Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
IBEW rejects city's offer, plans to sue
By DIANA CAMPBELL
Thursday, February 17, 2005 - , Staff Writer
City workers represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have rejected the Fairbanks City Council's latest labor contract offer.
They've also instructed their attorney to file suit against the city for not fully funding their existing contract.
"We feel pretty strongly if we go to court, we will win," said Bill Wielechowski, IBEW's associate general council.
IBEW represents 32 city workers in the city's police, engineering, legal, public works, building and computer services departments.
Mayor Steve Thompson was out of town Wednesday and unavailable for comment.
Pat Cole, a city administrator acting on behalf of the mayor, said that the union has a limited avenue for a court case. It is up to the City Council to make sure there is enough money for the city at the end of the year and state law allows the council to not fully fund contracts for that reason.
"More than once the courts have consistently ruled that funding is at the discretion of the City Coun
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