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Pay Raises for New Castle County Employees

Don Rush

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The New Castle County Council has agreed to give county union employees a series of raises over the next two years.
 
WDEL-FM reports that the council on Tuesday authorized the County Executive to sign the collective bargaining agreement negotiated with employee union representatives.
 
As part of the agreement, employees will receive a 1 percent retroactive raise for this year, as well as 2 percent raises in each of the next two years.
 

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.