Wage Series Part 6: How Do Your Wages Stack Up: Statewide Commissioned City and County Wage Rankings

Wage Series Part 6: How Do Your Wages Stack Up:  Statewide Commissioned City and County Wage Rankings

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In part 6 of our ongoing wage series, we now turn to the rankings of County Deputy and City Police Officer rankings throughout the State. This series always produces both expected and unexpected information about the relative standing of jurisdictions.

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Wage Series Part 5: Economic Conditions

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

This is the fifth in our extensive series on current negotiation conditions and trends. In this article, we focus on recent economic developments.

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Wage Series Part 4: The Impact of COVID on Recent Wage Settlement Trends in Washington Public Safety Labor Contracts

Wage Series Part 4:  The Impact of COVID on Recent Wage Settlement Trends in Washington Public Safety Labor Contracts

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

This is the fourth part of our early 2021 wages series. In the last article in our 2021 wage series, we looked at all Washington public safety settlements from 2019 to 2021. That report showed a downward trend in 2021 settlements.

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