(Source: James Hennerty, CSEA Dep. The six-year agreement runs from April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2017 with the following highlights: The agreement also establishes a contingency for the possibility of up to a two-day payroll lag in both the 2015-16 and 2016-17 fiscal years to avoid layoffs in the event that the UCS budget is not approved by the state legislature and the governor as submitted. The amount that will be distributed to each applicant is $271.38. On September 29, 2017, the NYS Court Officers Association and the NYS Supreme Court Officers Association ratified contracts with the Unified Court System. We will need to counter their arguments, especially with respect to the numbers. 22-23 CSEA 75 Classified Salary Schedule and Schematic List of Classifications; Management. The employer acknowledged that CSEAs comprehensive proposal to settle the contract, which we gave them back in June, was a dramatic movement in the bargaining process. If there is to be pain, then everyone should share in it judicial and non-judicial employees. Among other changes, the UCS compensation proposal contains significant structural changes to the way employees are currently paid in such areas as step increases, longevity increments, service bonus awards and across the board increases. They are taking measures to reduce costs, including the reassignment of employees from administrative offices to court rooms, more hiring freezes, etc. The good news is that UCS offered pay raises, location pay increases, longevity bonuses, child and elder care benefits, uniforms and equipment allowances, QtP funding and other areas. CSEA met again with UCS on 2/19/14 and 2/20/14. CSEA/SUNY Memorandum of Understanding regarding COVID-19 Testing. Salary Schedules. 2019-20 Classified Salary Schedule. Obviously, CSEA represents our members, not the judges, and it would be wrong to hold our members hostage to something only the politicians can give to UCS. Your CSEA Negotiating team thanks you for the tremendous voter response and are grateful that the proposed contract was well received. CSEA is pleased that UCS has agreed to keep negotiating sometime during the week of May 6. Will continue, and UCS will pay the full cost. The approximate district budget increase to cover the salary increases is $45,000-$50,000 for each year of the agreement.. Unfortunately, the pay bill was not sent to the Governor until the week before last and was not signed into law by the Governor until last Wednesday. TIMELINE AND HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE TENTATIVE CSEA/UCS 2011-2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement: Timeline for the UCS Contract RatificationThere will be an announcement regarding the Agreement in the May edition of The Work Force, which will include exact contract language. SALARY AND BENEFITS SCHEDULE 2022-23; TURLOCK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PAGE 2 C.S.E.A 2022-23 SALARY AND BENEFIT SCHEDULE; POSITION RANGE; STEP 1 STEP 2; STEP 3 STEP 4; . The UCS submitted a 1.81 billion dollar budget for fiscal year 2014-2015 that they like to call the Road to Recovery budget (2.5 % increase over the 2013-2014 budget). This put negotiations on hold, since we couldnt move forward until this charge was resolved. CSEA and UCS met during the week of April 25th and again the week of May 10th to continue negotiations for a successor contract. We attempted to protect our members pay and benefits (a difficult task in the current fiscal climate) and agreed with some of managements proposals to help meet their needs. The 2.5 Overtime Rate for OPWDD, DOCCs, SUNY Hospitals, OMH, OCFS, OASAS and DOH eligible employees has been extended through December 31 of 2022. This Agreement does not require all employees of State agencies to telecommute, but does allow any agency to begin or continue a telecommuting program without individual negotiation with the Union. UCS brought in some management reinforcements from the Budget and Human Resources Offices to discuss its concerns. $1,200 maximum hearing aid benefit per hearing aid, per ear once every four years (children under 12-once every two years); $1,500 after 1/1/06. Agency shop fee payers are not eligible. And the expired agreement stays in effect until a new contract is completed. UCS did not seem to appreciate the counter proposal and said they would have to review it and get back to us next week. CSEA and NYS have extended the telecommuting agreement through October 2, 2020 . UCS said it expects to have them in 2 weeks. As a result of that Side Letter, all CSEA-represented NYS Court Officers and NYS Court Attendants will receive the $500 payment on April 1, 2019. SAN JUAN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Classified General Unit Salary Schedule (CSEA) 2022 - 2023 Salary Schedule Page 4 of 8 44 535 Tech Support Specialist II $4,679. They stated that there will be more proposals coming from them. Thanks to our CSEA members demanding action, the state has agreed to allow notification to occur outside the vehicles, removing the hazard to workers. Improved monetary payment for winning grievances. UCS further indicated that this was about 75% of its proposals. Members can request replacement ballots by contacting the Contract Administration Dept. When an employee calls in to utilize EAL, they should provide a basic reason for requesting the leave. The