A LOCAL UNION OF DREDGE WORKERS HAS REACHED A DEAL WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SANTA CRUZ SMALL CRAFT HARBOR. WORKERS OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 3 HAVE BEEN OUT OF CONTRACT SINCE 2011, WHEN THE HARBOR MANAGEMENT DECIDED THEY NEEDED TO CUT COSTS., LOOKING TO NON-UNION MEMBERS TO DREDGE THE HARBOR. THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM IS HANDLING BENEFITS FOR CURRENT WORKERS.
