Escambia County has successfully closed all of the books on all of our bargaining units with the one, sole exception of the ATU 1395 union representing ECAT. This is a shame because staff and the commission have worked hard to bring this one in for a landing. Although I was hopeful the last articles and the overall agreement would pass (which would allow for us to provide these employees the raises we have already approved and funded)--I was not optimistic, sadly.
And Sunday this hunch of mine was confirmed....
From Union President Michael Lowery:
"At 3:01 PM on April 16, 2023 with witnessses present throughout the entire vote (8:00AM to 3:00PM) the ballot box was opened and the number of ballots matched the number of verified voters who signed in. There were 50 ballots cast out of the potential 63 total in the bargaining unit.
In favor of tentative CBA--23
Not in favor of tentative CBA--27"
