Tag: collective bargaining

Our View: A collective bargaining conundrum

Collective bargaining is a complex issue with myriad facets that vary from locality to locality and from department to department within a given city....

City and firefighters reach an accord

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] The Alexandria City Council approved a resolution last week to commit funding toward a collective bargaining agreement between the City...

Second bargaining agreement reached

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] On Tuesday evening, City Council unanimously approved a resolution to commit funding toward a collective bargaining agreement between Alexandria and...

Our View: The cost of safety

The old adage “you get what you pay for” is generally true, though most people do love a bargain. Dumpster diving can yield treasures...

City Council approves police collective bargaining agreement

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] City Council voted unanimously last week to approve funding in the upcoming fiscal year budget for a collective bargaining agreement...

Mayor discusses fall legislative priorities

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] City Council held its first 2022-2023 legislative meeting on Tuesday evening, in which a discussion took place about the General...

City hires labor relations staff

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] The city announced the appointment of two labor relations positions, Chief Labor Relations Officer Kevin Stokes and Labor Relations Administrator Sean...

Alexandria first responders call on city to increase compensation

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] City Council unanimously approved a set of mid-year pay adjustments during Tuesday’s legislative meeting, including a 1.5% pay increase for...

Your Views: Alexandria police: Staffing and morale plummeting

To the editor: The taxpayers of Alexandria deserve to know that after four years of mismanagement and ineptitude at the executive level of the...

Your Views: Vote for pragmatism over ideology

To the editor: A group of bold Alexandria children – including my two daughters – made me proud when they independently took center stage...