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City and school staff describe ratified food‑service contract with Local 217, citing roughly $6 total pay raises and benefit changes
Summary
City and school officials on April 2, 2025, told the New Haven Board of Alders Finance Committee that a ratified collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Education and Local 217 would raise food‑service workers’ pay by roughly $6 total over the life of the contract and change benefit and attendance provisions.
City and school officials on April 2, 2025, told the New Haven Board of Alders Finance Committee that a ratified collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Education and Local 217 would raise food‑service workers’ pay by roughly $6 total over the life of the contract and change benefit and attendance provisions.
"Overall, it's going to be $6," Darren Young, director of food services for the school district, said during the public hearing, and he described the agreement's stepped wage increases: $2.50 in 2024–25, $1.00 in 2025–26, $1.00 in 2026–27 and $1.50 in 2027–28. Young and other district staff presented the agreement to the committee during the session.
Staff also described changes to health insurance contributions and attendance incentives. Lisa Flecker, director of human…
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