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| County Reaches Labor Deal With Road Patrol Unit at Sheriff's Office 03/09/18 06:00am |
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approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Road Patrol bargaining unit, represented by the United Public Service Employees Union, for a new four-year labor agreement. The road patrol unit, which consists of about 20 Sheriff's deputies who have been without a contract since January 1, 2016, has also approved the agreement. Lewis County Director of Human Resources Chris Boulio said the agreement includes a cumulative salary increase of 8.75% over the four-year life of the contract. The contract, when signed, will run retroactive to January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2019. The deal includes a 2.5% raise for 2016, although deputies will not receive retroactive pay. For 2017, the deal includes a 2.5% salary increase, with deputies receiving partial retroactive pay of a flat amount. The increase for 2018 is 1.25% and 2019 will see a 2.5% increase, totaling 8.7% over the life of the contract. The deal also increases employee health insurance contributions from 22% to 25% and eliminated a shift differential paid between the hours of 3 PM and 6 PM. |