Contract negotiations are underway, and state workers are making their voices heard.
Across our union, unit-specific bargaining teams are at the table fighting for the unique needs of their classifications and professions. At the same time, master table negotiations are shaping the pay, benefits, telework, and workplace protections that will impact state workers for years to come. The priorities members identified through our bargaining survey earlier this year are driving those conversations today.
But bargaining does not begin and end at the table.
Everything we’ve accomplished so far has been possible because members stepped up. You showed up at events, participated in actions, spread a sea of purple across worksites, and made your voices heard at every opportunity. Together, we’ve demonstrated something powerful: when state workers stand united, we can build the kind of strength that the State cannot ignore.
And we are not done yet.
The State is making decisions right now that will affect our working conditions and quality of life for years to come. That is why we must keep building on the momentum we’ve created. The work happening at the bargaining table must be matched by the power we build at our worksites.
Keep showing up. Keep purpling up. Keep sharing your photos and bringing coworkers into the fight. We cannot afford to be silent, and we cannot let the State think we have gone away.
This is what power looks like. We’ve already proven what we’re capable of when we stand together. Now it’s time to finish the job.
If you’re not yet a member, now is the time to join and help build the collective strength it will take to win the Contract we deserve.