New Contract for East Haven Dispatchers Union Signed on Monday

A new Public Safety Dispatchers Union contract signed by Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. on Monday is advantageous to dispatchers in terms of wages, hours and benefits, the New Haven Register reports.

Six new civilian dispatchers were added to the existing team of four.

According to the paper, the new employees will collect a base salary for a probationary period of 180 days with raises occurring on a sliding scale each year. The raises will cap once they reach the amount senior dispatchers currently make. Veteran employees will get annual percentage increases.

The five year contract also includes negotiations on hours worked and benefits for the dispatchers, the paper reports. New dispatchers will work three 12-hours shifts during the week giving them more downtime.

The new dispatchers office will be located at the Police Headquarters and will include updated equipment that was purchased through a bond, the Register reports.

The new contract went into effect immediately.

Read the full story at the New Haven Register.

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