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Union members and firefighters urge National City Council to back more competitive pay as labor talks continue
Summary
City employees, union representatives and the firefighters’ union used the council’s public-comment period to press for higher wages and median pay parity; the council then met in closed session on labor negotiations and reconvened with no reportable action.
Union members and National City firefighters urged the National City City Council to support higher, more competitive pay during the council’s public-comment period, and the council later met in closed session to discuss ongoing labor negotiations.
Speakers representing the Service Employees International Union and the Municipal Employees Association asked the council to consider proposals already submitted to city negotiators and to back pay increases that would bring employees toward median pay levels. "Please consider the proposal that we submitted... to really consider increasing competitive pay for all City employees," said Juanita Castaneda, who identified herself as working in the Community Services Department and representing SEIU.
The council…
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