Statement from NYC Comptroller Brad Lander on Tentative Labor Agreement Reached Between City and District Council 37

New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander issued the following statement on the tentative labor agreement announced today by City Hall and District Council 37: 

“Today’s agreement between the City of New York and District Council 37 brings welcome clarity about future labor costs as we enter budget season. My office looks forward to analyzing the implications of today’s agreement for the City’s budget as well as efforts to retain and hire staff in critical positions. 

“We are pleased to see that the agreement includes a path forward to expand remote and flexible work options for employees, as well as targeted salary adjustments for hard-to-recruit positions, both recommendations included in our office’s “Title Vacant” report in December on filling critical workforce vacancies in City government. 

“The majority of employees in the Comptroller’s Office have been successfully working on a hybrid schedule (three days a week in-person) for the past year, and we recently finalized new hybrid work policies in consultation with staff and union representatives. As agencies work to adjust to new hybrid work norms and set out thoughtful policies to advance both employee morale and efficient government service, we remain eager to work collaboratively to help City government work better.”

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