Evers signs bills awarding much-delayed UW pay raises

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Gov. Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 846 and Senate Bill 847, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 92 and 2023 Wisconsin Act 93, respectively, providing 4% wage increases for employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining units at UW–Madison and the UW System, according to a press release today.

Senate Bill 846, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 92:

  • Ratifies the collective bargaining agreement negotiated between UW–Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee for the 2023–24 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit and authorizing an expenditure of funds; and
  • Provides a 4% general wage adjustment for employees within this bargaining unit, effective July 2, 2023.

Senate Bill 847, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 93:

  • Ratifies the collective bargaining agreement for UW System employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit for fiscal year 2023–24; and
  • Provides a 4% general wage adjustment for employees within this bargaining unit, effective July 2, 2023.

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