The County of Sonoma and SEIU representatives devoted three
and a half days of bargaining over the past two weeks toward reaching agreement
on a successor labor agreement before expiration of the current contract on
February 28, 2019. Continuing to meet
in the midst of a declared County emergency due to the flooding, the parties
worked hard and got close, but unfortunately remain apart on certain key
areas. County of Sonoma representatives will meet
with the Board of Supervisors on March 12, 2019 to review the status of the open
issues and the County’s team hopes to resume discussions with SEIU’s bargaining
team shortly thereafter.