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Borough, union still at odds over negotiations


Negotiations between the borough and its largest public employee union continued on and off Tuesday with the focus on wages, leave time and health care benefits.
This is the seventh month of haggling over a new three-year public employee contract. The next negotiating session is in early June. The current contract expires June 30.
The union asked for a lump sum payment of $2,000 for each public employee in exchange for a requirement that workers maintain a minimum leave balance of 24 hours for emergencies.
“This is a chance to give something back to employees,” said Micheal Koskie, negotiator and lawyer for the Fairbanks North Star Borough Employees Association. “We’re not in favor of the 24-hour leave bank with nothing in return.” ....

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Borough and union clash at contract talks


The Fairbanks North Star Borough and its biggest public employee union continued to disagree on multiple issues, including wages and paid leave, at contract talks Tuesday.
The union is seeking for the borough to provide 80 hours of paid leave for employees during catastrophes, pandemics, weather events, emergencies, unanticipated events or shutdowns. The borough is proposing to provide 40 hours of administrative leave to members who are not called to work due to a public disaster.
“I think we are being very generous offering 40 hours,” Michelle Michel, borough human resources director, told union negotiators.
“You keep saying that but you are not being generous,” responded union negotiator Rita Heselton. ....

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