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Bargaining Break

October 29, 2025 During a very warm (about 80 degrees) and busy Fall day in which we described issues with the County's salary surveys, three bargaining team members took a break on the cool grass outside the MAPE office.

Reviewing the salary surveys

The "salary survey" is an important tool that the County uses to see how the salary they pay for a classification compares with other nearby agencies (usually cities or counties).

Bargaining Notes 1

On our first day of bargaining the County gave us their most recent salary surveys for MAPE "benchmark" classifications and a list of the "job families" that are related to each benchmark class.

MAPE Picnic

We held our annual MAPE picnic at the Civic Center Lagoon Park. It was a chance to talk with our union brothers and sisters, eat good food, meet new people and talk about the upcoming contract negotiations.

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"Republican-Proposed CalFresh Cuts Put Millions of Californians at Risk of Hunger" Read the issue brief.
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