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Garden Wage Talks Hit Snag | Richmond News
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is locked in tense contract talks with its union, the International Association of Machinists, over wages and dues collection. CEO Brian Trader insists negotiations have been fair and forward-moving, citing six face-to-face meetings and 23 of 25 points agreed upon — but the union counters that the garden’s wage offer dropped from 75 cents to 52 cents per hour, calling it backward bargaining. The union demands a $2.10 raise from current average pay of $17.52/hour. Trader blames shifting union proposals for the wage adjustments, arguing they’re not regressive — and…
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