In 2022, coalition leaders and local negotiation team members worked tirelessly to win a fair four-year contract that delivered wage increases, step advancements, and lump sums and began undoing years of sacrifices state workers made to protect residents and businesses from austerity budgets. Since then, the average union member has benefited from an almost 15% increase in wages - and that doesn’t even include the wage and step re-opener in the fourth year, starting in July of 2024.
But there is much more to be done. We continue to face a service crisis due to recruitment and retention
But there is much more to be done. We continue to face a service crisis due to recruitment and retention