[caption id="attachment_1184" align="alignleft" width="269"]The Negotiating Committee and local president Doug Collier (right) go over proposals for the new agreement.[/caption]

The Union’s contract committee at Nashville Electric Service (“NES”) completed negotiations on a new five-year agreement between SEIU Local 205 and the Power Board which includes dozens of improvements for workers, including:

• A 3% raise in the first year of the agreement.
• A new “80 and out” plan for retirement.
• Remove the 16-hour loan resulting from changing pay periods.
• Employees may convert up to 20 days of annual leave to sick leave.

For more details about the agreement, contact one of the chapter officers or bargaining team member.