Overview

• The contract offers annual 3% raises over three years, a one-time $1,500 bonus in the first year and a 2% step increase for long-serving employees.
• The terms mirror Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s final prestrike proposal and are expected to cost the city $115 million over five years.
• Union president Greg Boulware had sought 5% annual pay increases and reversal of past concessions but ultimately accepted the lower offer.
• AFSCME DC 33 members earn an average salary of about $46,000 and must now vote to ratify the pact before it takes effect.
• The first municipal strike since 1986 drew widespread public attention on social media and precedes upcoming talks with police, teachers and firefighters.