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Government

Aug. 7, 2012

Prosecutor labor dispute kicks into high gear

A long-running labor dispute between deputy district attorneys and Contra Costa County has boiled over, with the prosecutors' union threatening to strike if the county doesn't back off from recent pay and pension cuts.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A long-running labor dispute between deputy district attorneys and Contra Costa County has boiled over, with the prosecutors' union threatening to strike if the county doesn't back off pay and pension cuts imposed last Tuesday.


It's unclear whether the union's threat of a work stoppage could be implemented because of its position within the criminal justice system, but the threat itsel...

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