Pima County workers showed up to their own Board of Supervisors on June 9th wearing green, carrying spreadsheets, and ready to say out loud what the county’s own data already confirmed: a flat 3% raise isn’t fair when 1,900 of your colleagues are being paid below the county’s own salary minimums.
This is the full story of what AFSCME Local 449 members said, how the board responded, and why the next vote matters for every Tucsonan who depends on public services delivered by people who can barely afford to live here.
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Verde y en Pie: Pima County Workers in Green Show Up and Mean It
Pima County Board of Supervisors | June 9, 2026 | Special Study Session & Regular Meeting
What county data already confirmed, Pima County workers said out loud: a flat raise isn’t fair when you’re starting from the floor.
by Three Sonorans
Before the proclamations. Before the rezoning debates. Before the discussion about who should replace the outgoing county administrator, there they were…