State board hears Clark County, union labor dispute
Source: Review Journal
By Ben Botkin
Clark County and its largest union have to wait until at least November to end their labor dispute.
The county and Service Employees International Union Local 1107 made arguments on Monday before the state's Local Government Employee-Management Relations Board. The board is expected to decide the case in November after both sides file final briefs. The union represents more than 4,000 county employees.
At the heart of the matter is whether Clark County properly implemented Senate Bill 241, a new state law that took effect June 1. Shortly after, the county ordered union president Martin Bassick to return to his county public works job, saying it could not give paid union leave without concessions.
In opening comments, SEIU attorney Michael Urban cast the county's actions as a unilateral move despite following the written terms of a contract that expired in 2013.
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Martin Bassick, SEIU Local 1107, president testifies before the state‘s Employee-Management Relations Board Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal
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