Wrangell Assembly OKs wage boost for non-union, union employees

Wrangell municipal employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers pose on the picket line June 22, 2017. They’ve since reached a new contract agreement with the borough, which now goes before the Assembly. (Photo courtesy IBEW )
Municipal employee wage increases and other changes will cost Wrangell close to a half-million dollars over three years.
That includes terms of a collective bargaining agreement accepted earlier this month and similar changes for non-u