RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE CONNECTICUT EMPLOYEES UNION INDEPENDENT, NP-2 BARGAINING UNIT (CEUI).
Summary
Senate Resolution No. 4 approves a tentative successor collective bargaining agreement between the State of Connecticut and the Connecticut Employees Union Independent (CEUI) for the NP-2 bargaining unit. The resolution is a ratification measure: it does not create a new program or policy, but instead asks the Senate to approve the negotiated labor agreement submitted to the General Assembly under the state’s collective bargaining approval process.
Because the resolution approves the agreement as submitted, its practical effect is to authorize the terms of the new contract to take effect for the affected state employees in the NP-2 unit. Those terms would govern wages, benefits, working conditions, and other employment provisions for CEUI-represented workers, and it would bind the state to the negotiated successor agreement once approved under section 5-278 of the general statutes.
Impact
The bill affects Connecticut labor and appropriations law by ratifying a state employee collective bargaining agreement under the statutory review process in section 5-278(b). Its approval would make the tentative agreement legally operative for the CEUI NP-2 bargaining unit and would commit the state to the contract’s fiscal and employment terms, which may have implications for agency budgets, personnel administration, and labor relations.
Sentiment
The available voting history suggests broad support for the resolution. The Appropriations Committee reported the measure favorably, and the committee vote was unanimous. The Senate floor vote also passed comfortably, indicating general agreement with the negotiated labor deal and little visible opposition in the available record.
Contention
No committee transcript is available, and there is no recorded substantive debate in the materials provided. The main point of potential contention in resolutions like this is typically the fiscal cost of the agreement versus the benefits and labor stability it provides, but the available record does not identify any specific objections. The two dissenting votes on the Senate roll call suggest limited opposition, though the reasons are not stated.