RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF AN ARBITRATION AWARD BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT JUDICIAL BRANCH AND THE CONNECTICUT STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, SEIU LOCAL 2001, THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE OFFICERS AND THE UNION OF PROFESSIONAL JUDICIAL EMPLOYEES (AFT/AFT-CT, AFL-CIO).

This resolution approves an arbitration award between Connecticut's Judicial Branch and three employee unions: SEIU Local 2001, the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, and the Union of Professional Judicial Employees. The award includes a 2.5% general wage increase effective July 2025, annual increments for employees, and lump-sum payments, impacting judicial branch salaries and benefits. The agreement costs approximately $8.07 million in fiscal year 2026 and $8.60 million in 2027, with retroactive application to July 1, 2025. It directly affects over 1,000 judicial employees represented by these unions through adjusted compensation.