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Home > Blogs > Butler County News and Issues > Archives > 2009 > December > 21 > Entry

County approves care facility union contract

By Josh Sweigart | Monday, December 21, 2009, 04:31 PM

Butler County commissioners approved a contract today, Dec. 21, with the union representing employees at the county care facility.

The two-year contract with The United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO includes no pay raises in 2010 and 2011 unless non-union employees get one. The union represents roughly 92 employees at the nursing home, including nurses aids, housekeepers and nutritional therapists.

The contract does increase the rate at which union workers accrue vacation time, though county officials said it only makes it on par with other employees.

“(Union representatives) were understanding at the bargaining table the tough decisions that have to be made,” said care facility Manager Chuck Demidovich, who explained that Medicaid has froze the rates paid to nursing homes for years.

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