Ohio state troopers to receive first raise since 2008 in new union contract

[TexasTowelie]

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State Troopers Association overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract with the state that includes a bigger boost than other state employees.

State troopers and other employees represented by the union will get a 12.5 percent raise over the next three years plus a one-time $750 ratification payment. The raise is the first for troopers since 2008.

Other state union employees will get raises of 7.5 percent over three years, retroactive to July 1, 2015. The troopers received a 2.5 percent more than other collective bargaining units for the first two years "in exchange for concessions to the Health and Physical Fitness Program, management discretion in selection and flexibility in the area of personal leave," according to a joint news release.

"The agreement is the result of a combined effort by all parties to acknowledge the excellent work and increasing demands placed upon Ohio's troopers, sergeants, dispatchers and electronic technicians," the union and state officials said in a joint statement.

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