The vote was 4-0 with Supervisor Shirlee Zane absent.  It followed 9 years of sluggish wage growth.  During that time, SEIU employee raises averaged 1% per year, according to the county’s HR director Christina Cramer. 

“Labor peace is extremely important to us,” said Supervisor James Gore.  The new contract “is a good deal, it’s a fair deal, it’s an affordable deal for the county.”