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Placentia city employees urge council to boost pay and equity as labor talks proceed in closed session
Summary
Union representatives and long‑service city employees told the council their wages are not keeping pace with costs and urged equitable pay across sworn and non‑sworn public safety roles; council recessed to closed session on labor matters and later reported direction was given.
Several longtime Placentia employees and union representatives used the council’s public comment periods on Sept. 16 to press for higher pay and parity across public‑safety roles, telling the City Council that current bargaining offers fall short of cost‑of‑living needs.
Eddie Rodriguez, introduced as president of the Placentia City Employee Association, said he has worked for the city for 21 years and that “our wages are not keeping pace with the cost of living. The city's current…
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