While unions representing municipal workers applauded the tentative contract agreement reached between the city and District Council 37, the state comptroller’s office projected that the city’s budget gap could balloon to $13.8 billion in part because of anticipated labor costs.
The deal, which provides 90,000 members of DC 37 with 16.21 percent compounded raises over five years and five months, is the first labor agreement reached under the Adams administration and will set a pattern for contracts with other municipal unions. Other economic gains in the DC 37 pact include a $3,000 ratification bonus and a minimum of $18 an hour by July for all members.
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