Ratification will take place on Tuesday, July 27th

After more than a year of intense negotiations, the Alliance- AFSCME-SEIU Local 888 Unit 2 has come to an agreement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on a new 3-year contract from July 1st, 2020 to June 30th, 2023.

Unit 2 FY2020-2023 Contract MOA Highlights (full documents below):

• 3 Year Contract (FY 2021, 2022, 2023)

• Raises

  • Year 1- 2.5%
  • Year 2- 2.0%
  • Year 3- 2.0%

• Full Retro from July 1st, 2020 to Date of Ratification

• 1.5% or $1,000 (whichever is greater) COVID-19 Recognition Payment for all employees

• Additional COVID-19 Hazardous Duty Payment

  • $2,000 Full-Time Employees Directed to Work In Person
  • $1,000 Full-Time Hybrid Employees
  • $1,000 Part-Time Employees Directed to Work In Person

• $4,000 (on average) Per Member Bonus and Retro Payments

• Juneteenth Holiday Codified in Contract

• Class and Compensation Study to help with recruitment and retention issues to start within 45 days of ratification and recommendations made within 180 days

• Joint Labor Management MAP Committee to identify and remedy MAP issues

• After 2.5 years, written warnings will not be counted against employees if there is no further discipline

Polling Locations:

• Templeton 212 Freight Shed Road Templeton, MA 01436 6:30am to 4pm
• Holyoke Soldier's Home 10 Cherry Street Holyoke, MA 01040 7am to 3:30pm
• WRCH 309 Belmont Street Worcester, MA 01604 6:30am to 4:30pm
• Hogan Regional 450 Maple Street Hawthorne, MA 01937 6:30am to 4:30pm
• State Police Headquarters 450 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 7am to 3:30pm
• Tewksbury State Hospital 365 East Street Tewksbury, MA 01876 6:30am to 4pm
• Shattuck Hospital 170 Morton Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 6:30am to 4pm
• Wrentham Developmental 131 Emerald Street Wrentham, MA 02093 6:30am to 4pm
• AFSCME Council 93 Boston Office 8 Beacon Street-9th Floor Boston, MA 02108 9am to 3pm
• Taunton State Hospital 60 Hodges Avenue Taunton, MA 02780 6:30am to 4pm
• Pocasset 830 County Road Pocasset, MA 02559 7am to 3pm
• Corrigan Mental Health 49 Hillside Street Fall River, MA 02720 6:30am to 4pm
• Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital 3 Randolph Street Canton, MA 020216:30am to 4pm
• Chelsea Soldier's Home 91 Crest Avenue Chelsea, MA 02150 7am to 3:30pm
• Western Mass Hospital 91 East Mountain Road Westfield, MA 01085 6:30am to 4pm
• Berkshire Community College 1350 West Street Pittsfield, MA 01201 7am to 4pm

*Members can vote at any polling location.