In a letter to Newington Mayor Beth A. DelBuono and the Newington Town Council, Town Manager Keith Chapman defended his decision not to bargain with a union regarding extra pay related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A union representing 176 Newington town and board of education employees has filed nine labor complaints against the town, alleging, in part, the town refused to bargain over COVID-19 pandemic pay and retaliated against the union by subcontracting work.