Collective Bargaining Agreements

Transparency is the Key to Accountability

Labor costs make up a significant amount of your state and municipal budget. In some municipalities labor costs can be as high as 80% of the budget. In our state budget labor costs consume approximately 53% of the budget.

The Yankee Institute rips the veil off government secrecy, exposing the truth about how your hard-earned tax dollars are spent. We’ve unleashed a torrent of transparency, compiling hundreds of critical documents into one powerful, easy-to-navigate database.

What secrets can you uncover? For the first time in history, you hold the key to Connecticut’s public spending—every contract, every deal, every dollar funding state and municipal employees, including the gritty details of public school agreements with teachers’ unions. We’re relentless, constantly updating this arsenal of information as new contracts roll in.

Dive in and search by your town, your Regional School District, job titles, or your state—it’s all at your fingertips.

Can’t find your community in the mix? If you’re in local government, step up and submit those records. If you’re a citizen fed up with the shadows, demand accountability—share this page with your officials and tell them to join the fight for transparency. The power is yours. Use it.