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County workers press supervisors on understaffing and stalled contract talks at public comment
Summary
SEIU members and frontline county employees urged the Board of Supervisors to address chronic understaffing — citing 200+ vacancies in Health & Social Services and eight vacant 911 dispatch positions — and called for equity adjustments and renewed bargaining during public comment.
Members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and frontline county staff used public comment at the Dec. 21 meeting to press the Board of Supervisors for action on bargaining and staffing shortages.
Several speakers including Linda Cheeseman, Nicole Chavera Garcia (SEIU chapter president), Amber Searcy and Jennifer Rivera described staffing shortfalls across Health & Social Services and public…
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