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City workers press for raises; mayor schedules compensation‑study presentation for Nov. 10
Summary
Union leaders and city employees urged the Little Rock City Board to act on a compensation study; Mayor Scott said the study (completed in 2024) estimated implementation would cost roughly $800,000–$1,000,000 and that a specialist will present findings Nov. 10.
City employees and union leaders used the Oct. 21 Little Rock board meeting to press for higher wages and for release of a compensation study, and the mayor said a specialist will present the study on Nov. 10.
United Labor Union Local 100's field director Tony Orr thanked the mayor for prior contract actions and told the board union members sought follow‑through on outstanding issues. Curtis Cunningham, a public‑works signal technician and Local 100 member, described frontline employees as underpaid and asked the city to invest in pay equity.
Mayor Scott reminded the board that the city commissioned a compensation study in 2023 that was completed during 2024. He said the study showed the city was broadly underpaid and that full implementation of its recommendations would likely cost in the neighborhood of $800,000 to $1,000,000; he said the city chose to give a general raise instead of full implementation in 2024 and that a formal presentation of the study will be scheduled Nov. 10.
Why it matters: City employees perform basic services — parks, streets, sanitation and maintenance — and several speakers noted the city depends on those workers. Union leaders said they will pursue negotiation and continued engagement with the administration; the mayor said the administration will present the specialist's findings and reiterated that raises have been given annually under his tenure.
What comes next: The specialist will present the study on Nov. 10; the mayor said the board intends to present another general wage increase as part of the upcoming budget process but did not specify amounts at the meeting.
