San Mateo County employees overwhelmingly ratified a new work agreement that includes pay raises, a $2,000 COVID bonus and the addition of Juneteenth as a paid holiday.
The more than 2,000 employees including 911 dispatchers, park rangers, city planners, engineers, social workers, food safety workers, healthcare workers and school counselors approved the deal Friday night by a 79% margin.
“This new agreement will immediately impact our lives and working conditions and will begin to address some of the inequities our members have been dealing with for decades,” said AFSCME 829 President Ryan Shannon.Wage increases of 3% upon ratification, another 3% increase in October of 2022 and a 4% wage increase in October 2023.
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