Glenn County Employees Vote 4% Decrease

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

WILLOWS - In an emergency member meeting held last night, the Glenn County General unit voted to decrease their pay by 4%. The unit of over 220 employees will begin paying 4% of their PERS retirement effective October 18th. The County was hit with another State of California take away in August leaving over a 1 million dollar hole in their balanced budget. County employees came to the rescue last night when they voted themselves a decrease in pay. The decrease will save jobs and services in the already short staffed County. The cut will be effective through July 1, 2011. Business Manager Chris Darker attended the meeting along with Executive Board member and Past UPEC President Larry Olsen and Stewards Ken Hahn and Silvia Hoenike. Glenn County employees were under no obligation to take any action since they had a contract in place. 
“This is a selfless act on the part of every employee to save jobs and services that are vital to the County. This was not an easy decision for our members but certainly exemplifies the meaning of UNION”, said Business Manager Chris Darker.