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Name Bathhouse for Joan Means Khabele - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/austin-extends-pool-season-due-to-heatwave-and-increased-lifeguard-hiring-wage-and-holiday-pay-issues-arise monthly 0.5 2023-08-05 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/austin-pools-reopen-after-increased-wages-worker-solidarity monthly 0.5 2023-08-05 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/lifeguards-worked-shifts-at-cold-weather-shelters monthly 0.5 2022-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/805d6fc9-9ef6-4a92-aaaa-8554b836b82a/FktlWCaXoAIcYSM.jpeg News - Lifeguards Worked Shifts at Cold Weather Shelters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/applications-open-for-13-new-full-time-lifeguards monthly 0.5 2022-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/5327aa4f-c0e5-4f20-a86b-87ca1182dfc9/Screen+Shot+2022-12-11+at+9.11.41+PM.png News - Applications Open for 13 New Full Time Lifeguards - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/scott-cobb-sofia-pea-honored-by-save-barton-creek-association monthly 0.5 2022-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/3845c7b4-4788-4581-8818-4283be3d8891/Screen+Shot+2022-11-15+at+11.14.34+PM.png News - Scott Cobb, Sofia Peña Honored by Save Barton Creek Association - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/0e8036a8-d50d-4bf8-b829-ae0e28232470/1000x750.jpeg News - Scott Cobb, Sofia Peña Honored by Save Barton Creek Association - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/lifeguards-win-major-changes monthly 0.5 2022-08-29 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/austin-lifeguards-make-final-push-for-20-living-wage monthly 0.5 2022-08-17 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/0nw739s83k0j2q24w20fsadnsqgak2 monthly 0.5 2022-08-02 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/austin-city-budget-proposal-falls-short-of-22-goal-would-increase-to-18 monthly 0.5 2022-07-18 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/austin-struggled-to-hire-summer-employees-then-it-failed-to-pay-some-on-time monthly 0.5 2022-06-30 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/austin-city-council-approves-22-hourly-wage-for-city-workers-at-thursday-meeting monthly 0.5 2022-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/8408b313-d4ba-4685-ac74-07ac3c044abe/IMG_0955.JPG News - Austin City Council approves $22 hourly wage for city workers at Thursday meeting - Make it stand out Barton Springs Lifeguards Scott Cobb and Sofia Pena after speaking to City Council in favor of a $22 living wage. https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/amid-staff-shortage-austin-lifeguards-push-for-higher-wages-better-benefits monthly 0.5 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/57e96afe-ab73-4501-b557-cc4fcd66c752/Scott_BartonSprings_Shotby-YannikLove.com_01.jpeg News - Amid staff shortage, Austin lifeguards push for higher wages, better benefits - Make it stand out Photo by Yannik Love https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/austin-city-council-considers-22-minimum-wage monthly 0.5 2022-06-14 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/over-half-of-austin-pools-closed-due-to-lifeguard-shortages-as-some-advocate-for-higher-wages-for-city-employees monthly 0.5 2022-06-10 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/austin-city-council-introduces-22-hourly-wage-for-city-employees-proposal monthly 0.5 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/f1bd8c24-296e-4ae8-a433-5d6bcb1b5709/2400x0.jpeg News - Austin City Council introduces $22 hourly wage for city employees proposal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/less-than-half-of-austins-pools-reopened-monday-june-6-due-to-lifeguard-shortag monthly 0.5 2022-06-08 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/barton-springs-lifeguards-rally-for-higher-wages-amid-lifeguard-shortage monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/fd2a2bc7-24d3-42d6-b373-8fa5f6a371f9/Screen+Shot+2022-05-26+at+5.32.38+PM.png News - Barton Springs Lifeguards Rally for Higher Wages Amid Lifeguard Shortage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/barton-springs-lifeguard-speaks-to-parks-board-on-failure-of-upper-management-to-fully-open-pools monthly 0.5 2022-05-24 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/austin-to-open-less-than-half-of-city-pools-due-to-lifeguard-shortage monthly 0.5 2022-05-20 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/lifeguard-hopes-to-see-wages-increase-to-support-cost-of-living-daily-pool-operations monthly 0.5 2022-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/37415a4b-6eda-4d8b-a349-388b26f423f7/281551625_10226223057430441_7652002748148173318_n.jpeg