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Elk County approves UMWA contracts covering prison and court employees
Summary
The Elk County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved two collective bargaining agreements with UMWA Local 8923 covering prison staff and court-related employees, each running Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2028.
The Elk County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved two collective bargaining agreements with United Mine Workers of America Local 8923, covering county prison employees and court-related staff.
The agreements, each dated Jan. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2028, were presented under new business and approved on motions recorded by Commissioner Gregory J. Gebauer and seconded by Commissioner M. Fritz Leeker. The minutes record that both motions "carried unanimously."
Why it matters: the contracts set labor terms for county-operated correctional and court-related personnel through 2028, affecting wages, benefits and workplace rules for represented employees. The minutes do not include the specific financial terms or changes to benefits; those details were not specified in the recorded motion and will remain with the contract documents on file in the commissioners' office.
What happened at the meeting: the board took the motions together under the new-business agenda and recorded unanimous approvals. No roll-call vote tally listing individual commissioner positions was provided in the minutes.
Next steps: the approved contracts take effect retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025 and run through Dec. 31, 2028; the county clerk's office retains the executed agreements for public inspection.
