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Supervisors note arbitration rule affecting raises for lowest-paid union employees
Summary
Board members discussed arbitration guidance that the percentage raise in arbitration may apply to the lowest-paid union employee and the implications for county raises.
During the budget discussion, a participant reported information from arbitration training about how base wage adjustments are applied in union arbitration cases.
The participant said that in arbitration the ‘‘lowest paid employee’’ in a bargaining unit is the one whose pay is used to calculate the arbitration increase; the speaker said the arbitration figure for the year is ‘‘2½ percent’’ and elsewhere in the discussion referenced ‘‘22.6% is what he said we'd have to give.’’ The board discussed that when an arbitration award sets a percentage based on the lowest wage, the county may need to increase other employees’ pay to maintain internal equity, even if the arbitration technically references the lowest-paid position.
The remarks were presented as an account of training information and not as a formal legal ruling. No formal motion or decision implementing raises was recorded in the transcript; supervisors discussed the issue as part of broader budget conversations.
