Associated Press
CONCORD, N.H. — Contract negotiations between the New Hampshire governor’s office and a union representing state corrections officers remain stalled several months after the union declared an impasse.
Teamsters Local 633, which represents nearly 400 officers, said a staffing shortage is a major problem that must be addressed by Republican Gov. Chris Sununu. The Concord Monitor reports the union also says salaries are lower compared to some police jobs and federal prison officers.
The governor’s legal counsel, John Formella, said the Corrections Department budget includes a nearly 10 percent increase, which will fund 55 new positions, a new canine drug detection unit and other safety improvements.
Jeffrey Padellaro of the union said the net gain was only about 3 percent because decreases were proposed to shift differential and hazard pay.