7am News, Sports and Obits
Latest WGIL news
Click to play or
Right click and "Save Target As" to download
Click for Galesburg, Illinois Forecast
Home - Cancellations - Community Events - Contact Us - Mornings - News - Obituaries - Pictures - Programs - Special Events Audio - Sports - Weather
Collective Bargaining With County Workers Complete
The Knox County Board last month ratified a four-year contract with employees who work at the Knox County Courthouse, and Wednesday night, they took the next step in that agreement.

Board members Wednesday unanimously voted to approve a collective bargaining agreement with Local 3217 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. As we reported earlier this month, the four-year contract retroactive to this past December calls for a 3.5% raise the first year, a 4% raise the second year, and 2.5% raises the last two years.

AFSCME Staff Representative Randy Lynch tells WGIL the 20 employees this deal covers are pretty pleased.

"The membership passed it. It ratified well," Lynch said.

Even in a tight budget time due in part to the state budget situation, Knox County Treasurer Robin Davis tells WGIL it's a contract the county can afford.

"At this point in time, the county can afford it," Davis said. "But more than that, it keeps all the (county employee) contracts equal."

Lynch says that would make the contract similar to one approved late last year with the Knox County Sheriffs Department deputies.

The contract covers employees of the Knox County Clerk, Treasurer, and others.
03 25 10 by Newsroom
News management powered by Xpression News

Click here for the WGIL News Archive

Click here for national news

The following provision applies to all visitors (which shall include persons and representatives of legal entities, whether such representatives are persons or digital engines of a kind that crawls, indexes, scrapes, copies, stores or transmits digital content). By accessing this Web site or digital service, you specifically acknowledge and agree that: (i) Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium; (ii) No Associated Press materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use; (iii) The Associated Press will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing; (iv) The Associated Press is an intended third party beneficiary of these terms and conditions and it may exercise all rights and remedies available to it; and (v) The Associated Press reserves the right to audit possible unauthorized commercial use of AP materials or any portion thereof at any time.