Message and order a supplemental appropriation order for the Boston Public Library Department for FY26 in the amount of One Million Two Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Thirty-Three Dollars ($1,285,033.00) to cover the FY26 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and AFSCME, Local 1526. The terms of the contracts are October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The major provisions of the contracts include base wage increases of 2% to be given in October of each fiscal year of the contract term and flat amounts of $500, $250, $800 and $175 to be added to annual salaries in January of each fiscal year. The agreement also includes the addition of a prepaid legal benefit as well as changes to Sunday overtime for certain positions.

Committee

City Council

Introduced

September 5, 2025

On agenda

September 10, 2025

Passed

September 10, 2025

Where it was heard

City Council Sep 10, 2025 The rules were suspended; the order was passed.

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