NYC Council and staff union strike tentative deal in first-ever contract

New York state’s first legislative staff union, which represents some 370 City Council staffers, is on the verge of landing its first contract after nearly two years of bargaining, according to union members and Council leadership.

"Since the start of this bargaining process, we sought to come to a meaningful and thoughtful agreement for a first contract to support these workers within a legislative body," Adams said in a statement after signing the tentative agreement. "This achievement honors the generations of public service provided by Council staff for decades. I thank ALE and the Office of Labor Relations for their commitment towards reaching this milestone.

For the past two years, members of the ALE union’s bargaining committee have worked with the speaker’s office and the Office of Labor Relations to secure the best possible deal for all sides. Addressing wage disparities for councilmember aides was a chief concern., councilmembers have made an annual base salary of $148,500, while the minimum salary for a full-time councilmember aide starts at $30,000 a year.

The job often entails working late nights, early mornings and weekends, and being on call for a variety of events and emergencies. Other contract benefits include a new comp-time policy that will allow councilmember aides making less than $80,000 a year to accrue up to 13 additional days of paid time off for working overtime, along with a new welfare fund to help cover catastrophic medical expenses and a prescription drug benefit plan starting in 2026.

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