Equitable Growth renews collective bargaining agreement with Nonprofit Professional Employees Union

The Washington Center for Equitable Growth has renewed its 3-year collective bargaining agreement with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union IFPTE Local 70. The agreement, which was signed on August 23, includes changes and improvements to paid leave, hybrid and remote work, and annual and promotional salary increases.

“I am thrilled how the labor and management teams collaborated quickly and productively on this collective bargaining agreement,” said Equitable Growth President and CEO Shayna Strom. “The end result is something we can all be proud of, and it is consistent with the organization’s broader commitment to advancing worker power.”

“I’m so proud of our members’ efforts to directly shape their working conditions, protect their rights, and contribute to a stronger labor movement,” said Christian Edlagan, president of the Equitable Growth chapter of the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union and a member of the unit’s bargaining committee. “This outcome is a testament to our collective dedication to progressive values and to a fair, supportive work environment. It also reaffirms the central role of worker voice and solidarity in ensuring Equitable Growth’s success.”

Highlights of the renewed agreement include:

• A new hybrid/remote work policy that emphasizes purpose-driven in-person engagement
• Twelve weeks of 100 percent paid parental and personal medical leave, representing an increase of 4 weeks
• Ability to roll over up to $1,000 in unused professional development funds
• Year-round half-days on Fridays
• A new $40 monthly cell phone/internet stipend
• A flat $3,000 yearly salary increase for all employees, plus a minimum 7 percent salary increase for job-grade promotions and a minimum 3.5 percent raise for promotions within job grades
• No reductions in insurance benefits guaranteed in the previous contract

Equitable Growth first announced formation of the union in 2019 and previously ratified a collective bargaining agreement in 2021. The Nonprofit Professional Employees Union IFPTE Local 70 represents professionals employed at more than 50 nonprofit organizations, including the Economic Policy Institute, the Center for American Progress, and Community Change. NPEU gives nonprofit workers a voice to strengthen their workplaces and continue to do work that makes a difference in people’s lives. To read NPEU’s release announcing the contract, click here.