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Asotin council approves three-year union contract with 5% raise in 2026
Summary
After a 40-minute executive session, the Asotin City Council approved a 2026–2028 union contract that raises wages 5% in 2026 and 3% in both 2027 and 2028; the measure passed 5-0.
The Asotin City Council on Sept. 22 approved a three-year union contract that increases union employee pay by 5% in 2026 and by 3% in both 2027 and 2028. The council recessed into a 40-minute executive session on contract negotiations, returning at 6:20 p.m. before taking the vote.
Councilmember Steve Cowdrey moved to approve the contract; Councilmember Lori Loseth seconded. The motion — described in the minutes as "approve Union Employees for a 5% increase for 2026 and then 3% in 2027, and 3% in 2028" — passed on a 5-0 vote. Clerk-Treasurer Tina Davidson had told the council earlier that she had been working on payroll projections that would be discussed in executive session.
The action was a formal settlement for the 2026–2028 contract term. The minutes do not specify the union name, the number of represented employees, or the budget line items that will fund the increases.
