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Palm Tran contract raises starting pay to $20 and phases top-rate increases; county ratifies labor agreement
Summary
The board ratified a labor-management agreement for Palm Tran that raises the starting wage from $17.25 to $20 and phases top-rate increases, authorizes an actuarial study of a DROP/pension option, and includes sick‑leave flexibility and maintenance pay adjustments; the vote was 6-0.
Palm Tran management and union representatives briefed the Palm Beach County commission on a ratified labor-management agreement the board approved on March 10.
Joey Acevedo, president and business agent of Amalgamated Transit Union Local (speaker for the union), thanked the board for supporting the contract. County presenters said the deal…
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