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County employees and Teamsters press Atlantic County commissioners for living wages amid contract talks
Summary
Multiple county employees and Teamsters Local 331 representatives urged the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners to negotiate meaningful wage increases, citing ongoing contract negotiations, persistent low biweekly pay (cited repeatedly as $900), and a recent favorable pilot settlement that union speakers said should make more funds available.
During the public-comment portion of the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners meeting, several county employees and Teamsters Local 331 representatives urged the board to secure higher wages in ongoing contract negotiations for four bargaining units.
Erica Rassman (speaker 5), principal officer and secretary in charge of Teamsters Local 331, told commissioners that the union is negotiating four county contracts and that members are concerned county counterproposals would yield less than the prior contract. Rassman said many…
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