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City Manager Michael here in front of the em- ANDERSON went on to blame for no settlement
Miller told the Maplewood ployes and argue with point out that the em- onto him.
City Council last week them. That's not my job. I ployes had gone almost "No," Anderson insist-
that he wasn't to blame won't do it " two years. without pay ed, "I'm trying to put it
for lengthy salary negotia- ,,
� ` ,";,:::" ...,,A.4raises. on the council's shoul-
tions with municipal em- : "I'm just trying to do ders."
ployes. •
�. something to improve mo-
' MILLER pointed out
HE SAID the ;:council rale," he explained. "I that he once offered the
seems to be making him can't see how any of them employes pay raises of
"the S.O.B. in this whole ., can be happy working for 14.1 per cent. plus a cost
thing, this length of time without of living increase in 1975.
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"'This whole process (of raises.It bothers me." He said he could have
negotiations) has been a. 3
but that it .would have
horrible experience," add- Miller said it appeared been costly in a time
ed Miller, the city's nego ':; x; . , to him that he council when the city has limited
tiator. "I haven't liked it MILLER was trying to shift the financial resources.
at all." . ._..__._.
The lack of a contract
settlement with Local 2725
of the American Federa-
tion of State. County &
Municipal Employes has
been a topic at council
meetings. in'-recent
months.
COUNCILMAN N o r m
Anderson raisedthe issue
again at last week's bud-
get hearing, urging the
council to meet directly
with the employes in
hopes of gaining a settle-
ment. • i
"I know this is a thorn ''
in everyone's side," An-
derson stated. "But I
don't think we're hung up
on anything big. I'd like to
see this on the agenda. 1
with the union and the
staff each making presen-
'.ations."
"It's not going to be the
.anion against the manag-
?r,"Miller interjected.
"If you guys want to
ay the kind of wages
hey want and if you want
to give them the kind of
benefits they want, then
you do it," he added. "Bu'
ian't ask me to stand ui