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Article: City union OKs freeze on pay raises.(Government Local)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- June 2, 2009
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Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard
The city of Eugene and its smallest labor union on Monday announced that Hult Center for the Performing Arts stagehands will not get a pay raise for a year, a concession sought by City Manager Jon Ruiz to help balance the city budget.
The International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees Local 675 represents 11 employees out of a 1,550 city work force.
Members agreed to a three-year contract with no pay raise in the first year starting in July, but they will get a 2.5 percent pay increase in the following fiscal year. In the third year, either the union or the city will be able to reopen talks on ...