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Board increases negotiator meeting pay; chief negotiator to receive $500 bonus
Summary
The WEM board approved a motion to increase meeting compensation for its negotiating team to $75 per meeting and retained $100/day for mediation/arbitration; the chief negotiator will receive an additional $500. Vote passed 5-2 with Jon Bakken and June Rezac recorded as opposed.
The board voted to increase meeting compensation for members of the negotiating team to $75 per meeting while keeping other compensation elements intact, including $100 per day for mediation or arbitration. The minutes also record that the chief negotiator will receive an additional $500 on top of other compensation. The motion passed with five members in favor and two opposed; Jon Bakken and June Rezac were recorded as voting against the motion.
Minutes do not identify which specific contract negotiations this compensation applies to; the motion pertains to negotiator pay practices rather than adoption of a particular collective bargaining agreement. The board will apply the approved compensation to members assigned to negotiation work during the year.
