(OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA) - Members of the Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC)/ International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 20, have voted to ratify a new contract with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) that includes the Union’s highest-ever wage increase.

The ESC represents nearly 5,000 highly-skilled Professionals at PG&E, which provides utility services to 16 million California residents.

ESC President John Mader said: “With this agreement, ESC Members have secured the highest three-year wage increases of any PG&E contract in the Union’s (74)-year history. The newly ratified contract also protects the benefits that make ESC jobs at PG&E such great careers, including our pension, health coverage and disability benefits. Members chose to extend our contract multiple times in the context of PG&E’s bankruptcy and the pandemic, so this is the first full contract ESC has negotiated in ten years. We are proud that it is a very strong agreement and that Members have overwhelmingly voted in favor of ratification.”

Among the highlights of the new contract are: A general wage increase of 5% for 2026, 5% for 2027 and 5% for 2028 - with full retroactive pay back to January 2026; A retroactive pension adjustment for those Members who have retired since February 2026; A $1,500 ratification bonus per Employee; Preserved or increased health care benefits, though premium co-pay has increased from 7.5% of premiums to 10% of premiums. Union Officials say this increase is far outweighed by the General Wage benefit; Preserved sick time, short-term disability, and long-term disability; and more.

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