Grant County approves Teamsters tentative agreement covering wages, insurance and allowances
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The board approved a three-year tentative agreement with Teamsters covering employer insurance contributions, HSA provisions, cash-in-lieu rules for pre-2024 hires, wage increases and uniform allowances; the contract will cover 2026–2028 with stepped pay increases.
Grant County commissioners approved a tentative collective-bargaining agreement with the Teamsters that outlines wage increases, employer insurance contributions and several benefit and housekeeping provisions.
A presenter summarized key terms: employer insurance contribution set at $950 per month for single coverage and $2,000 per month for family coverage; health-savings-account (HSA) contributions remain at current levels; employees hired before Jan. 1, 2024, who have other group insurance and waive county coverage would receive cash in lieu (as stated in the transcript); wage implementation adds 3% to current rates with further increases of 3.5% in subsequent years; the agreement covers a three-year duration and includes uniform allowances and language about working-out-of-class compensation and overtime accrual.
A board member said they were ‘‘supportive’’ of the package overall but raised a concern about the overtime calculation. The board moved, seconded and approved the Teamsters tentative agreement by voice vote.
The agreement includes implementation details to be incorporated into the written contract, including updated life-insurance and long-term-disability amounts and language allowing the group to join Teamsters insurance under agreed terms in consultation with the county. The county will finalize and circulate the formal contract language for ratification and execution.