Local CSEA union to vote again today on labor deal
CHENANGO COUNTY – County employees in the CSEA Unit 6400 labor organization will vote again today on a contract that was initially voted down earlier in the summer.
The negotiated settlement, which has been in the works between county officials and the labor union through most of the year, was shot down in a 112 to 105 vote in July, according to the CSEA Unit 6400 Facebook page. Being a tentative five-year agreement between the county and the Civil Service Employee Association (CSEA), details of the proposal are not being made public until it passes, said Chenango County Personnel Officer Lisa Kerr.
Kerr said approximately 290-300 county employees have enrolled in the local chapter of the CSEA. The organization goes to bat for employees on issues that include wages, health insurance, benefits, leave time and workplace rules.
Anonymous CSEA members told The Evening Sun in July that negotiated pay increases outlined in the proposed contract are a reason the deal was voted down, citing the comparison between annual salary and the rate of inflation. Because no additional changes have been made to the proposal since then, today’s vote could swing in either direction, said Kerr.
The labor union has been without a contract since the previous one expired on Dec. 31, 2013. Even if the proposal is approved by CSEA voters, it will not become effective until approved by the Board of Supervisors.
The potential for CSEA members to strike a deal with county legislators comes at the heels of a resolution passed in August that fixes 2015 salaries for Chenango County officers and employees who are paid in accordance with the county’s compensation schedule. The compensation schedule calls for a 2 percent raise for longevity for many county employees, but unlike the five-year CSEA contract, it must be approved annually by the Chenango County Board of Supervisors.
Also passed this week is another resolution pertaining to the annual salaries of certain county officers for the 2015 budget year. That resolution sets a public hearing for a proposed local law to fix salaries of select county officers and employees for the upcoming year. The hearing will be held at 11 a.m. Oct. 14 in the Supervisors’’ Chambers at the Chenango County Office Building in Norwich.
The negotiated settlement, which has been in the works between county officials and the labor union through most of the year, was shot down in a 112 to 105 vote in July, according to the CSEA Unit 6400 Facebook page. Being a tentative five-year agreement between the county and the Civil Service Employee Association (CSEA), details of the proposal are not being made public until it passes, said Chenango County Personnel Officer Lisa Kerr.
Kerr said approximately 290-300 county employees have enrolled in the local chapter of the CSEA. The organization goes to bat for employees on issues that include wages, health insurance, benefits, leave time and workplace rules.
Anonymous CSEA members told The Evening Sun in July that negotiated pay increases outlined in the proposed contract are a reason the deal was voted down, citing the comparison between annual salary and the rate of inflation. Because no additional changes have been made to the proposal since then, today’s vote could swing in either direction, said Kerr.
The labor union has been without a contract since the previous one expired on Dec. 31, 2013. Even if the proposal is approved by CSEA voters, it will not become effective until approved by the Board of Supervisors.
The potential for CSEA members to strike a deal with county legislators comes at the heels of a resolution passed in August that fixes 2015 salaries for Chenango County officers and employees who are paid in accordance with the county’s compensation schedule. The compensation schedule calls for a 2 percent raise for longevity for many county employees, but unlike the five-year CSEA contract, it must be approved annually by the Chenango County Board of Supervisors.
Also passed this week is another resolution pertaining to the annual salaries of certain county officers for the 2015 budget year. That resolution sets a public hearing for a proposed local law to fix salaries of select county officers and employees for the upcoming year. The hearing will be held at 11 a.m. Oct. 14 in the Supervisors’’ Chambers at the Chenango County Office Building in Norwich.
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