Home Contra Costa County Local 1 Calls for Emergency Rally Encouraging Board of Supervisors to Rescind $32k Raise

Local 1 Calls for Emergency Rally Encouraging Board of Supervisors to Rescind $32k Raise

by ECT

In response to Tuesdays 4-1 vote by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to give themselves a $32,000 a year raise, the Public Employees Union, Local 1 is organizing an emergency rally on Nov. 4 to demand fair treatment and respect.

Philip Hu, Assistant General Manager of Local 1, explained that the issue of a 33% raise needs to get out into the community and deserves notoriety to the entire community, not just unions which represent county workers.

He noted that in most cases, county employees received small increases while the Board of Supervisors voted themselves a $32,000 a year raise. Hu explained that employees acted in good faith during a down economy by accepting salary reductions, furloughs, and layoffs, all while they are now paying more into healthcare.

“Part of this (accepting less) was doing it in good faith when times were bad. The Board of Supervisors needs to go back and look at who to make whole first, the employees or themselves?” said Hu. “These leaders looked to enrich themselves first. It’s amazing to me. They are shoving people out of the way and going to the front of the line while putting their hand out first.”

He noted that the pay study the Supervisors used were the same one employees have been trying to use for years but were rejected by Supervisors during negotiations.

During Tuesday’s meeting, it was brought up multiple times why the Board of Supervisors were including the Counties of San Francisco and San Mateo but unions were forced to use Sacramento and other rural counties.

Hu stated that even after listening to the Board discussion about the increase, he called it beyond rationalization.

“It was like a pity party for getting a $32,000 raise. It was like they were looking for justifications about how hard it was to give themselves a raise,” said Hu. “County supervisors are making $97,500 roughly, whether you are below the average of other supervisors, you are still making a nice living. You have people making $9 an hour. Even at 2% at $97,000, it is more than 2% at $9 an hour. This whole thing reeks.”

The Public Employees Union, Local 1 have reached out to other local unions and will take the lead on the rally and hope to gain more support to showcase this raise as unfair to employees who sacrificed.

Hu encourages both county employees and members of the public to voice their opinions and encourage the Board of Supervisors to rescind a 33% increase in salary during the November 4 meeting when the Supervisors will vote to finalize their pay raise.

Flyer Text per Public Employees Union, Local 1

BOS Local 1 FlyerOn October 29, 2014, the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to give themselves a 33% ($32,000) raise. As justification, the Supervisors pointed to the salaries of other Bay Area Counties, THE SAME ONES THE COUNTY REFUSES TO USE FOR EMPLOYEE PAY STUDIES. The Board ignored public comment and claimed that by putting themselves first, the Supervisors are somehow showing “leadership.”

On November 4, 2014, the Board of Supervisors is set to finalize the vote on their pay raise. WE NEED TO SHOW THEM THAT THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND THAT WE HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE!

Join your fellow Local 1 members and let’s remind the Supervisors who really does the County’s work and demand the fair treatment and respect that you have EARNED.

WHO: YOU!

WHEN: NOVEMBER 4, 2014 at 8:30 AM

WHERE: 651 Pine Street, Martinez, CA 94553

Click here to download the flyer.

 

You may also like

9 comments

Julio Oct 30, 2014 - 12:15 pm

I am a non-union person but I support this move 100%. This 33% raise is totally wrong!

JimSimmons42 Oct 30, 2014 - 12:32 pm

I cannot stop laughing at the graphic. That is the best thing I have seen in quite sometime. For once, the union is leading instead of the Board of Supervisors. Shame on Mary Piepho, Federal Glover, Karen Mitchoff and John Gioia. I hope you all are recalled.

CaptainKlutz Oct 30, 2014 - 2:53 pm

The 4 Stupidvisors who voted for this should be ashamed of themselves. We, the voters, need to remember this and kick the 4 of them to the nearest curb at the first opportunity (even if by some miracle they rescind this obscene raise).

Lori Kerns-Altheide Oct 30, 2014 - 3:12 pm

I am no longer a county employee but a county retiree and I totally support this Local 1 effort

PEU Local 1 Oct 30, 2014 - 4:26 pm

Everybody is welcome to join us on November 4th! Whether you are a taxpayer or employee of the County, CaptainKlutz is right–we need to remember this. We also need to show the Supervisors that their “Me First” priorities isn’t acceptable and will NOT be tolerated by Contra Costa County residents.

Don’t wait until 2016–join us on November 4th at 8:30 AM in front of 651 Pine Street in Martinez and make your voices heard!

If you can’t join us on the 4th, stop by the Local 1 Union Hall at 5034 Blum Road in Martinez on Monday November 3rd between 4-7 for some fun and to prepare picket signs for Tuesday.

See you all there!

heidi Oct 30, 2014 - 4:48 pm

I would seriously go if I didn’t have to work!

JFB Oct 30, 2014 - 5:32 pm

I can a raise no larger than what was given the unions. This a total disgrace and should be recined as soon as possible. There are many problems that
Been solved and they don’t derserve that gross
Increase.

Selfish Oct 30, 2014 - 7:09 pm

You subjects of ours need to understand who is running this county. We work hard for ourselves and deserve even more than a mere 33 percent. You peons at the tax payer level need to just suck it up. You do not have the guts or organization for a recall and we know it. We have to set ourselves up for a great retirement. May I also remind you that us long term supervisors get another 10 percent for making a career out of screwing you over. Thanks for the picture too it really brings out our true personalities. Well except for that honest public official Supervisor Anderson. Now close those fire stations and hospitals more so next year we can do this again. It’s been fun.

Alien Gal Oct 30, 2014 - 7:14 pm

Play Supervisor Wad. Who has the biggest wad on their head?

Comments are closed.