Collective Bargaining Agreements are written, legally enforceable contracts between the City of Worcester and its employees represented by an independent union. It defines conditions of employment (wages, working hours and conditions, overtime payments, holidays, vacations, benefits, etc.) and procedures for dispute resolution.

Worcester's reservoir capacity has shown continued decline since May. Current capacity remains below the 24 year average.

Drought triggers are a guideline based on historic drought information, average water consumption and reservoir system capacity.

This collaborative effort between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Office of Business Development and the City of Worcester offers local and state tax incentives to qualified businesses that choose to start-up, expand or relocate in or to Worcester. This program promotes growth in both emerging and maturing industries. EDIP may be utilized by manufacturers, retailers, commercial office users or industrial businesses.

Program Eligibility Requirements

Each project must involve:

To reclaim abandoned and underutilized brownfield sites for productive reuse, provide additional job opportunities, increase the tax base, improve the quality of life for residents in surrounding neighborhoods, maximize leveraging opportunities from both the private and public sectors and promote the program to private developers, lending institutions, the real estate community and the non-profit sector.

Members Entering Service Before April 2, 2012

This pension calculator, courtesy of the Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts, will give members in groups 1, 2 or 4 an approximation of their retirement benefits. Please note that actual pension amounts can ONLY be calculated at the time of retirement under M.G.L. Chapter 32.