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Providence council ratifies three‑year agreement with 10 33 union
Summary
The Providence City Council approved a three‑year contract with "10 33" after the finance committee voted unanimously to ratify the agreement. Council committee chair summarized the financial terms and one‑time payments; the measure passed 11–0 with four members absent.
The Providence City Council on June 26 approved a three‑year labor agreement with “10 33,” the union identified in meeting materials, following a unanimous recommendation from the council’s finance committee.
The finance committee’s chair, Councilwoman Anthony, told the council the committee voted unanimously to ratify the agreement and summarized its main terms. She said the agreement covers approximately 547 active members (the committee’s figure), carries an estimated total cost of $10,300,000 over the contract period, includes a one‑time $1,000 stipend to active union members as of June 15, 2025, and provides increases in later contract years: a 3.5% increase in the second year and a 5% increase in the third year. The chair said the committee recorded a net savings of about $203,000 tied to changes in benefit cost‑sharing.
Why it matters: the contract covers city employees represented by 10 33 and commits multiyear wage and benefit changes that affect the city budget and payroll costs.
Councilwoman Anthony (chairing the discussion) said the contract was thoroughly reviewed by the committee and urged support. “I think we did a very good job of vetting this agreement, and we’re very supportive of our 10 33 workers,” she told the council.
The council approved the contract on a roll call vote, with 11 members voting yes and four members absent. The roll call in the record lists the following members as voting yes: Council President Miller; Deputy Majority Whip Vanderbois; Councilwoman Anthony; Majority Leader Espinal; Senior Deputy Majority Leader Gonzales; Councilwoman Graves; Councilwoman Peterson; Council President Pro Tempore Pichardo; Majority Whip Sanchez; Councilman Taylor; and Councilman Oscar Vargas. The record lists four members as absent; no votes against or abstentions were recorded.
Details and limits: the finance chair’s remarks in the meeting supplied the active‑member estimate and the aggregate cost figure; the transcript did not specify the exact first‑year percentage increase. The council’s approval was a legislative ratification of the negotiated contract rather than a vote on individual salary line items.
What’s next: the council’s action finalizes the city’s legislative approval of the agreement. The transcript does not state implementation dates beyond the stipend cut‑off date of June 15, 2025, or which city department will process the stipend and payroll changes.
