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Union proposal seeks to define bargaining-unit membership and cut health-insurance wait from 120 to 61 days
Summary
Union negotiators presented Article 1 proposing that classified employees become part of the bargaining unit after 60 days of work and that health-insurance eligibility begin at day 61 rather than 120, aiming to reduce coverage gaps for low-income workers.
Union negotiators opened Article 1 by proposing a clearer recognition clause that would exclude employees working fewer than 60 days from the bargaining unit but include any classified employee once they pass the 60-day mark. Amber, presenting the union's opening proposal, said the goal is to avoid inadvertently removing people from the bargaining unit and to make…
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