Summary
Workers who switch job classifications at the zoo, parks, corrections and libraries lose credit for their years of Metro service on the pay scale — unlike most other Metro union contracts. A 30-year zoo keeper says a promotion now costs her thousands a year, and library workers say they're being paid like new hires. Council members want the administration to fix it via MOU or new contract language.
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Last discussed Aug 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
Fixing it for the parks, zoo and corrections contracts alone would cost roughly $204,000 a year, plus an estimated $124,000 for the library — about $327,000 total.
Long-tenured zoo, parks, corrections and library employees who would finally be paid for all their years of service.
Right now, transferred and promoted veteran employees lose thousands of dollars a year — and taxpayers risk losing experienced workers to other employers.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Labor and Economic Development Committee — August 18, 2026
Workers who switch job classifications at the zoo, parks, corrections and libraries lose credit for their years of Metro service on the pay scale — unlike most other Metro union contracts. A 30-year zoo keeper says a promotion now costs her thousands a year, and library workers say they're being paid like new hires. Council members want the administration to fix it via MOU or new contract language.
Metro Council — July 30, 2026
Two long-serving Metro employees said new union contract wage scales are shorting them — a 22-year Parks worker placed at six years' seniority, and a 31-year Zoo employee at step six instead of twelve — costing each hundreds of dollars monthly.
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