Mayor Eric Adams on Friday announced a tentative $400 million 5-year labor contract with the Uniformed Sanitation Workers’ Union Local 831, marking the completion of deals with 90% of the city’s unionized workforce.
The tentative agreement would cover 7,100 city Department of Sanitation (DSNY) workers and is retroactive — running from last December to Feb. 2028. It includes raises starting at 3.25% and increasing to 4% by 2026, following the uniform union bargaining pattern set by the city’s contract with the Police Benevolent Association (PBA) earlier this year.
