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Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Bloomington Union ratifies contract without SLBB

By:  Diane Benjamin City of Bloomington AFSCME Local 699 ratified a new contract yesterday that eliminates Sick Leave Buy Back.  The City Council will approve it Monday.  Congrats to both sides! For once the City did not hire a Chicago lawyer to negotiate for them.  That made a contract easier to achieve and saved both […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Update: Council is selling out taxpayers tonight

No discussion!  Passed 9-0 along with the rest of the consent agenda.   By:  Diane Benjamin Citizens are OUTRAGED that City employees have been allowed to spike their pensions by accumulating sick days.  The costs to taxpayers is close to $2 million. Tonight the Council will approve a new union contract, with a $200 signing […]