FAIRFIELD — Solano County’s largest employee union reached a tentative agreement with the county this week after hundreds of county workers went on strike in January.
The tentative agreement with Services Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 settles on a 6% wage increase, short of the original 12% sought by the union. In addition to the pay increase, the county also offered a cash bonus and a cost-of-living adjustment to wages, among other worker specific equity increases, according to union communications obtained by the Vallejo Sun.
SEIU members will vote on whether to accept the tentative offer starting Monday. If ratified, the wage increase will go to the Board of Supervisors to be approved March 24…