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8 Uniformed Unions In Deal Providing 7.95% Hike Over 36 Months

By RICHARD STEIER
Posted 12/23/19

In a move that could significantly affect an upcoming arbitration battle between the de Blasio administration and the Police Benevolent Association, a coalition of eight uniformed unions—two of them representing NYPD Lieutenants and those in the ranks of Captain and higher—agreed to terms Dec. 18 on a 36-month contract providing 7.95 percent in compounded raises.

The pay hikes are slightly higher than those under a civilian wage pattern set by District Council 37 and the United Federation of Teachers, and the deal is shorter by eight and seven months, respectively, than those two agreements, which were negotiated last year. It continues a practice restored since Mayor de Blasio took office in 2014 of providing a small “uniformed differential” that was used only sporadically by his three predecessors.

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