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AFSCME representative urges answers after positions moved from auditor to finance, alleges pay cut and union‑busting
Summary
Natalie Nagel, AFSCME representative for more than 200 Champaign County employees, told the board that four bargaining‑unit positions moved from the auditor’s office to finance but now show only three positions; she said the county unilaterally set job grade and pay—leaving accounts‑payable clerks paid roughly $10 an hour less—and accused the county of hiring outside counsel to oppose unionization.
Natalie Nagel, who identified herself as the AFSCME representative for more than 200 Champaign County employees, used the public‑comment period to press the board for information about a transfer of bargaining‑unit work from the auditor’s office to the finance department.
Nagel said the union was told the move would transfer the same work and number of positions, but that four bargaining‑unit positions in the auditor’s office became only three positions in finance. She said the county agreed to a joint unit clarification petition for an accounts‑payable clerk and that the labor board…
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