Contract Ratified!
Congratulations! Your General Government 2023-2025 contract has been funded by the legislature.
Your fellow public workers serving on your bargaining team fought hard for this agreement, but it wouldn’t have been possible without WFSE members in every worksite standing up, getting involved and demanding a fair contract.
Strong worksites = strong contracts.
Note to Dept. of Corrections Members: In an effort to address serious pay disparities between the same job classifications, your Corrections Bargaining team opted to bring your compensation package before an impartial arbitrator. The decision in that case, which is final and binding, supersedes the compensation gains detailed below. Review details here.
Summary of Agreement
Major goals achieved include:
- 7% across the board increases for everyone covered by the agreement over the life of the two-year contract! 4% 7/1/23 and 3% 7/1/24 (see Art. 42)
- $1,000 Retention bonus for state employees employed on July 1, 2022 who remained employed with the state on July 1, 2023 (see MOU).
- $1,000 COVID booster incentive payment. See agreement here and see cheat sheet here for details.
- 5% premium pay for all employees who work on-site in 24/7 direct care facilities (see MOU).
- Increases for specific classifications listed in Appendix S - 185 job classes (see Appendix S)
- New and improved Assignment pays helping hundreds of our members (see Appendix O)
- DCYF Field Operations: The 10% assignment pay for most child welfare field operations staff, which was achieved as the result of a pressure campign from DCYF members during voting, is on page 24. The relevant portion is below:
- Basic salary range plus ten percent (10%) for Social Service Specialists 2, 3, 4 and 5s who perform visits in unregulated environments, such as private residences, to conduct investigations for allegations of abuse and/or neglect to assess the safety of vulnerable children.
- Improved health care formula which will reduce employee costs.
- Raised the income limit so more employees are eligible for the flexible spending accounts. (See Art. 43)
- Basic shift premium will be increased from $1.00 per hour to $2.50 per hour (See Art. 42).
- Weekend shift premium for Registered Nurses increases from $3 per hour to $4 per hour (See Art 42).
- Risk class 7200 and 7201 employees’ annual payment increased from current $250 to $500 (see Art. 42).
Below find an expanded summary of the agreement and the full agreement.
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