LAS VEGAS – Members of AFSCME Local 4041 overwhelmingly voted earlier this month to ratify their new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the state of Nevada.
This is the second contract for Local 4041 members after AFSCME members won collective bargaining rights for Nevada state employees in 2019.
With the support of thousands of union members across the state, the Local 4041 bargaining team negotiated the largest wage increase in almost 40 years: an 8% increase the first year and a 4% bump the second year.
This contract also includes:
- incentives for workers to continue state service through quarterly bonuses
- increased bilingual and shift differential pay
- higher tool allowances
- two additional personal days for a total of four per calendar year
- expanded accrual of paid time off to 480 hours
- a paid time off (PTO) cash out program.
With vacancy rates exceeding 20% across all state agencies and departments, Local 4041 members see this contract as a way to gain a stronger voice on the job to address the chronic understaffing, which is straining state services.
“This CBA is one way state workers are coming together to address the chronic understaffing that affects the vital services that keep our communities strong. A stable workforce means stable services – and a better Nevada,” said Local 4041 President Harry Schiffman.
Workers included in this contract include maintenance and custodial workers, health care workers, mental health workers, and other professionals in the health care field.
Next, the Board of Examiners must approve the contract on behalf of the state, and the state legislature must fund its economic provisions.