Wage Series Part 4: How Do Your Wages Stack Up: Statewide Commissioned City and County Wage Rankings

Wage Series Part 4: How Do Your Wages Stack Up:  Statewide Commissioned City and County Wage Rankings

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In part 4 of our on-going wage series, we now turn to the rankings of County Deputy Sheriff 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 3: Current economic conditions — Good with a Receding Likelihood of a Recession

Wage Series Part 3: Current economic conditions — Good with a Receding Likelihood of a Recession

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

This is the third article in our wage series reporting on contract settlement trends.  This article highlights some of the recent economic developments most likely to impact your negotiations outlook.  As always, the most important variable for your contract is your local economy and your employer’s fiscal condition but the larger state and national trends have an immediate bearing on those and are worth an examination. 

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Wage Series Part 2: Recent Wage Settlement Trends in Washington Public Safety Labor Contracts

Wage Series Part 2:  Recent Wage Settlement Trends in Washington Public Safety Labor Contracts

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

This is the second part of our 2023 wage series.  In this article, we look at recent contract settlements and examine how those trends vary from previous years. 

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