News - Lifeguard hopes to see wages increase to support cost of living, daily pool operations - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/austin-lifeguards-demand-higher-pay-as-more-people-visit-the-citys-swim-spots-kvue monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/austin-lifeguards-seek-22-living-wage-reports-kxan monthly 0.5 2022-05-15 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/tomatoes-are-now-in-season-5br6f monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/1652160958131-HFV3DSXDEBPNPXZ1YRQA/IMG_0758.jpg News - Lifeguards Meet with Council Member Chito Vela Today Barton Springs lifeguard Scott Cobb, Barton Springs Head Lifeguard Keegan Collums and Aquatics North District Supervisor Savannah Parks met with Austin City Council Member Chito Vela and his General Counsel Ramey Ko to discuss a proposal from lifeguards to end the lifeguard shortage by raising the living wage to $22 and improving benefits for lifeguards. https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/fdo2ea5t0l30sjwulu2v1f79xnaoyh monthly 0.5 2022-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/1652168445699-5D2164DYNO9T7J65LEOS/2400x0.jpeg News - Barton Springs lifeguards fight for $22 wage amid a citywide shortage and pool closures - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/qz70sq1f7107lynebuhelm97pinvx5 monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/1652162565976-GZ73HSRXJZEFYOHELKPQ/FQ4QA4ZXsAEJegz.jpeg News - Council Member Vanessa Fuentes Meets with Lifeguards Today Council Member Vanessa Fuentes met with Barton Springs Open Water Head Lifeguard Sofia Pena and Barton Springs Lifeguard Scott Cobb. CM Fuentes told them that she supported a $22 living wage. Later, she wrote on Twitter, “I met with lifeguards to discuss the need for the City to raise the wage so that we are able to FULLY open our public pools this summer. We have a lifeguard shortage. Let’s raise wages! Our communities are ready to enjoy summer again!” https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/xhqzfusdd0k78dh5dgwmbnjh56kkbp monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/aquatics-lowers-standards-for-lifeguarding-at-barton-springs-pool monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/pdw0w3m54bxrvgs5evza1g092jjwo5 monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/5930e714-5e2f-41a8-845f-c173c5da0f9d/Web-Paige_Ellis-5940-Edit.jpeg News - Lifeguards Meet with Council Member Paige Ellis Today Council Member Paige Ellis met with Barton Springs Open Water Head Lifeguard Sofia Pena and Barton Springs Lifeguard Scott Cobb to discuss strategies to end the lifeguard shortage. Cobb and Pena proposed raising the living wage to $22 and making some year-round lifeguards “regular” employees. https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/jason-alexander-chief-of-staff-to-city-manager-spencer-cronk-meets-with-lifeguards monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/2f58a63c-c077-4705-8b61-52581fe57772/web-jason_alexander-5358-1.jpeg News - Jason Alexander, Chief of Staff to City Manager Spencer Cronk, Meets with Lifeguards Today, April 4, 2022, lifeguards Scott Cobb and District Supervisor Savannah Parks met for an hour with Jason Alexander, who is Chief of Staff to Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk to discuss a proposal to end the lifeguard shortage by raising the living wage to $22 and enhancing benefits to hire and retain enough lifeguards to fully open all City of Austin pools in summer 2022. https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/parks-and-recreation-board-endorses-22-living-wage-for-lifeguards monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/wvjuk0qeed364s6eqiatm0bsgqths0 monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://www.lifeguardsunited.com/blog-1/plrn84qtpi7x9r5mcco2yklhf4jahp monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/626cb078be442b0192c371a3/b692eb53-8765-49b8-8591-b1ed5e4ac6c0/IMG_0508.JPG News - Lifeguards Propose $22 Living Wage to Parks and Recreation Board Finance Committee Today two Barton Springs lifeguards, Scott Cobb and Sofia Peña, spoke at the Parks and Recreation Board's Finance Committee and urged them to support raising the Austin Living Wage from $15 to $22 an hour, as well as other changes to hire enough staff to end the lifeguard shortage and fully open all City of Austin pools. The committee passed a resolution supporting the $22 an hour pay rate and will send that resolution to the full PARD Board for them to consider next Monday. 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Austin City Council can Save the Summer! for many Austinites by enhancing wages and benefits for lifeguards enough to make sure all pools are fully open. 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