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Unions urge council to keep workers' compensation in‑house and approve ADR for firefighters
Summary
City employees, union leaders and firefighters told the council that Anaheim's in‑house workers' compensation program delivers strong audit scores and that outsourcing would harm service; speakers asked the council to agendize in‑house ADR options and hire additional staff instead.
Multiple employees and union representatives addressed the council during the Housing Authority joint session to oppose any proposal to outsource the city's workers' compensation program to a third‑party administrator.
Christie Sukasam, a workers' compensation examiner who said she has 22 years of experience, told the council the city's program "truly takes care…
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