Members of PEU/AFSCME Local 1 stood up against wasteful executive pay raises at the Contra Costa Community College District (4CD) board meeting earlier this month. These executive raises come while workers have faced layoffs and staffing shortages since the start of the year.

Local 1 Vice President Brian Williams is quoted in Richmondside:

"I honestly have nothing against (the executives). That's important work. But you know, so is cleaning the campuses and settingup for the labs and all the things that actually directly work with our students," Williams told Richmondside. "I've been there for both shortages of presidents and shortages of custodians - and shortages of custodians is a lot more dire."

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