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Supervisors approve 5% temporary stipend for three acting managers after debate and union objections
Summary
The board authorized a temporary 5% stipend retroactive to when employees assumed additional duties for three county positions. Teamsters representatives said the action risked a strike on July 1 if members did not receive equivalent compensation.
The Imperial County Board of Supervisors on May 6 voted to grant three employees a temporary 5% stipend while they perform the duties of higher positions, with pay retroactive to the dates those duties began.
The item drew public comment from union representatives who said the board's action risked labor unrest. Teamsters shop steward Maria Solano told the board she had worked for the county since 2002 and called the proposed disparity between management stipends and union offers unfair. "It's a slap in…
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