Hartford reaches deal with smallest labor group
The six-year contract, which runs retroactively from
Workers agreed to switch from a preferred provider health plan to a high-deductible one with a health savings account beginning
Mayor
"Almost all of our unions have agreed to make some very significant changes," he said. "I appreciate MLA supporting an agreement that includes four years of zero wage increases and a shift in the health plan as we've done for each of the unions.
"While the MLA is a very small bargaining unit, we've worked hard to achieve similarly significant concessions. I'm grateful to them for approving the deal."
Members of the labor group also agreed to increase their pension contributions and to end a practice known as "runout," which allowed employees to remain on the books for weeks or months after they departed their city positions.
Runout let workers stay on the payroll for the duration of their unused sick and vacation time. During that period, they were able to continue collecting paychecks and benefiting from the city's health insurance plan.
The city council must approve the agreement.
Following the deal, only one city union is still working toward a new contract.
Over the last two years, as the city dealt with a financial crisis that nearly resulted in a bankruptcy filing, several unions, including police, fire and the American Federation of State,
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