Bridge and tunnel cops will get an 11 percent retroactive pay hike from the MTA, as part of a new three-year labor agreement that covers between 2009 and 2012, The Post has learned.
The officers will also get almost $1,400 a year in retroactive stipends for expenses like uniform allowances and longevity pay, according to union officials.
The top base pay for an officer will increase from $58,000 to $65,000 a year in the new contract that was awarded by arbitrators on July 17.
The bridge and tunnel officers under the new plan will not yet be required to chip in for their health insurance.
“It’s a great contract for us, a long time coming. We haven’t had a raise in five years,” said Wayne Joseph, president of the MTA Bridge and Tunnel Officers Benevolent Association.
Negotiations are still under way for officers’ pay and benefits for a second contract period that ranges from 2012 to 2015.
LIRR workers unions recently reached an agreement with the MTA in July — after months of heated negotiations — averting a strike.