Members of AFSCME Local 66 are back at work at the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District after ratifying a new contract Monday that ended a two-week strike.
"Finally, we'll be able to go back to work and take care of our families for the holidays," said Alex Livadaros, chair of the union bargaining unit.
The WLSSD Board of Directors met Monday night and approved the agreement that had been ratified by Local 66 members earlier in the day. Some workers returned to the job as early as 11 p.m. Monday.
The tentative settlement is actually two agreements, one covering 2002 and the other for the next three years.
Key issues in the walkout by 85 workers were job security and health insurance. In negotiations, WLSSD management insisted on the right to retain temporary employees while laying off permanent full-time employees and unilaterally create part-time positions from current full-time positions.
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Members of AFSCME Local 66 are back at work at the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District after ratifying a new contract Monday that ended a two-week strike.
“Finally, we’ll be able to go back to work and take care of our families for the holidays,” said Alex Livadaros, chair of the union bargaining unit.
The WLSSD Board of Directors met Monday night and approved the agreement that had been ratified by Local 66 members earlier in the day. Some workers returned to the job as early as 11 p.m. Monday.
The tentative settlement is actually two agreements, one covering 2002 and the other for the next three years.
Key issues in the walkout by 85 workers were job security and health insurance. In negotiations, WLSSD management insisted on the right to retain temporary employees while laying off permanent full-time employees and unilaterally create part-time positions from current full-time positions.
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