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| Jail oversight in contention |
| By The Seatle Times |
| Published: 11/10/2008 |
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WASHINGTON - A contentious history of labor relations between the Snohomish County Jail administration and the union representing corrections officers underlies the sudden resignation of jail Director Steve Thompson and his deputy. Thompson, a veteran of 30 years in King County corrections, implemented strict discipline and strong fiscal controls when he took over Snohomish County's troubled jail operations in 2003. But the approach provoked a backlash among members of the Snohomish County Corrections Guild, which has filed hundreds of grievances and dozens of unfair-labor-practice complaints in the past several years. In October, the county agreed to pay out more than $2 million to settle two of the guards' claims, though lawyers for the county say the issues predate Thompson's administration.Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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