Commissioners with Clark Public Utilities ratified a new working agreement this week with the union representing about 100 linemen and other utility workers.
The new three-year agreement, which will take effect after the current contract expires Feb. 28, will increase wages by 2 percent this year, 3 percent in 2011 and 4 percent in 2012. There were no other changes to the terms.
As of March 1, the base journeyman lineman wage will be $37.26 per hour.
Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 125 ratified the agreement last week.
Commission president Nancy Barnes praised the union for accepting a 2 percent wage hike in the first year.
“This agreement reflects the current economic conditions in Clark County and the tight utility budgets we face this year,” she said in a prepared statement. “This contract will keep the wages paid to these employees competitive with wages paid by other regional utilities.”
