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vol . 2, no. 48 : august 2-8, 2023 : losgatan.com
local scene p12 : upcoming events p14 : police blotter p15 : ny times crossword puzzle p17 Drew Penner/Los Gatan
COUNTY AGREES TO RAISES FOR 12K WORKERS Officials and largest union reach tentative three-year contract
Affordable housing project has blossomed into real community, say seniors
Barry Holtzclaw, Reporter
Santa Clara County government’s largest union, Service Employees International Union Local 521, representing more than 12,000 workers, announced July 28 it had reached a tentative agreement on a labor contract providing an effective 13% in wage increases over three years. The announcement came more than a month after the previous contract expired, when union members voted to authorize a strike, if necessary. The county workers represented by the union will receive a 5% increase in their 2023-24 pay, followed by 4% raises in 2024-25 and 4% in 2025-26. The tentative agreement averts a strike, which was authorized by Santa Clara County members in mid-June. Santa Clara County members represented by SEIU Local 521 will vote to ratify the new agreement in the next two weeks, followed by a formal ratification vote by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. The union represents emergency dispatchers, social workers, county hospital staff, and ➝ SEIU, 10
WALNUT GROVE AT NORTH 40’S RESIDENTS ARE OVERJOYED WITH NEW DIGS Drew Penner, Reporter
Connie Binning moved to California from Minnesota in the 1960s, settling first in Santa Rosa, and, a few years later, moving her family to Los Gatos. “Back then I used to drive the truck in to Rural Supply and buy hay for my daughter’s horse,” she said. “Now it’s a brewery.” Binning was speaking, June 30, during the grand opening for the Walnut Grove se➝ Walnut Grove, 4
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ACOUSTIC SET Chain of Fools performs in the park outside Montebello Market on the early July 27 evening.
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