Lamont predicts salary deals with all CT employee unions

CT Mirror – Thursday, July 17, 2025
By Keith M. Phaneuf

Gov. Ned Lamont predicted Wednesday he would reach new wage agreements — including raises — with all state employee unions, saying his administration is delivering its latest offers this week.

But it appears the 35 bargaining units currently working under expired contracts are expecting raises similar in size to those the governor and General Assembly granted state police troopers in mid-May. That agreement authorized a 2.5% cost-of-living hike plus a step adjustment for all but the most senior workers. A step adds roughly 2 percentage points to the value of the raise.

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