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Union representative urges Carver County not to outsource custodial jobs
Summary
Max Forrester, an AFSCME Council 65 labor representative, told the Carver County Board public comments that eliminating vacant custodian positions and outsourcing custodial services would harm service quality, security and the local economy. He urged the board to avoid workforce reductions as a budget strategy.
Max Forrester, labor representative for AFSCME Council 65, told the Carver County Board during public comment that the county’s recommendation to eliminate vacant custodian positions would amount to partial outsourcing of custodial services and harm county operations and workers.
“For a county to replace a good county job with a minimum-wage employee willing to work for next-to-zero benefits is short‑sighted,” Forrester…
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