Unit 6

Santa Clara Strike Averted 

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The City of Santa Clara and Unit 6, Field Operations and Maintenance Staff, have agreed to a new contract, averting a potential strike.

Late Thursday afternoon Santa Clara Field Operations and Maintenance Staff (Unit 6) ratified a new three-year contract with the City, averting a threatened strike. “It is a very good contract overall,” said Union President Gary Ferraris. “I am sure the Mayor and Council dug deep to get this settled.” Last February, negotiations between Unit 6 … Read more

Union Strike, Parade of Champions Returns

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The Council heard from members of Unit 6, Reclaiming Our Downtown, BMX track proponents and funded this year's Parade of Champions at Tuesday's meeting.

At Tuesday night’s Santa Clara City Council meeting, the Council heard from representatives of Unit 6, the union on the verge of strike, if a new contract is not worked out. Council members also heard from Reclaiming Our Downtown, members of the public asking that the Council offer assurances that the BMX track would stay … Read more

Santa Clara Union Blames Dismissed City Manager for Poor Morale

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The president of Santa Clara's Unit 6 union writes a letter to the City Council blaming former City Manager Santana for poor employee morale.

A week after the Santa Clara City Council dismissed City Manager Deanna Santana citing lack of confidence in her leadership, AFSCME Local 101 — Field Operations and Maintenance Staff (Unit 6) — published a statement of support for the Council’s action, citing its own lack of confidence in Santana’s leadership. Unit 6 represents the people … Read more