Clallam County Locals ratify three-year contracts

FOLLOWING NEGOTIATIONS that started in summer 2003, five Council 2 Locals in Clallam County have ratified contracts covering the next three years.

Among the provisions in all the contracts is one that calls for Cost of Living adjustments based on the percentage increases in the Consumer Price Index through 2007.

The employees, who work for the Clallam County government, are managers and professional staff (1619-MP), patrol deputies (1619-D), patrol sergeants and captains (1619-S), correctional officers and sheriff’s employees (1619-C) and correctional sergeants (1619-CS).

“Those who took part from the individual Locals did a great job and stuck with it through the 15 hours of mediation when the contracts were finally settled,” says Staff Representative James Trefry, who led the negotiations for Council 2.

During the intense bargaining over more than a year, Council 2 assigned additional staff to the negotiations, including Research Director Bill Dennis, Deputy Director Pat Thompson and Legal Counsel Dave Kanigel.