BURLINGTON — The University of Vermont has reached a three-year contract agreement with the union representing its campus police and dispatchers, the college said Tuesday.
The deal, with the Chauffeurs, Teamsters, Warehousemen and Helpers Union No. 597, includes wage increases of 2 percent for the fiscal year that began July 1 and each of the following two fiscal years.
The university’s associate director of communications, Jeff Wakefield, said 23 people are covered under the new contract.
“I am very pleased that we were able to reach agreement on a new contract with our police union,” said Wanda Heading-Grant, the university’s vice president for human resources, diversity and multicultural affairs, in a statement.
“Our police officers, service officers and dispatchers represented by this bargaining unit play a crucial role with regard to the safety and security of our campus community,” she added.
The union was certified to represent the police and dispatch workers at UVM in the 1990s.