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City court guards to vote on union
About 15 municipal court guard personnel have asked the state to conduct union elections that would allow them to form a union. If the majority votes to join, the union will likely be associated with the Fraternal Order of Police. The election will take place between noon and 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in City Council’s conference room. Consider that, with budget shortfalls forecasted as early as 2007, Hamilton city officials still agreed to provide raises in contracts signed this year for police and fire unions, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 38 and the International Association of Firefighters Local 20. City officials are now asking city unions to give up raises for next year to avoid fiscal troubles. So what’s your opinion? Are unions no longer necessary in today’s economy, or should more workers organize to negotiate working conditions with their employers?
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