In case you missed it: the Council just gave the City Manager a $600,000 severance package! Also, it looks like her resignation was not exactly voluntary. Backroom deals are good for management, but not workers.

Our sibling chapter just reached a tentative agreement for COLAs that do not keep of with past or future inflation:

Depending on whether you look at the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or Area Median Income (AMI), we are currently 26-39% behind inflation since 2012!

Maintenance and Clerical settled for an average of 4.8% per year (14.5% over three years). That’s a *1% COLA* per year after inflation.

Inflation was nearly 4% this year alone!

Depending on whether you look at the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or Area Median Income (AMI), we are currently 26-39% behind inflation since 2012!
Maintenance and Clerical settled for an average of 4.8% per year (14.5% over three years). That’s a *1% COLA* per year after inflation.
Inflation was nearly 4% this year alone!

Why settle for 1% COLA per year while still being behind 20-30%, when you can catch up and get ahead like the Mayor and Council? What if inflation spikes again?

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