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Union leaders for one fifth of Hillsborough County employees negotiate rights for workers listen

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Union leaders for many Hillsborough County employees want to change the process by which employees are disciplined. Negotiations on behalf of those employees continued with county management this morning.

One fifth of Hillsborough County employees are represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME. Union leaders want to include language in the employment contract that would clari...

AFSCME Local 167 union is in contract negotiations with Hillsborough County listen

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Tags: AFSCME, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Hector Ramos, contracts, Hillsborough County Commission, Helene Marks, Lucia Garsys, labor, unions

A local public employees union is negotiating for a new two-year contract with the Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners. On Friday, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees or AFSCME negotiations.

Hector Ramos is the Regional Director of AFSCME’s Local 167 union. He said some of their concerns are about wage increases and overtime.

Ramos said AFSCME needs workers to be treated fairly even...