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AFSCME members press Benton County for pay parity, staffing and safety during public comment
Summary
Dozens of AFSCME Local 2064 members told the Benton County Board of Commissioners that bargaining has stalled and urged the board to use reserves or additional funding for a ratifiable contract, citing pay gaps with non‑represented staff, unsafe crisis-team staffing and severe housing unaffordability.
Dozens of county employees urged the Benton County Board of Commissioners on July 9 to act on stalled contract talks with AFSCME Local 2064, pressing for pay parity with non‑represented staff, retention pay for long‑tenured employees and safer staffing for mobile crisis response teams.
Dawn Dale, president of AFSCME Local 2064, told the board the union represents about 334 county workers and asked the commissioners to “authorize additional funding to help us come closer to a contract that will allow our membership to vote for and ratify,” including using reserves if justified. Dale said…
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