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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut Approves Four-Year Labor Agreement Providing Wage Increases for 3,661 State Workers
Last action · March 25, 2026: Adopted, House
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What This Bill Does
The Connecticut House of Representatives approved a successor collective bargaining agreement for the NP-2 bargaining unit, providing a 2.5% general wage increase and annual increments for fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, alongside pay grade adjustments and allowance increases across four fiscal years.
The agreement commits millions in state and non-appropriated funds—reaching total costs of $12.1 million in FY 26 and scaling to $45.1 million by FY 29—while adjusting compensation, shift differentials, and uniform allowances for roughly 3,661 maintenance, service, and trade employees.
- State employee collective bargaining agreements in Connecticut are submitted to the General Assembly for approval pursuant to section 5-278 of the general statutes. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Connecticut Employees Union Independent, NP-2 Bargaining Unit (CEUI)
Members receive wage increases, lump sum payments, pay grade changes, and adjusted differentials and allowances under the approved agreement.
Various State Agencies
Agencies employing NP-2 unit workers incur increased salary, fringe benefit, and operational costs funded through appropriated and non-appropriated funds.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: signed.
Procedural history
12 actions- Mar 25, 2026HouseFloorAdopted, House
- Mar 18, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 65
- Mar 18, 2026HouseHouse Calendar Number 69
- Mar 18, 2026HouseTabled for the Calendar, House
- Mar 18, 2026HouseFavorable Report, House Committee on Appropriations
- Mar 18, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
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- Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/23/26 5:00 PM
- Mar 16, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 16, 2026HouseHouse Favorable
- Mar 12, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/16
- Mar 4, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
- Mar 3, 2026HouseFiled with House Clerks 03/02
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Sources
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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