March 16, 2011
California prison guards union reaches contract
After years without a contract, the union that represents California's prison officers and parole agents has a new labor deal.
If approved by union members and lawmakers, the tentative agreement would end the furloughs for the 32,000 members of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association that have cut their pay by roughly 15 percent.
The union's bargaining team agreed to a contract that calls for one unpaid day per month for a year – roughly a 5 percent reduction of pay and hours – and for members to pay 2 percent more of their pay toward their pensions. The highest-paid officers also would get a yet-unspecified raise at the end of the contract...
LINK - SacBee.com
