City of Santa Fe, union working toward settlement on pandemic furlough pay
The city of Santa Fe and a union are still negotiating a settlement in a complaint over wages city workers lost in 2020 due to pandemic-related furloughs carried out in what a state board ruled were unfair labor practices.
During a hearing Friday before the New Mexico Public Employees Labor Relations Board, a city official estimated the average loss to each of 559 employees at $810 — or more than $450,000 total.
Union representatives argued, however, they needed additional data from the city to determine an amount they believe workers deserve.
The board didn’t issue a ruling on the matter Friday but gave the local chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees until the end of Tuesday to inform the city of any additional data needed to give fact-finders a better sense of the lost wages.
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