By Darren DaRonco | Arizona Daily Star
Tucson city employees will get their promised pay raises next year.
The council voted 6-1 to allow the raises to take effect Jan. 1 for all city employees except 911 dispatchers. Those employees received a $1-an-hour raise in July.
Union members cheered the move.
“It’s a step in the right direction and gives hope to city employees,” said Jason Winsky, government-affairs director for the Tucson Police Officers Association. “The employees across the board are very encouraged by the council showing courage today by approving the pay increases.”
