Milwaukee union contract ratified
MILWAUKEE -- The city of Milwaukee's largest union has ratified a new contract that swaps a pay freeze in 2010 and 2011 for a no-layoff guarantee, city labor negotiator Troy Hamblin said Friday.
Under the deal, the 2,000 members of District Council 48 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees also would get retroactive pay raises for 2007 through this year totaling 6 percent. The pay increase is less than the city was seeking through arbitration on the new contract.
The agreement makes moot Mayor Tom Barrett’s threat to cut the city work force by up to 1,400 workers, as a means to reduce a projected $90 million budget shortfall next year.
Sep 18, 2009 at 4:39 p.m.
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So in other words they get 30.80 instead of 29.50 to change a light bulb? lol Unions
Sep 18, 2009 at 2:48 p.m.
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Actually the raise that they will get for 2007-09 is less than was going to happen. The contract was in arbitration with the Union asking for a 9% over the 3 years and the City proposing 7.5%. As a result of the settlement the raise for the 07-09 years will be 6% with no increases in 2010-11
Sep 18, 2009 at 2:21 p.m.
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So they still got a pay raise. And the city got the ____________________.
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