State worker union sues Lombardo over vetoed arbitration bill

AFSCME, a major government employee union, announced late Tuesday that it sued Gov. Joe Lombardo in state district court over his veto of a bill that would have funded a pay increase awarded to state workers as part of a 2021 arbitration agreement. The group, one of the largest unions representing state workers in Nevada, also said it sued Lombardo over his vote against approving a collective bargaining agreement during a Board of Examiners meeting in May — a move the union cast as “a violation” of collective bargaining rights.