New York – NYC has announced a five-year contract agreement with the Doctors Council SEIU.
This agreement will cover approximately 500 city employees, including NYC Health + Hospitals and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene physicians and medical examiners in the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
The tentative agreement is retroactive — beginning on June 28, 2021 — and expires on December 27, 2026. It conforms to the pattern established by other unions over the last 22 months. The agreement includes wage increases of 3 percent for each of the first four years of the contract and 3.25 percent in the fifth year. The contract also includes a lump sum ratification bonus of $3,000 for employees who are in active payroll status and in a title covered by the agreement.
“Our doctors and medical examiners are the unsung heroes of our city, providing New Yorkers with the care they need and the answers they deserve in their most difficult times, and through this agreement, we are ensuring they receive the fair pay they deserve,” said Mayor Adams. “This agreement will also help our public hospitals and OCME recruit and retain talent, so that we can provide quality service to New Yorkers and protect public health. From doctors to teachers to probation officers, our administration will always invest in the working-class people of New York City, and we are proud to have achieved these crucial labor agreements in record-time.”
New York City has successfully negotiated contracts with unions representing nearly 97 percent of the city’s workforce.
