Pay dispute involving YSU union president headed to arbitration

YOUNGSTOWN — The dispute over the pay scale of the president of Youngstown State University’s Association of Classified Employees union appears headed for binding arbitration.

A spokeswoman for the ACE union said the university has denied the grievances the union filed on behalf of Ivan Maldonado and the union itself, in relation to Maldonado’s pay rate and the allegation that the university has unilaterally changed the contract negotiated last year. The union charged that the university was in breach of its contract.

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