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New contract for employees of Sheriff's Office, Register of Wills

The employees represented by the police union cannot strike under state law and are subject to arbitration

Philadelphia Sheriff's Office

An arbitration panel on Tuesday awarded a new three-year contract that includes annual pay raises to more than 300 employees of the Philadelphia Sheriff's Office and Register of Wills, city officials said.

The Sheriff's Office employees will receive a wage increase of 3 percent retroactive to July 2017, the starting month of the new contract, a 3.25 percent increase effective July 2018, and another 3.25 increase effective July 2019. Register of Wills employees will receive a retroactive wage increase of 3 percent effective July 2017, and wage increases of 2.5 percent effective July 2018, and 3 percent effective July 2019. The  employees in both units are represented by the Fraternal Order of Police.

The arbitration award also includes pension-contribution changes.

Employees represented by the police union cannot strike under state law and are subject to arbitration.