Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Make a sustaining gift today to support local journalism!

N.H. Union Members Ratify Contract With State

State workers have ratified a tentative contract agreement with New Hampshire that requires workers to pay a deductible for the first time, but shares health plan savings with the workers in exchange.

The agreement gives workers their first raise in five years, but also implements a $500 deductible for singles and $750 per family.

The contract was the second attempt at an agreement with the 7,800 workers represented by the State Employees' Association. SEA leaders rejected a tentative agreement in June largely over health care costs.

A wellness incentive program shares plan savings with workers, giving them up to $300 in 2014 and again in 2015 to use toward the deductible.

Related Content

You make NHPR possible.

NHPR is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone.

Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.