University of Vermont reaches contract deal with campus police union

BURLINGTON — The University of Vermont has reached a three-year contract agreement with the union representing its campus police and dispatchers, the college said Tuesday.

The deal, with the Chauffeurs, Teamsters, Warehousemen and Helpers Union No. 597, includes wage increases of 2 percent for the fiscal year that began July 1 and each of the following two fiscal years.

The university’s associate director of communications, Jeff Wakefield, said 23 people are covered under the new contract.

“I am very pleased that we were able to reach agreement on a new contract with our police union,” said Wanda Heading-Grant, the university’s vice president for human resources, diversity and multicultural affairs, in a statement.

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