City of Boston Contract Ratification Details
Contract Effective Dates July 1st, 2020 to June 30th, 2023
Ratification Vote March 15th 7am to 3:30pm
1010 Mass Ave – 1st Floor back entrance.
- 200 Frontage Road – Roll Call room.
- 400 Frontage Road – The Lobby.
- City Hall – Outside of Assessing
- Franklin Park – Garage
Contract Highlights
- 3 Year Contract (FY 2020, 2021, 2022)
- Raises
- Year 1- 2.0%
- Year 2- 1.5%
- Year 3- 2.0%
- Full Retro from October 1st, 2020
- $1,000 COVID-19 Recognition Bonus
- Juneteenth Holiday Codified in Contract
- Two Wellness Days for use in 2022 (for Verified Employees)
Retroactive Payment Details
- Full Retro from October 1st, 2020
- All base wages and overtime wages are factored into retroactive payment
- $1,000 COVID-19 Bonus
COVID-19 Vaccine Policy Updates
- Red Zone Status (determined by ICU Occupancy, Hospitalizations, and Community Positivity Rate on a 7-day moving average as reported by the BPHC)
- Non-Verified Members placed on unpaid leave
- Non-Verified Members can use accrued Personal/Vacation/ Sick Time to avoid loss of pay
- No loss of employment, discipline, or loss of seniority for Non-Verified Members on unpaid leave
- Yellow Zone Status
- Non-Verified Members continue to work
- Non-Verified Members must submit proof of 2 negative COVID-19 tests per calendar week
- PCR and/or Rapid Antigen Tests will be accepted as proof of negative test
- Green Zone Status
- After City of Boston lifts all masking requirements
- Non-Verified Members no additional requirements
- Vaccine Verification
- On or before January 15, 2022: All employees must upload proof of at least one dose of a one- or two-dose vaccine.
- On or before March 7, 2022: All employees must upload proof of two doses of a two-dose vaccine.
- All vaccines authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the World Health Organization (WHO) will meet the City’s vaccine verification requirement.
