Posted on 11/25/2015 5:42:55 AM PST by smartyaz
Workers represented by Los Angeles County's largest employee union voted to approve a tentative agreement with county management that would give them a 10% raise over three years.
Service Employees International Union Local 721, which represents more than 57,000 county employees, including nurses, social workers and clerical workers, tallied ballots Thursday after a month long voting process.
Apart from the pay increase, the new contract would make Cesar Chavez Day an official county holiday starting in 2017, provide as much as an additional week of annual vacation every year and put some temporary workers on a path to full-time jobs.
“As the largest employer in L.A. County, the county must set the bar when it comes to creating jobs that offer livable wages and stability to working families,†SEIU Local 721 President Bob Schoonover said in a statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
It also provides another full week of vacation, plus the Chavez day, so that adds another 2% raise to the cost of the contract. Actually more, since that vacation is at the higher rate.
L. A. County Employee Union: 10.0%
Social Security Retirees: 00.0%
Well, in fairness, SS Retirees did get that whopping 1.7% in 2015.
And we all know, there is no inflation... /s
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