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Our team reached tentative agreement with the state to preserve more than 20 existing contractual protections impacting our Unit 11 members. We also discussed some of the many economic and classification proposals that we put on the table. However, state negotiators...

After a month of working through the themes of working conditions, health and safety, leaves and professional development, your bargaining team spent this week focusing on issues of compensation. In addition to asking for a 22 percent across-the-board raise for all...

Your Unit 11 bargaining team returned to negotiations with the state today, and our discussions focused on making sure the state understands the important work our unit members do and their rights under the contract. We gave a presentation to the state about the...

Unit 11’s bargaining team went to the table today to press the state on issues of properly compensating and classifying the highly-skilled workers in our membership. We gave the state three proposals today: Unit 11’s bargaining team went to the table today to press...

Our Unit 11 bargaining team went to the table today to continue to press the state to compensate our members for their skills and experience. We gave the state five proposals that recognize that the work performed by Unit 11 requires specialized knowledge and often...

Local 1000’s Unit 11 bargaining team met with state negotiators today, representing the interests of our members who work in Engineering and Scientific classifications. The health and safety of our members is a focus this week – it’s one priority we identified through...

Through the extensive member outreach we conducted at town halls, worksite meetings and with our bargaining survey, we identified Professional Development as a top priority for our members. The bargaining team focused the week’s activities on professional development,...

Our Unit 20 bargaining team—representing Medical and Social Service Specialists—returned to negotiations with the state today to address a number of deeply-felt issues our members shared during bargaining Town Halls and on thousands of surveys. Our Unit 20 bargaining...

The Unit 3 bargaining team returned to the table today and continued to press the state on issues related to compensation and working conditions. The state remains silent about the comprehensive salary proposal we presented 30 days ago. A key priority for the Unit 3...

3’s bargaining team went to the table today and gave the state two proposals of high importance to our members. Today was the culmination of months of work on these compensation issues and we have made a clear case to the state that we expect action to ensure our...