Bargaining Update #4: We Want Our 4%

At the Sept. 27 negotiation session, management stuck to a proposal it had floated at a previous session to give employees a two percent COLA and one-time bonus payment of 2%, with the possibility of another 2% COLA next year, if employees help JHS earn more money on efficiencies. The bargaining team expressed support for continuing to help Jackson get safer and more efficient, but stood firm on our position of demanding no less than a 4% COLA – the same as other county unions.