Cook County Clerks Vote for Step Increase Freeze to Avoid Layoffs Posted on November 21, 2017 by teamsters700 in Bargaining Updates, Clerks, Cook County, Unit Updates // 0 Comments On Nov. 28, 2017, the Cook County Clerks overwhelmingly voted to freeze their contractual step increase to avoid any layoffs during this fiscal year. Clerks will receive their step increase in 2019 instead of 2020. Below is the final vote tally. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...