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AFSCME representative tells Pierre commissioners bargaining is at an impasse, urges state mediation
Summary
Darby Boyd, an AFSCME labor representative, told the Pierre City Commission the union and the city are at an impasse, said repeated requests for executive session and bargaining items were denied, and warned the South Dakota Department of Labor may need to mediate. No formal action followed.
Darby Boyd, identified in the meeting as a labor representative from AFSCME, told the City of Pierre Board of Commissioners on Feb. 10 that collective bargaining with the city is at an impasse and that repeated requests to place bargaining or an executive session on the agenda had been denied.
"There are discussions of removing comp time for employees and union employees have not received the COLA increase that the City Commission and other city employees have received effective January 1, 2026," Boyd said, adding that the South Dakota Department of Labor would likely need to step in to mediate.
Boyd asked the commission to put bargaining back on the agenda and to allow an executive‑session discussion; the transcript shows those requests were previously made and denied. The commission did not record any formal response or follow‑up action during the meeting.
The remark represents a public complaint about labor relations rather than a commission decision. The claim that union staff did not receive the same COLA as other city employees is the union representative’s characterization in the meeting record; there is no commission statement in the transcript confirming or denying that account.
Because the complaint was raised during public comment, there was no motion or vote tied to Boyd’s remarks. The transcript does not show subsequent scheduling of negotiations, additional personnel action, or a commission direction to staff in response.
