MARIN COUNTY, CA — The Marin County Board of Supervisors on Monday ratified a two-year collective bargaining agreement with the Marin Association of Public Employees, the county's largest union, covering roughly 1,339 budgeted positions — more than half of the county's total workforce.
MAPE represents a broad cross-section of county employees, including road maintenance workers, custodial staff, accountants, office administrators, park rangers, nurses, jail staff, and health and human services workers.
The two sides began negotiations in September 2025 and reached a tentative deal at their 28th bargaining session on April 24.
Under the agreement, most MAPE-represented workers — about 80 percent of the union's membership — will receive customized wage increases tied to labor market data, while all members will see a 7 percent cost-of-living adjustment spread over the two-year term. The contract also addresses rising healthcare costs and other benefits, which county officials said is aimed at improving recruitment and retention in a competitive regional job market.
The MAPE deal is the final contract in the county's current bargaining cycle, bringing all union agreements into alignment through June 30, 2028.
County Executive Derek Johnson called the agreement the conclusion of a several-year effort to adjust pay and benefits. Critics of public employee compensation packages have raised broader concerns in recent years about the long-term costs of such deals to county budgets, though officials maintained the increases are fiscally sustainable.
“We want to ensure that the County remains an employer of choice in the region that can attract, retain, and develop the employees that provide critical services to our community," Johnson said.
Marin County employs more than 2,400 workers across 22 departments.
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