By Becky Pallack | Arizona Daily Star
After five years with no raises, Pima County workers’ paychecks and patience are spread thin.
Nine Pima County employees who are members of the Service Employees International Union spoke to the county Board of Supervisors at the board meeting Tuesday and made their case for pay raises. Other members sat in the audience.
The workers told of declining morale, heavier workloads, high turnover, stagnant or shrinking paychecks, rising bills and trouble affording child care or gas to get to work.
County employees “continue to provide quality service despite our shrinking paychecks,” said dietitian Monica Nicholas.
The workers asked for “a significant wage increase” in the next county spending plan.
