The University's Board of Trustees approved collective bargaining agreements with its six unions on June 27, including contracts with the Professional Staff Congress and District Council 37 providing 10.41% in compounded wage increases with retroactive pay dating to contract expirations more than six years ago. Chancellor James B. Milliken expressed gratitude to union leaders and his senior staff for their focus on finding "common ground" in contract talks. "We are presenting to our Trustees what I believe are fair agreements to our faculty and staff — agreements that they deserve after having gone far too long without contracts," the Chancellor said at the Board's meeting. "CUNY faculty and staff are essential partners in the work that we have done and the work that we have in front of us. The result will be that our students are better prepared for the most promising opportunities that face them.”