Your bargaining team met with the County today and focused the conversation on the language in the contract around the ACA and health care benefits for the part time workers.

With the changes in the number of hours a part time worker can work in a year, if we don’t make adjustments to Section 2 of the contracts, workers risk losing their health care plans that they are currently enrolled in.

The County presented us with its latest package proposal. The last wage offered was:

• 3% Year one
• 2.75% Year two

For longevity, the County proposed:

• 1% at 10 years
• 2% at 15 years
• 2.5% at 20 years

The bargaining team countered with 6.5% each year COLA and held with our original longevity proposal:

• 1% at 10 years
• 2% at 15 years
• 3% at 20 years

The team is committed to getting the best contract for all workers and will meet with the County again on Wednesday, June 3.