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National City employees press council for stronger contract; council holds closed session on labor talks
Summary
City employees, including a chapter president for SEIU Local 221, urged the National City Council to back a "strong and fair" contract. The council met in closed session under Government Code section 54957.6 and later reported it had instructed labor negotiators to move forward.
National City city employees urged the City Council on Oct. 27, 2025, to support a "strong and fair" labor contract for municipal staff while the council met in a closed session to confer with labor negotiators under Government Code section 54957.6.
Carla Palotegui, chapter president representing Municipal Employees Association (SEIU Local 221), told the council, "We submitted 21 proposals for you to review." She said the proposals aim to promote equality and fairness across roughly 90 job classifications represented by the bargaining group. Andrew Del Sol Williamson, who identified himself as a public works employee, said, "I'm paying about a…
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