Employees Association stands against YMCA hiring

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Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000 | 2:02 a.m.

The Las Vegas City Employees Association is attempting to block a city plan to hire the YMCA to run a new recreation center in the northwest part of the valley.

The union says a collective bargaining agreement provides that the city fill the jobs with union workers.

"By privatizing the center with the YMCA, you take away jobs from city employees," said Peter Alpert, a union attorney.

In a complaint filed with the Local Government Employee-Management Relations Board, Alpert claimed that the city council violated the collective bargaining agreement and civil service laws. He asked the board to void the YMCA contract.