters covering corrections officers that moves employees to a 12-hour shift schedule, raises starting wages and includes a mandated reopener to review the shift change in 2026.
Clearfield County Commissioners voted May 13 to approve an extension of the collective-bargaining agreement with the Teamsters covering county corrections officers. The contract extends labor terms through 2027 and includes a switch to 12-hour shifts and across-the-board wage increases for bargaining-unit employees.
Officials said the contract was ratified by union members and negotiated with county representatives. Under the agreement described at the meeting, the county will move corrections staff to a 12-hour shift pattern: employees work four 12-hour days in one week and three 12-hour days the next, producing alternating weekends on and off. The contract includes a mandatory reopener specifically to review the 12-hour shift arrangement on May 7, 2026, when both sides must meet to discuss its operation.
The county negotiator reported the starting wage for corrections officers was $15.60 and that the contract raises the starting wage to $18.50, with additional incremental increases described in the ratified agreement. County officials also said that health-care cost-sharing changes applying to newly hired employees mirror provisions adopted in other recent county contracts (higher premium share and higher deductibles for future hires) and would not alter benefits for current employees.
Commissioners and staff described the shift change and pay adjustments as intended to align the corrections-unit contract with other county agreements and to create scheduling simplicity; both labor and management representatives were described as supportive during negotiations. A motion to approve the contract carried without dissent.
The board said small procedural items in the contract would be handled administratively and thanked union and county negotiators for completing the multi-year process.
