[caption id="attachment_1389" align="alignleft" width="300"]The Metro Bargaining Committee. From l-r: Rick Beasley, Julie Burns, Greg Hanserd, Trina Jordan, Daryl Hawkins, Robert Gilmer.[/caption]

After multiple meet-and-confer sessions between Metro officials and the union’s Bargaining Committee, the Civil Service Commission approved a six-month extension of the current Memorandum of Understanding between the city of Nashville and Local 205. The agreement, among other things, ensures that SEIU continue to represent the best interests of General Government employees.

The union will be working on getting a more comprehensive agreement later in the year and we encourage members who work in the Metro General Government departments to attend the monthly chapter meetings (third Tuesday at 5:00 pm) to learn more about the process and the issues at stake for city employees.