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Unions press county for stronger raises and labor protections as building trades seek tougher Good Neighbor standards
Summary
Teamsters Local 542 warned county negotiators that a 2.5% offer is insufficient and indicated members are prepared to strike July 1; the Building Trades pushed the board for stronger, enforceable labor standards in the Good Neighbor program.
Ruth Duarte, business agent for Teamsters Local 542, told the board that her members received a county counterproposal of 2.5% in labor negotiations and said that is inadequate to keep up with inflation in the Imperial Valley. "2.5% is not going to do it," Duarte said, and she said union leadership has told members they are prepared to strike starting July 1 if negotiations do not produce a satisfactory offer.
Duarte said negotiations would continue later in the week and that…
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