450 Public Sector Workers Secure Historic
Wage Increases
BILLINGS, Mont.,
July 12,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Teamsters Local 190
in the City of Billings have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new
three-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract preserves
longevity pay for current bargaining unit members and includes
time-and-a-half pay for all hours worked on holidays, $200 stipends for safety shoes, and the largest
monetary increase in the history of City of Billings Teamsters
contracts.
"Congratulations to the hundreds of Billings Teamsters on this
historic contract," said Jim Soumas,
Secretary-Treasurer of Local 190. "These public servants are
essential to the City of Billings. We could not be more excited to
have helped them secure an agreement that reflects the important
nature of their work."
The 450 Teamsters work in a variety of jobs across the city,
including public works department, which includes cemetery, parks,
streets, solid waste, water, and wastewater, the public library,
911 call center, police records and evidence, animal control,
airport operations and police, and MET transit.
"It was a hard-fought negotiation with the city," said
Doug Studiner, a lead maintenance
technician at the wastewater treatment plant and 30-year member of
Local 190. "I am glad we were able to obtain a fair and reasonable
agreement for our members and maintain labor peace."
The contract now goes to the 10-member city council and mayor
for a vote.
Teamsters Local 190 represents working people in Billings and
across eastern Montana. For more
information, visit teamsters190.com.
Contact:
Matt McQuaid, (202)
624-6877
mmcquaid@teamster.org
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