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Description
Arlington County Board members answer questions on decisions made at the July's 2021 Board Meeting.
A
We
would
be
remiss
if
we
didn't
talk
about
several
actions
that
were
taken
at
this
board
meeting
with
regards
to
labor
and
wages.
We
had
a
lot
of
folks
show
up
at
the
board
meeting
in
support
of
these
measures,
both
collective
bargaining
and
a
prevailing
wage.
Can
you
just
give
us
why
the
board
felt
it
was
important
to
take
these
actions
at
this
time?.
B
We
think
we
need
to
pay
and
value
our
employees
well,
and
we
have
a
history
of
doing
that.
But
this
puts
in
a
process
and
some
some
ways
to
make
sure
we
do
it
on
collective
bargaining
and
prevailing
wage
is
also
a
victory,
because
on
our
projects
we
should
be
paying
that
we
bid.
We
should
be
paying
people
a
fair
wage
to
get
here,
and
all
of
that
is
done
while
seeking
to
preserve
a
broadly
strong
customer
service
ethos
that
we
have
in
arlington
county.
B
We
may
not
be
perfect,
but
customer
service
is
a
hallmark
of
what
we've
done
and
I
think
collective
bargaining
will
help,
because
we
have
retained,
of
course,
some
protections
so
that
the
manager
and
the
management
can,
if
there's,
if
there's
an
individual
or
if
there's
a
case
where
someone's
not
doing
in
what
they
need
to
be
doing.
We
retain
that.
But
overall
we
have
that
that
cooperative
framework
via
collective
bargaining
and
prevailing
wage,
so
I
know
we're
both
pretty
thrilled
about
it.
A
Well,
with
that,
we
will
come
to
an
end
to
this
month's
county
board.
Wrap-Up.
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if
you
have
questions
for
us
after
a
board
meeting,
let
us
know
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us
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social
media
or
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us
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countyboardwrap
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about
an
issue.
That's
important
to
you,
we'll
try
to
answer
your
questions
right
here.
Remember
you
can
always
find
out
about
these
topics
and
more
by
visiting
the
county
board
website
at
arlingtonva.us
and
searching
county
board.
Just
a
reminder.