Teamsters OK 3% raises

The Teamsters Union Local 214 ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Leelanau County earlier this month, increasing wages for 34 government employees by a gross of $56,705.

The Teamsters initially rejected the proposed Dec. 30, but they came back and accepted it a few days later without any further negotiations or changes to the agreement.

The agreement, which is effective through the end of 2027, has all full-time employees with the Teamsters working 40-hour weeks and eight-hour days. Previously, certain full-time employees worked 35-hour weeks with seven-hour days. It also schedules a 3% wage increase for the next payroll period, a 3% wage increase Jan. 1, 2026, and a 4% wage increase Jan. 1, 2027.