Lamont submits SEBAC agreement to General Assembly

HARTFORD – Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday, April 13 announced that, following union ratification of agreements reached between his administration and the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC), the contracts have been transmitted to the Connecticut General Assembly for its consideration.

“State residents and businesses depend on our state employees, who keep us safe, maintain our roads, educate students, protect our environment, and deliver assistance to our most vulnerable residents,” Gov. Lamont said. “This agreement recognizes their dedication, supports retention and recruitment, and delivers a fair deal for taxpayers. I urge the General Assembly to act quickly to approve this agreement and deliver these reasonable wage increases to our state employees.”

The wage contracts were tentatively agreed upon over the past few weeks and ratified by the respective unions. Pursuant to state statutes, the contracts must now be considered by the state legislature.

The agreements include 2.5% general wage increases retroactive to July 1, 2025, and continuing prospectively on July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027. In the fourth year, the parties will reconvene to negotiate wages.

The SEBAC 2026 agreement between the state and the SEBAC, which was ratified on April 10, includes all the individual unit agreements made by the separate state employee unions. As required by law, these agreements have been reviewed and approved by the governor’s designee for collective bargaining, and the State Office of Policy and Management.

The governor’s office released the following statement relating to the agreements: “In accordance with Section 5-278(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Office of Labor Relations hereby files with the Clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate the SEBAC 2026 Agreement, including all addenda, and including for Attachment C, the cost statements of implementing all the companion unit agreements.”

The agreements

Agreement between the State of Connecticut and Locals 196,318,355,478,562,610 and 704 of Council 4 AFSCME (NP-3 -Administrative Clerical)
Agreement between the State of Connecticut and Locals 387, 391 and 1565 of Council 4 AFSCME (NP-4-Correctional Employees)
Agreement between the State of Connecticut and the Connecticut Police and Fire Union (NP5 – Protective Services)
Agreement between the State of Connecticut and the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199 (NP-6-Paraprofessional Health Care Employees and P-1 – Professional Health Care Employees)
Agreement between the State of Connecticut and the Connecticut State Employees Association, SEIU Local 2001 (NP-8 – Correction Supervisors)
Agreement between the State of Connecticut and the Connecticut State Employees Association, SEIU Local 2001 (NP-9-State Police Lieutenants and Captains)
Agreement between the State of Connecticut and Locals 269, 714 and 2663 of Council 4 AFSCME (P-2 – Social and Human Services)
Agreement between the State of Connecticut and the Connecticut State Employees Association, SEIU Local 2001 (P-3A-Education Administrators)
Agreement between the State of Connecticut and the Connecticut State Employees Association, SEIU Local 2001 (P-3B-Education Professionals)
Agreement between the State of Connecticut and the Connecticut State Employees Association, SEIU Local 2001 (P-4-Engineering, Scientific and Technical)
Agreement between the State of Connecticut and the Administrative and Residual Employees Union, Local 4200-AFT, AFTCT, AFL-CIO (P-5 -Administrative and Residual)
Agreement between the State of Connecticut and the American Federation of Teachers Connecticut (P-6 – Assistant Attorneys General and P-7 – Assistant Attorneys General Department Heads)
Agreement between the State of Connecticut and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 4, Local 3419 (P-8 – Department of Children and Families Program Supervisors)
Agreement between the Judicial Branch and AFSCME Council 4, Local 749 (Judicial Employees)
Agreement between the Judicial Branch and the Connecticut State Employees Association, SEIU Local 2001, CSEA (Supervising Judicial Marshals)
Agreement between the Judicial Branch and International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local 731 (Judicial Marshals)
Agreement between the Judicial Branch and the Union of Professional Judicial Employees AFT/AFT-CT
Agreement between the Division of Criminal Justice and AFSCME Council 4, Local 749 (Criminal Justice Employees)
Agreement between the Division of Criminal Justice and the Connecticut Association of Prosecutors
Agreement between the Division of Criminal Justice and the Connecticut State Employees Association, SEIU Local 2001, Police Inspectors Council
Agreement between the Connecticut State Board of Education and Local 61, The American Federation of School Administrators, AFL-CIO (AFSA)
Agreement between the Connecticut State Board of Education and the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) and State Vocational Federation of Teachers, Local 4200A, American Federation of Teachers, AFT-CIO (SVFT)
Agreement between the Division of Public Defenders Services and the AFSCME Council 4 (Public Defenders Unit)
Agreement between the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the State University Organization of Administrative Faculty, Local 2836 of Council 4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (SUOAF)
Agreement between the State of Connecticut and the Congress of Community Technical Colleges, SEIU
Agreement between the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System and the State University American Association of University Professors.
Agreement between the Board of Regents for Connecticut State Colleges and University System and the Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors (CSU-AA UP)
Agreement between the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Congress of Connecticut Community Colleges, AFSCME Local 2480, Council 4 and Agreement between the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Charter Oak State College Professional Bargaining Unit Local 1214, AFSCME, Council 4
Agreement between the University of Connecticut Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (UConn-AAUP)
Agreement between the University of Connecticut Professional Employees Association, Local 3695, AFTCT, AFT, AFL-CIO (UCPEA)
Agreement between the University of Connecticut and the University of Connecticut Health Center Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (UConn-UCHC)
Agreement between the University of Connecticut Health Center (UConn Health) and the University Health Professionals Local 3837 AFT/AFT-CT/AFL-CIO (UHP).