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What's New?
Union Election Timetable (posted on October 22, 2009)
Brothers and Sisters,
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) will be overseeing the Local's election process.
Election Ballots will be mailed on Friday, November 6, 2009, and must be returned before Monday, November 30. Counting of the ballots (at AAA offices) will start on November 30, at 10:00 a.m.
Don't forget to cast your ballot!
Scholarships, Scholarships, Scholarships! (posted on August 6, 2009)
Local 375's Joseph Collins Memorial Scholarship is now accepting applications. Do you have a child entering college? To download information and the application click here!
Are you the parent of a High School entering his or her senior year? Your son or daughter could win an AFSCME Scholarship worth $2,000 for each year of college. The student can also be considered if his or her legal guardian is an AFSCME member. For more information, just download the application here.
Union Victory: Layoffs Pushed Back, Health Care Cuts Off the Table (posted on June 3, 2009)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The Mayor has finally given up on his plan to make municipal workers pay 10% of their healthcare costs. The City reached an agreement with the Municipal Labor Committee which was announced at a press conference on June 2, at DC 37. The agreement takes the 10% off the table and puts an additional contribution of $200 per member into our welfare fund. The funding for the agreement comes from the Health Insurance Stabilization Fund, which was funded by Unions back in the 1980’s. The agreement shows that sustained pressure pays off! It’s a major victory for us and for DC 37. As you know, I have been fighting the Mayor’s health care benefit cuts for month – attacks that came from the Mayor and from the Citizen’s Budget Commission. A few weeks ago, the New York Post ran an article also attacking our benefits, and I responded without hesitation. Attacks on civil servants must be responded to right away, and I was the only DC 37 local president who responded publicly to those New York Post attacks. I’m very pleased that our effort paid off.
Another important piece of news is that the agreement announced on June 2nd also stops the layoffs of permanent civil servants for 90 days, with the possibility that we will find a way to shield all of those members from firings. As you may know, the City had targeted about 3,000 employees for layoffs. Although only about 20 of them are in Local 375, we believe that the layoff of any Union brother or sister is one too many and we are determined to fight them all. Now, the fight continues to save the jobs of targeted provisionals. We’re prepared to sue the City if they dismiss our members and keep consultants employed who are doing the same or equivalent work – a violation of Local Law 35.
Fraternally,
Claude Fort, P.E.
President
Union Dues Rates Set for January 2009 (posted on December 20, 2008)
TO: All Union Members
The seventy cents ($0.70) per paycheck increase encompasses the AFSCME fifty-cent ($0.50) and DC 37 twenty-cent ($0.20) mandated dues increase for 2009. Below are our salary ranges, organization code for each range, and the bi-weekly dues rate:
$10,000 to $14,999. Code: HS. Bi-weekly dues: $18.10
$15,000 to $19,999. Code: KB. Bi-weekly dues: $19.00
$20,000 to $24,999. Code: KG. Bi-weekly dues: $20.00
$25,000 to $29,999. Code: HZ. Bi-weekly dues: $21.50
$30,000 to $34,999. Code: KK. Bi-weekly dues: $23.50
$35,000 to $39,999. Code: F2. Bi-weekly dues: $25.50
$40,000 to $44,999. Code: F4. Bi-weekly dues: $28.00
$45,000 to $49,999. Code: F6. Bi-weekly dues: $30.00
$50,000 to $54,999. Code: F8. Bi-weekly dues: $32.00
$55,000 to $59,999. Code: G2. Bi-weekly dues: $34.00
Fraternally,
Steve Cooper, Financial Secretary
DC 37 Offers Professional Development Courses (posted on December 10, 2008)
Here's a link to the latest Professional Development Offerings for Engineers and Registered Architects:
click here
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