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California State University employees are preparing to hit the picket lines in the new year.

CHICAGO (Reuters) -Pilots at Southwest Airlines will get about a 50% pay raise over a five-year period in their new contract, according to the details shared by their union on Wednesday. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA), which represents more than 10,000 pilots at the Dallas-based carrier, also said its board has voted to send the deal to members for a ratification vote. Pilots at rivals United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines have all secured big raises and improvements in working conditions in new contracts.

About 35,000 University of Wisconsin System employees will see a 4% increase to their base salaries this year and a 2% raise next year.

The Senate has passed a defense policy bill that authorizes the biggest pay bump for troops in more than two decades

President Joe Biden is expected to sign the annual defense authorization bill into law later this month.