After a long and sometimes contentious negotiations for a first labor agreement, UPSEU successfully completed negotiations with an agreement that covered all the key elements the town highway workers were seeking.

"I have to compliment the highway employees for sticking together through some very difficult times to achieve this agreement," stated Phil Sedlock, Labor Relations Representative. The team led by Mark Warner, along with Darrin Fisher and Bernard Mosher did an outstanding job.

The four year agreement included no increase in their medical contribution, a major negotiating issue, as well as increased time off, new compensatory time language and reimbursement for work shoes.