Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont has successfully completed negotiations on a 3-year contract with the Chauffeurs, Teamsters, Warehousemen and Helpers Union No. 597. The union represents full-time and regular part-time police officers, service officers, and dispatchers employed by the university. Terms of the new contract include across-the-board wage increases of 2 percent for the fiscal year that began on July 1, 2 percent for Fiscal Year 2018 and 2 percent for Fiscal Year 2019.
“I am very pleased that we were able to reach agreement on a new contract with our police union,” said Wanda Heading-Grant, Vice President for Human Resources, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. “Our police officers, service officers and dispatchers represented by this bargaining unit play a crucial role with regard to the safety and security of our campus community.”
The new contract is retroactive to July 1, 2016.
Source: UVM 8.30.2016