BARRET TAPS LABOR NEGOTIATOR

Mayor Tom Barrett has announced his intention to appoint Troy M. Hamblin to be the City of Milwaukee's labor negotiator. The matter was brought to the Common Council today and is assigned to the Finance & Personnel Committee.
Hamblin, 39, is a resident of the East Village where he owns a home. He recently negotiated eight labor agreements for Milwaukee County, covering 5,500 employees. He also worked with the Department of Employee Relations of the State of Widsconsin. From 1998 to 2002 he served as the executive director of District #10, Wisconsin Education Association Council.
Hamblin would replace the retiring Dave Kwiatkowski in the post, which pays between $78,000 and $110,000 per annum.
-- Michael Horne