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Scranton council approves DPW union contract, authorizes contingency transfers to cover raises and winter-storm costs
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved a collective bargaining agreement with Local Lodge 2305 and moved two budget transfers—$225,000 from contingency for DPW raises and $324,880 to cover winter-storm contractor costs—after public comment and council discussion about staffing and transparency.
Scranton City Council unanimously approved a collective bargaining agreement with Local Lodge 2305 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and authorized two budget transfers to cover union raises and winter-storm contractor costs.
The council voted to transfer up to $225,000 from the non-departmental contingency account to fund post-2025 DPW union raises that were not included in the 2025 operating budget, and to transfer $324,880 from a workers’ compensation-related account to the Department of Public Works professional services line to pay private contractors for cleanup work related to the Jan.…
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