Union Wants Assurances Rye Playland Workers Will Keep Jobs, Benefits

A deal with a private company to run Rye Playland doesn’t exactly have workers feeling safe.

The president of the Civil Service Employees Association Unit 9200, Kwabena Manu, wants to make sure that Standard Amusements, which is being considered to take over management of the Westchester County park, will let county employees stay unionized and will be able to keep their benefits, according to lohud.com.

The contract with Standard as proposed allows the company to hire whomever it wants.

The county is hoping to have an agreement in place with Standard by the end of this month. The county could spend $58 million on 11 construction projects at Playland if the deal goes through.

For the full story, including other assurances the union is seeking, read lohud.com here.