City Council approves $835K labor settlement with municipal workers
Chicopee settles year-long labor talks; city approves $835K in union wage increases. The City Council voted unanimously on six appropriation orders representing a settlement with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1459, allocating $835,441.09 in retro pay and wage adjustments effective July
City Council · Meeting of September 3, 2026
Chicopee settles year-long labor talks; city approves $835K in union wage increases. The City Council voted unanimously on six appropriation orders representing a settlement with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1459, allocating $835,441.09 in retro pay and wage adjustments effective July 2025 after a year-plus of negotiation. The Council referred eight non-union salary ordinances across seven city departments to the Ordinance Committee, accepted an $87,500 state gaming-mitigation grant for Center Streetscapes Phase 2 and Valleybike Bikeshare improvements, and referred a proposed Substance Abuse Treatment Center zoning ordinance to Planning, Zoning, and Ordinance Committees for substantial revision.
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Source: the City Council meeting of September 3, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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