Newly-Approved CT State Employee Contracts Feature Wage Increases

Connecticut lawmakers on Wednesday approved new contracts for state employees which include annual wage increases for three years.

The agreements include 2.5% raises as of July 1, 2025 (retroactive), July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027. In the fourth year, the state and unions will meet again to negotiate wages, according to Gov. Ned Lamont’s office.

Lamont said he applauds the General Assembly for approving the agreement his administration reached earlier this month with the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition, or SEBAC.

The contracts cover thousands of state employees working for various agencies throughout state government.

“This agreement will allow the state to remain competitive in attracting the best and brightest,” Lamont said. “Investing in our workforce is an investment in Connecticut’s future.”

Lawmakers approved the contracts through Senate Resolution 12 and House Resolution 12, the final steps needed for the contracts to be fully ratified, according to Lamont.

SEBAC’s unions include state workers in a variety of roles, such as state college and university employees, administrative professionals, correction officers, and Judicial Branch workers.

Several union representatives commented on the agreement on SEBAC’s Facebook page.

Bill Garrity, a registered nurse at UConn Health and president of University Health Professionals Local 3837, wrote, “Strong public services build strong communities - and that starts with supporting the people who deliver them. This contract will help recruit, retain and reinvest in the clinical care, ground-breaking research and education support our members make possible every day.”