Welcome to the 2026 State Contract Hub page! Below you will find important information about the campaign, bargaining updates, and ways to take action.
You and your coworkers uphold the social infrastructure and safety net for the most vulnerable communities across the state. It’s up to every single one of us to get involved and fight for the strong contract we deserve!
2026 State Contract Platform
Based on the feedback from your bargaining surveys, you and your coworkers have identified the top priorities for our 2026 Contract Campaign.
Here are the key issues that we’ll be fighting for:
Pay Equity
Together, we must fight to eliminate systemic wage gaps and establish clear standards for equal pay and equal labor across our state agencies. Addressing this matter in negotiations is one way we will tackle an issue that’s gone on for far too long.
Artifical IntelligEnce (AI) Protections
We will leverage our bargaining unit’s collective power to demand that the Commonwealth work with our union to write enforceable rules for how AI is implemented at our agencies. Workers are the best people to shape how AI technologies are used. We will not allow human services to be replaced by for-profit software systems. We can shape new technologies to strengthen jobs, protect our communities and clients, and uphold the dignity of our work.
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)
The skyrocketing cost of rent, groceries, health insurance, and child care are impacting our homes and the communities we serve. Our wages must keep up with the actual cost of living.
Bargaining Updates
Get involved!
Our power at the bargaining table starts at our worksites. What happens at the bargaining table is only one piece of how we win a strong union contract. Our success is directly linked to you and your coworkers getting involved–whether that’s at your state agency or through organizing.
It’s going to take thousands of state workers taking collective action to win the raises and workplace improvements that we deserve! Are you and your coworkers ready to step up & get involved?
Join an organizing committee
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Your Bargaining Committee
This year, your contract bargaining team will include not only elected officers, but also member representatives from worksites across the state. Your bargaining committee’s primary goals are to negotiate the best possible contract for all state workers and to represent you at the bargaining table.
There are 150 bargaining committee members who are ready to fight for a strong contract!