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Finance subcommittee rejects Professional Supervisors contract package after debate on vacation and flex-time
Summary
Holyoke City Council finance subcommittee voted 3–2 to deny the package of collective-bargaining items for the Professional Supervisors Association after several councilors objected to new vacation and flex-time language and other contract provisions.
The Holyoke City Council finance subcommittee voted down a package of three collective-bargaining items covering the Professional Supervisors Association (PSA), rejecting the agreement by a 3–2 roll-call vote on procedural appropriation. The subcommittee’s vote means the package will advance to the full council without a finance committee recommendation.
The subcommittee met Monday in a hybrid session. Councilor Michael Sullivan, Councilor Jordan (first name not specified in the transcript) and Councilor Ocasio voted against approving the items in committee; Councilor Devine and Councilor Givner voted in favor. The chair recorded the roll call: “Councilor Jourdain? No. Councilor Sullivan? No. Councilor Devine? Yes. Councilor Givner? Yes. Councilor Ocasio? No.”
Why it matters: The package included multiple substantive changes for the PSA bargaining unit — now affiliated with AFSCME — covering vacation accrual, a new flex-time provision, a revised…
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