After the incredible rally on April 3, Neighborhood House Association management came to the bargaining table on April 4 with a completely different attitude – and after eight hours of negotiating – your Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement with NHA!

The next step in the process is a ratification vote, which means union members decide whether to approve the contract!

Tentative agreement highlights

• Base-Wage Increases for all employees, effective July 1, 2023

  • Head Start/Early Head Start/CDE

    • Make temporary $2-3 increase permanent
    • Additional $1 for all employees in the $2 category (TAT, Teacher/Family Support Specialist, and Office Assistant II) to reach equity with coworkers
    • 2.5% increase
    • 5.6% Head Start COLA (if granted)
    • Merit increases continue

  • Nutrition Services

    • $3 increase for Nutrition Services (not included in temporary increases this year)
    • 5.6% Head Start COLA (if granted)
    • Merit increases continue

• Base-Wage Increases effective July 1, 2024: 2.5% guaranteed AND HS COLA (if granted) AND merit

• Base-Wage Increases effective July 1, 2025: 2.5% guaranteed AND HS COLA (if granted) AND merit

• New paid holiday: Indigenous Peoples’ Day (this year on Monday, Oct. 9)

• Jeans allowed daily

• Workload protections for staffing shortages

• And more!

Full details of the agreement will be sent out soon. We will then schedule a 30-minute union meeting at each worksite during regular working hours, which NHA management approved, to discuss the details of the agreement and to vote.

Remember, only union members can vote to approve or reject the contract. If you are not yet a member or need to update your membership, go to www.seiu221.org/join