![]() The W yo min g V all ey dis tri bu- tio n se rve d 6,0 83 fam ili es fro m the CEO distribut ion site locat ed in Plains T ownship. ![]() Accor ding to CEO, more than 21,000 tons of food that comprise the ing re die nts of a tr adi tio nal Tha nk sgi vin g din ner was giv en out. ![]() The bad ne ws is the num ber of households served set a record for the local food bank. WIL KES -BA RRE – It’ s go od new s tha t theComm iss ionon Eco - nomic Opportunity’s 32nd annual Tha nk sgi vin g Pro jec t dis tri but ed food package s this year to 7,6 19 hous ehold s thro ughou t Luzer ne and Wyoming counties. “We understand the times and the economy, and we wer e not loo kin g for anyt hin g ext ra va- gant,” Schnelly said. Schnelly said the union is not seeking any significant changes. The rough ly 1 13-me mber court- rela ted union, which in- cludes sheriff deputies and sup- portstaff incourt-link edoffices,is repr esent edby theAmericanFed- erati onof State,County& Munic- ipal Employees, or AFSCME. Court-related union represen- tati ve Pau la Schn ell y sai d the group is at a standstill in negotia- tions but will meet with county repr esent atives in early Decem- ber to make one more attempt to reachan agree mentbeforerestor- ing to arbitration. If the outgoing commissioners re- ach an im pas se with detect ives and the court-re- lated units, the unions have the right to seek binding arbitration that could essen tially force the new council to live with an arbi- trator’s ruling. ![]() ![]() County official s are trying to negotiate the remaining two con- tracts with detec- tives and court-re- lated worker s by the ir exp ira tio n th is ye ar, an d co un ty off ici al s typ ica ll y ne go - tiat e thr ee-y ear agreements. Tw o other contracts expire at the end of 2014. The new Luzern e County Council will likely be powerless to start altering union contracts for three years because seven of the11collectiv e barg ainingagree- ments are locked in until the end of 20 13, a re vie w of the agre e- ments shows. ![]()
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