Council approves labor contracts

Cheney employees get wage increases, but pick up more of the costs of health care

It’s a new year, and three of the city of Cheney’s employee unions have new contracts — including wage increases — thanks to City Council action that took place at its Jan. 30 meeting.

The council approved a new contract with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 77 for Light Department non-departmental supervisory employees and two American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) contracts for non-supervisor and supervisor employees. The first two contracts featured 3.5 percent wage increases over 2017 levels for non-supervisor, and 3 percent ov...

 

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