Know your contract
A Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is a formal and binding contract between employers and employees. SEA and bargaining teams work long and hard to negotiate the very best agreements possible between management and the work force. Once an agreement is reached, the resulting document is said to be a tentative agreement (TA). All full members of the bargaining unit then have the option to vote for or against accepting the TA. If the majority vote in favor of accepting the TA, it is then considered a ratified contract.

Once the CBA is signed and in place, the employer can’t make any changes without first negotiating those changes with the union. An SEA Collective Bargaining Agreement spells out in writing such items as, wage rates, insurance, holiday pay, vacation time, and seniority; to name a few. The contract also provides for such things as sick leave, jury duty, funeral leave, military service leave, hours of work, overtime, safety regulations, and conditions of employment.
We encourage you to read the collective bargaining agreements which can be found below.
Below are the contracts we’ve secured for counties, municipalities, the judicial branch, colleges, and the private sector.
- New Hampshire Judicial Branch
- Bedford Police Department 2023-2025
- Belknap County House of Corrections 2020-2023
- Belknap County Nursing Home 2020-2023
- City of Franklin 2021-2024
- Community College System of New Hampshire
- Coos County Correction 2022-2024
- Coos County Corrections MOA 2021-2024
- Coos County Commissioners 2022 – 2024
- Department of Health and Human Services 2021-2023
- Department of Information Technology 2021 – 2023
- Derry Police Supervisors 2021-2024
- Derry PATE 2021-2026
- Exeter Public Works 2022-2024
- Hampstead Hospital TA 2023 – 2025
- Town of Hampton 2021-2024
- Juvenile Justice Services 2021– 2023
- City of Laconia MOA – 2023
- Laconia Administrative & Technical Employees 2022 – 2025
- Littleton Police Employees 2023- 2026
- New Hampshire Public Defenders 2023 -2025
- New Hampshire Retirement System
- North Conway Water and Fire Precinct 2023 – 2027
- Plymouth State University Lecturers 2022-2025
- PSU NTT 2023-2026
- Riverside Rest Home 2023
- Rochester Municipal Employees Association 2023- 2023
- Rockingham County Rehabilitation & Nursing Center 2022- 2025
- Salem Administrative and Technical Employees 2022 – 2027
- Strafford County Department of Corrections 2023
- Strafford County Corporal Wage Adjustment
- Strafford County Sheriff Office Supervisory Unit 2022
- Strafford County Sheriff CBA 2023
- Town of Ashland 2023 -2026
- Town of Meredith 2021-2023
- NH Veterans Home 2021-2023
Executive Branch Contracts
*NEW The 2023-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement was signed in June 2023.
To read a copy of the signed contract, click here.
Appendix A – Wage Schedules 2023
Wage Schedule 2023 – 37.5 Hour Work Week (A000) – (Effective July 14, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Wage Schedule 2023 – 40 Hour Work Week (A130) – (Effective July 14, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Wage Schedule 2023 – Fire Fighters (F416) – (Effective July 14, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Wage Schedule 2023 – 160 Hour/28 day Law Enforcement (L416) – (Effective July 14, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Wage Schedule 2023 – Institutional Nurses (N130) – (Effective July 14, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Wage Schedule 2023 – 40 Hour Law Enforcement/Non-Standard – 10Pct Over Base (X208) – (Effective July 14, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Wage Schedule 2023 – 40 Hour Law Enforcement/Non-Standard – 20Pct Over Base (X416) – (Effective July 14, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix A – Wage Schedules 2024
Wage Schedule 2024 – 37.5 Hour Work Week (A000) (Coming Soon)
Wage Schedule 2024 – 40 Hour Work Week (A130) (Coming Soon)
Wage Schedule 2024 – Fire Fighters (F416) (Coming Soon)
Wage Schedule 2024 – 160 Hour/28 day Law Enforcement (L416) (Coming Soon)
Wage Schedule 2024 – Institutional Nurses (N130)] (Coming Soon)
Wage Schedule 2024 – 40 Hour Law Enforcement/Non-Standard – 10Pct Over Base (X208) (Coming Soon)
Wage Schedule 2024 – 40 Hour Law Enforcement/Non-Standard – 20Pct Over Base (X416) (Coming Soon)
Appendix B – Exempt Classifications
Exempt Classifications – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix C – Law Enforcement, Non-Standard & Fire Protection Classifications
Law Enforcement, Non-Standard & Fire Protection Classifications – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix D – Dental Plan
Dental Plan – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix F – HMO Health Plan
HMO Health Plan – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix G – POS Health Plan
POS Health Plan – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix H – Income Protection Plan
Income Protection Plan – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
The State Employees’ Association of NH – 2023- 2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Subunits:
Dept. of Corrections (Line Staff), Glencliff Home, Health & Human Services, NH Liquor Retail, NH Hospital, and the NH Veterans Home was signed in July 2023.
Collective Bargaining Agreement – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
The State Employees’ Association of NH – 2023- 2025
Department of Correction Supervisors 2023-2025
Appendix A – Wage Schedules 2023
Wage Schedule 2023 – A000 – (Effective July 14, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Wage Schedule 2023 – SEA Corrections Officers (CS416) – (Effective July 14, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix A – Wage Schedules 2024
Wage Schedule 2024 – SEA Corrections Officers (CS416) (Coming Soon)
Wage Schedule 2024 – A000 (Coming Soon)
Appendix D – Dental Plan
Dental Plan – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix F – HMO Health Plan
HMO Health Plan – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix G – POS Health Plan
POS Health Plan – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix H – Income Protection Plan
Income Protection Plan – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
The State Employees’ Association of NH – Department of Transportation
Collective Bargaining Agreement – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix A – Wage Schedules 2023
Wage Schedule 2023 – 37.5 Hour Work Week (A000) – (Effective July 14, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Wage Schedule 2023 – 40 Hour Work Week (A130) – (Effective July 14, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix A – Wage Schedules 2024
Wage Schedule 2024 – 37.5 Hour Work Week (A000) (Coming Soon)
Wage Schedule 2024 – 40 Hour Work Week (A130) (Coming Soon)
Appendix B – Exempt Classifications
Exempt Classifications – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix C – Reserved
Appendix D – Dental Plan
Dental Plan – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix F – HMO Health Plan
HMO Health Plan – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix G – POS Health Plan
POS Health Plan – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
Appendix H – Income Protection Plan
Income Protection Plan – (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)
State Employees’ Association of NH – Collective Bargaining Agreement for: Employment Security, Fish & Game, Information Technologies, OPLC
Subunit Collective Bargaining Agreement (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025)