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| Deadlock continues over contract |
| By Portland Press Herald |
| Published: 12/24/2008 |
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MAINE - Corrections officers at the Cumberland County Jail overwhelmingly rejected the county's latest contract offer, which means the protracted negotiations will bring in an outside fact-finder to try to breach the divide. The union voted Monday to reject the proposed agreement, 106 to 13, which means the corrections officers will be entering a second year of negotiations without an updated pact. The two sides began bargaining in the fall of 2007. The deal would have covered only 2008 and would have included 3 percent cost-of-living raises and some increases to hourly pay based on longevity. The union's bargaining team had presented the proposal to the membership without a recommendation on approval, said bargaining unit president Will Russell. Russell said that the state of the economy does not change what the union is requesting. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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