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City workers and organizers press council to fix pay compression and start collective bargaining process
Norfolk City Council · April 10, 2025
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Summary
City employees and organizers described years of pay compression that leave long-tenured workers without meaningful raises and urged council to pursue a step-pay plan and processes to implement municipal collective bargaining.
Several current and former city employees spoke in favor of pay adjustments and collective bargaining during the public hearing on the FY26 budget.
Dante Joy, speaking as a current employee representing city workers, said hundreds of municipal employees signed a petition asking council to address pay…
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