The four workers in the Stafford Highway Department have a new labor agreement with the town after months of negotiation.
The contract includes a standard pay raise of just over 5 percent over three years, but the main point of contention, health insurance, was resolved along the lines the Stafford Town Board sought.
Union members will be moved from the union insurance plan to a private plan, according to Councilman Bob Pacer.
The issue, according to Pacer, was that the union plan required every employee to be covered by the union plan, even if the employee chose to be covered by a spouse's plan.
With the private plan, union members can opt out and the town will save in the neighborhood of $7,000 to $8,000 per year.
The contract also supplies a safety clothing allowance for union members.
