The overall average first-year wage increases for contracts was 3.9 percent in 2006, with health care contracts averaging 5.2 percent and non-health care averaging 3.3 percent, according to HEC’s collective bargaining contract database. Nationally, the average first-year wage increase negotiated in 2006 was 3.3 percent, reports the Bureau of National Affairs. Average Union Wage Settlements 3.9 Percent in Hawaii
The overall average first-year wage increases for contracts was 3.9 percent in 2006, with health care contracts averaging 5.2 percent and non-health care averaging 3.3 percent, according to HEC’s collective bargaining contract database. Nationally, the average first-year wage increase negotiated in 2006 was 3.3 percent, reports the Bureau of National Affairs.