After more than four months of intensive negotiations, with support from thousands of Local 1000-represented workers, we won the largest contract in our union’s history in 2023. This contract continues to benefit and protect State workers today.

Members really made the difference, and they’re the ones that helped bring this contract home. It’s a contract that puts more money in our pockets and improves working conditions. We won up to a 9%^* general salary increase, special salary and wage adjustments for more than 300 job classifications, a health care stipend and a reduction in pre-retirement deductions. Additionally, our July 2025 Side Letter helped us secure more wins, including protecting our 3% raise while pausing RTO for a full year—all while avoiding balancing the budget on our backs as a result of State budget cuts.

*The 9% increase reflects a 3% raise in 2023, 3% in 2024, and a 3% in 2025.