CLINTON — As DeWitt County currently negotiates a new contract with highway department workers, representatives of the ASFCME union local addressed the county board on Nov. 21.
ASFCME representative Christina De Angelo was accompanied by local union members Rob Wickenhauser and Tim Stanley.
“We respect the process, and we’re just here to give you some information to consider as the employers of these highway workers,” De Angelo said. “We have a lot of new employees here who are dedicated and have been working really well to rebuild this department with the county engineer.”
De Angelo said highway workers’ jobs were vital to the counties she represented.
“Every day these folks go to work, and they make sure your roads are safe, your roads are in good condition in all types of weather …they come in at all hours to make sure the snow and ice is taken care of so our kids can go to schools and we can have access to ambulance and fire services ...”
She also pointed out highway work was some of the most dangerous work in the country, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
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