Oklahoma City council settles labor contract
The city council agreed to the new contract on Tuesday.
Annual raises have been ratcheted back as city revenues for day-to-day operating expenses slipped, driven by the contraction in the oil and gas industry.
The council made
Those raises essentially offset employees' increases in health insurance costs.
The city offers employees two health insurance options: a health maintenance organization and indemnity plan.
The new agreement calls for increases in employees' monthly health insurance premiums including:
--Coverage for an employee and spouse in the HMO goes from
--Family coverage in the HMO goes from
The agreement is for one year, retroactive to
New insurance rates took effect
The council previously settled the 2016-17 contract with union firefighters, canceling plans to have voters choose in a
Negotiations on a new contract with the
Also Tuesday:
--Public Works Director
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