AFSCME Metro employee pay scale
Summary
Two long-serving Metro employees said new union contract wage scales are shorting them — a 22-year Parks worker placed at six years' seniority, and a 31-year Zoo employee at step six instead of twelve — costing each hundreds of dollars monthly.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
Each speaker reports a few hundred dollars a month in lost pay plus retroactive impacts.
Correcting the scales would benefit long-serving Metro employees.
Long-tenured employees whose service years are not recognized in the new pay scales.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Labor and Economic Development Committee — August 18, 2026
Union representatives and department leaders discussed problems with Metro's pay scale for employees. It was a discussion only — no fix was voted on, but the committee heard how pay affects library, parks, and zoo staff.
Metro Council — July 30, 2026
Two long-serving Metro employees said new union contract wage scales are shorting them — a 22-year Parks worker placed at six years' seniority, and a 31-year Zoo employee at step six instead of twelve — costing each hundreds of dollars monthly.
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