Joint Select Committee hears status updates on state bargaining; no votes taken
State negotiators and union representatives told a joint committee that most contract articles have been settled but wages, hours and safety provisions remain at impasse for several bargaining units; the meeting was informational and included requests for higher pay, staffing and safety measures.
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At a public hearing of the Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining, the Department of Management Services and multiple bargaining-unit representatives summarized the status of full-book contract negotiations, with the parties reporting broad agreement on many contract articles but persistent impasses over wages, hours and safety.
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