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 a pre-existing arbitration award between Connecticut's Judicial Branch and three employee unions (SEIU Local 2001, IBPO Local 731, and AFT/AFT-CT). The agreement, retroactive to July 1, 2025, includes a 2.5% general wage increase, annual increments, and lump-sum payments for judicial employees. It will cost approximately $8.07 million in fiscal year 2026 and $8.60 million in fiscal year 2027, affecting all covered bargaining units. The resolution requires legislative approval per state law but does not create new policy.