Madison city council extends collective bargaining agreements

[Joanne98]

Source: Wisconsin State Journal

Hurrying to approve contracts for Madison workers before Gov. Scott Walker's controversial budget repair bill can be enacted, the City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to extend a number of the city's collective bargaining agreements to the end of 2012.

The vote received loud applause and a standing ovation from most of the 175 people in the room, many of them union employees. Ninety-four people registered in support of the actions, with one opposed.

"These are interesting times that we are living in. They are also inspiring times," said Ald. Satya Rhodes-Conway, 12th District. "There are those who would divide us. And we will not be divided. We will show in the city of Madison how we can work together and how collective bargaining can work, and can work well, and can work to the benefit of everyone."

In a special meeting at the Overture Center, council members voted to ensure that members of the city's labor unions can continue to receive current pension and health benefits for the next two years. The measure delays the impact on city workers of a proposed state bill that would strip public workers of most of their collective bargaining rights.




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