Members at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York City agreed to a new three-year contract on July 25, which includes across-the-board pay increases of 11 percent over the life of the contract. These increases come on top of the 2 percent management offered ahead of the negotiations. Members were also able to stand firm against management proposals to add deductibles to their health insurance. Preston Leslie, (second from right in photograph) an 1199 Delegate in Behavioral Health, said: “We convinced management that imposing a $1,000 deductible would stop members from seeking medical care. They would then end up taking medical leave. “The pay increase we won will finally enable us to catch up with the cost of living.”