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| Suffolk correction officers union tentatively agrees to 8-year contract |
| By newsday.com- Rick Brand |
| Published: 06/04/2015 |
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Suffolk's 892-member correction officers union has tentatively agreed to a new eight-year contract, which officials from County Executive Steve Bellone's administration say would cost an estimated $55 million but would slash the expense of hiring new staff and put off payments of retroactive raises. "This contract gives us savings for our current budget and makes corrections officers more affordable going forward, so we protect taxpayers in the near and long term," Jon Schneider, deputy county executive, said Wednesday. The contract, covering from 2011 to 2018, provides 14.5 percent in raises -- including pay hikes of 3.25 percent in each of the next three years along with a "no layoff" clause. Read More. |
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