Iowa offers public employees 1% pay hikes; the largest union wants 3% increases
BPC Staff Dec 21, 2018 | 5:14 pm
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74 wordsAll Latest News, Government Policy and Law, Statewide NewsDes Moines Register: Iowa is offering 1 percent across-the-board wage increases for each of the next two years to unions representing thousands of state employees in contract talks. The largest union — Council 61 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — made an initial proposal for pay hikes of 3 percent for each year. AFSCME is also seeking so-called “step increases” within wage scales of 4.5 percent for each year.
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