ITHACA, N.Y. (WENY)— Many unionized City of Ithaca employees are not happy with the way they are being treated by the City.

Wednesday evening during a City Administration meeting in City Hall, five labor unions were in attendance to once again address Common Council and Mayor-elect Laura Lewis about their concerns about unfair pay, benefits, and labor contract negotiations.

"To express our concerns and the treatment of workers in the city and also to express some concerns the city is potentially about to take to resolve some of the issues that we have. We've experienced a very hostile, disrespectful environment in negotiations with the city at the bargaining table. We feel like the measures they are taking may not be enough to fix the problems we are facing,” Tom Condzella, President of the Ithaca Police Benevolent Association said.

Ithaca PBA and four labor unions including the CSEA, DSW Unit, Ithaca Firefighters, and the Executive Association discussed misinformation and the backlash from City Lawyer Ari Lavine on November 9th, a week after the November 2nd Common Council Meeting where Labor unions and city employees including some IPD officers spoke out on critical shortages, how they can’t do their jobs, how they can’t provide for their families and challenges they face serving the community.

City Lawyer Ari Lavine had a fiery response at that special Common Council Meeting on November 9th.

"Tonight I unequivocally condemn last Wednesday's mob on attack. While of...

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