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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A onslaught from Fresno City employees is connected the mode aft the City of Fresno Professional Employees Association (CFPEA) rejected the city's connection during labour negotiations.
City officials accidental the onslaught follows the rejection of their Last, Best, and Final Offer (LBFO) presented during ongoing negotiations for a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) betwixt the City and the CFPEA since Nov. 7, 2023.
During the 14 dialog sessions, the City of Fresno accidental they projected aggregate offers designed to supply just and competitory compensation to CFPEA members portion "maintaining fiscal responsibility." The city's LBFO, presented connected Oct. 2, included:
- A 2% ongoing wage summation retroactive to June 17, 2024.
- A 1% one-time outgo based connected yearly basal salary.
- Implementation of remaining increases from the 2018 classification and compensation survey retroactive to June 17, 2024.
- Increases successful information footwear vouchers, premium pay, certification wage and azygous allowances.
- A $125 yearly reimbursement for medicine information glasses.
- An enactment for employees to recognition unused vacation permission into a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) astatine retirement.
However, the metropolis says CFPEA declared an impasse connected Oct. 14, without presenting the LBFO to its rank for a vote. On Nov. 1, an impasse gathering was held, but nary statement was reached.
Officials with the metropolis accidental the CFPEA declined mediation and failed to petition a fact-finding sheet wrong the statutory timeframe, which they added efficaciously waived its close to that process.
“The City has made important efforts to code CFPEA’s concerns with proposals that are fair, competitive, and fiscally responsible,” said Fresno City Manager Georgeanne White. “While we are disappointed by today’s outcome, our precedence remains serving the residents of Fresno and ensuring continuity of operations.”
City officials accidental they are prepared to instrumentality contingency plans if a onslaught occurs.
