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City employees press council to remove $215,000 labor‑negotiator contract from consent
Summary
Dozens of city employees and SEIU members urged the Berkeley City Council to remove item 25 — an additional $215,000 to outside negotiator Sloan Sakai LLP — from the consent calendar, saying bargaining could be done in house and funds should support cost‑of‑living and pension equity.
A large number of Berkeley city employees, many representing SEIU Local 1021 bargaining units, used the June 15 public comment period to oppose item 25, a staff amendment to add $215,000 to an existing contract with outside labor negotiator Sloan Sakai LLP. Speakers described the firm as ineffective in recent bargaining sessions, criticized delay tactics witnessed in open negotiations and urged council to "take the item off consent" so council could debate it publicly.
What callers said: Employees and union leaders…
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