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Last discussed Sep 8, 2026.
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Presented data showing AFSCME wages lost ~20% buying power since 2011 and asked council to support contracts that keep up with inflation.
City Council — September 8, 2026 · 59:35 →22-year water plant worker said Chelsea pays 28% more and an agreed premium-pay deal for water plants was never honored.
City Council — July 20, 2026 · 3:39:27 →AFSCME Local 369 president said members are working second jobs and selling plasma, challenged the city's market data, and criticized the effort to eliminate the full-time union president position.
City Council — July 20, 2026 · 3:46:36 →City employee asked for a fair contract without a 'poison pill' and objected to the unanimous drone-purchase vote, asking council to discuss any lethal version.
City Council — July 20, 2026 · 3:53:00 →A city worker said colleagues are deciding whether to retire and drew parallels to teacher contract disputes, urging council support for fair contracts.
City Council — June 15, 2026 · 1:06:04 →A water treatment plant worker said stalled AFSCME negotiations have left wages 14% behind inflation and 29% behind housing costs over five years, and warned the city risks pushing its workforce out.
City Council — June 1, 2026 · 32:27 →A city forestry arborist described understaffing, turnover, and uncompetitive wages that leave job openings unfilled.
City Council — May 18, 2026 · 27:35 →Said workers can't afford the city's $2,200 average rent and warned he'll return with detailed pay comparisons if no fair offer comes by June 1.
City Council — May 18, 2026 · 32:34 →