agreement will be presented to the CSEA rank and file members for review and ratification in the weeks ahead. We discussed our proposals with UCS, and during that dialogue, UCS indicated that they are looking to cut back in many areas beneficial to our members. Extension highlights include annual salary schedule increase for all employees in the unit, increases to longevity payments, location pay increases . Such non-essential employees do not need to charge this absence to leaveaccruals. In addition to trying to maintain or increase current benefits in the contract, the Team raised a number of specific issues it felt needed to be addressed if the parties are going to reach an overall agreement. The CSEA negotiating team met with UCS on May 1st, 2013. Click for Empire Plan 2023 Premiums for CSEA Executive Branch Enrollees. Remember, these are the self-serving people who wouldnt join in solidarity with CSEA members to avoid layoffs! (James Hennerty, CSEA Dep. UCS also proposed a lag that would only be triggered if they could not meet payroll at the end of the fiscal year. Director of Contract Administration). Take particular notice of an increased work week, the elimination of child care and elder care payments, and the severe reductions in contributions to the CSEA Employee Benefit Fund. MDEA Ext. CSEA will be able to get down to the specifics of their ideas soon, as UCS recently told us that they would finally be presenting their written proposals to the Team at our next session. We were scheduled to meet with UCS on October 27th, but the day prior to the scheduled meeting, management cancelled, saying they were not yet prepared to proceed with their proposals. CSEA will have to negotiate the $750 rate in our successor Agreement in order for that amount to be paid. That estimate could change, but it is the only one we have so far. Dont trust the OUTSIDERS when it comes to YOUR contract! As you are aware, CSEA will begin contract negotiations with the Unified Court System in the near future. All full- time unit members who were employed with the District commencing with the 2017-2018 school year shall receive a retroactive payment. On November 21, 2022, CSEA will send an electronic ballotto those whose non-work emails we have already, so that you can vote electronically via Election Buddy. CSEA has fought for years to pass meaningful legislation that will limit the caseloads for Child Protective Workers to better serve the children under their care. HEALTH INSURANCE CHANGES, EFFECTIVE 1/1/2019. The agreement must now be acted on by the state legislature. Reporting to the CSEA Legal Department, State Operations negotiates and administers the collective bargaining agreements for the State Executive Branch (ASU, ISU, OSU, DMNA), the Unified Court System and the NYS Canal Corporation. We are hoping that we will make real progress towards a new contract, and we will keep our members updated. The CSEA negotiating team worked hard at the bargaining table to protect the rights and benefits of CSEA members. For the first time in these negotiations, management gave us some idea of how they see the process. Following is a summary of some of CSEAs proposals to the Unified Court System. Please check in for further developments. The CSEA Negotiations Team met on May 15, 16, and 17, 2007 for our second round of negotiations with the Unified Court System management. What the CSEA Team hopes is that both sides will work out an agreement that satisfies both parties. On Thursday, CSEA and UCS negotiators talked at length about the slow pace of negotiations, the fiscal picture for the State in general and UCS in particular, and whether or not the recent storm damage will delay the process. (June 5, 2008)The 3% increase that was negotiated for 2007, as well as the 3% increase from April 1, 2008 until the date the increases are paid will be retroactive. But it is not enough to save sufficient dollars. We are attempting to have that next session sometime in January. Classified Salary Schedule 2022-2023 (Schedule includes 4.5% Increase) Regular - Monthly Regular - Hourly Overtime - Hourly Board Approved: June 09, 2022 Page 1 of 3 Effective Date: July 01, 2022. . Included in these two contracts is an economic benefit called Security Law Enforcement Differential (SLED). Director of Contract Administration)CSEA has been told that the pay increases and retroactive pay for UCS employees will tentatively be in the paycheck of October 15 of this year. Other steps that have also been taken include eliminating or reducing programs that are not critical to the courts core mission, modifying court operations, only spending on essential services and significantly reducing the workforce. Then, make sure you vote. The amounts allowed for the exchange of annual leave to offset the cost of health care for 2017 and 2018 remain at $500 and $1,000. Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti said, The Unified Court System is pleased that it has reached this agreement with CSEA, which will provide salary increases over the next three years for approximately 40 percent of the court systems work force. CSEA Judiciary members across the state overwhelmingly ratified a one-year contract extension with the Unified Court System. UCS offered no proposals to CSEA yet, although the management representatives indicated they would do so no later than the next bargaining session, which will probably be in mid-May. First, UCS management proposed insufficient funding for the benefits provided by the CSEA Employee Benefit Fund. The agreement will be presented to the CSEA rank and file members for review and ratification in the weeks ahead. Employees who become ill or are hospitalized while on vacation can apply to have vacation credits restored and sick leave credits used instead. Empire Plan Centers of Excellence will be expanded to include Cancer Resource Centers. The CSEA Negotiating Team met with UCSs team in Albany last week. HA@{ =* HMk@@a/~B4&CB}H2GY`#93'7c;DbpLdG}h~N>AgrrTU|L_=i.n;\-n],yXbI\\fe3- UCS expressed concern that they will not have enough money to meet payroll the last payroll period of the fiscal year and living with flat budgets through attrition and not backfilling vacancies is no longer a viable way to run the court system. CSEA represents 5,700 employees who work in the Unified Court system statewide. CSEA will move quickly in the next few weeks to seek approval of the tentative agreement by the unions rank and file court employees. Staff who are able to telecommute are expected to do so. New committee to study disciplinary procedures. GOER has issued notice that due to inclement weather conditions, non-essential State employees whose work is in Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington, Tioga, Broome, Chenango, Otsego, Schoharie, Delaware, Ulster, Greene, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange and Sullivan counties, do not have to report to work today, December 17, 2020. It took several years for UCS to get into this bad fiscal shape and they want to solve it overnight on the backs of the non-judicial employees. (June 25, 2008)CSEA members by a 25-to-1 ratio have overwhelmingly ratified a tentative agreement with the Unified Court System. After receiving some complaints regarding how managers were treating employees requests to use emergency annual leave (EAL), per Article 9.2(e)(i) of the contract, CSEA and UCS Management had a further discussion regarding the negotiating history behind this language and how it will be treated by UCS going forward. There were no significant changes to health insurance provisions. However, there is now one less vendor participating in the program. (Details are still being worked out.) (James Hennerty, CSEA Dep. 90% individual/75% dependent coverage. CSEA Unified Court System Local website, Copyright 2020 | CSEA Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO. The portal will remain open for the months of January and February, with expected payout of this benefit sometime in March. E308\B^uIu ir+*uyV}x1 wk]bmS sK z a,mL$qbjG24+dX $tW8LTba)w|#ZY0:(P2Rx^Gg^Cb*5Y%ONw!{YpY- -}F!ked}G,n{Y[edJ}O%{U$;I{I{Yxld{Y;Y{KdxSw/krpY{YWw'kTO{i=rlrI^;4I+Tw7_1KSeeV# y In August, CSEA and UCS settled the charge. Be certain to refer to the final column when analyzing the changes (not the proposed changes by the State). Once it was signed, they reached out to the Comptrollers Office to determine when the retro money could be paid. Co-Curricular compensation is listed below. CSEA Court System workers should learn the facts about the tentative agreement with the Office of Court Administration and vote. %%EOF The ballots will be counted and the results announced on June 11th, (Mary Rubilotta, CSEA Dep. If an employee has been previously denied the use of annual leave and call in to use EAL for the same date, managers can conduct a further inquiry into what the emergency is, as well as request substantiation of the emergency, in order to authorize the use of emergency annual leave. The CSEA Negotiating Team had another tension filled, frustrated negotiations session with the UCS. All surveys should be completed by the end of the calendar year. endstream endobj 638 0 obj <>stream Any such agreement must be made in writing and finalized prior to December 31, 2021. CSEA-represented reporters must still complete the new Minute Agreement Forms for private party transactions, but reporters now retain the forms themselves for a two-year period. Submit. The six-year agreement runs from April 1, 2011, through March 31, 2017 with the following highlights: Changes in health insurance were already made in 2011. CSEA Salary Schedule Effective March 31, 2022 (Admin.) Revised: June 22, 2022 reflects a 5.33% increase for 2022-2023, a $52.00 increase to the benefit cap, title change to Elementary Lead Custodian to include . It should not be requested for something that could be pre-planned, such as extending a vacation or for an appointment that has already been made. Leave Accrual SheetsNYS Executive Branch Grievance FormsCSEA/State Disciplinary Settlement FormState Executive Branch Performance Evaluation Appeal FormFillable PDF State CSEA Grievance FormFillable PDF Out of Title Work Form, Title and Salary PlanReclassification and Reallocation InformationNYS Attendance and Leave ManualNYS Career Mobility OfficeNYS Employee Layoff Information, Governors Office of Employee Relations (GOER) (James Hennerty, Dep. Ratification ballots were counted June 25. The four-year agreement retroactive to April 1, 2007 includes salary increases in every year of the agreement, improved downstate and Mid-Hudson Valley location pay, enhancements in longevity bonuses for long-term employees, improved payments to the Employee Benefit Fund and Labor-Management programs and increased funding for body armor for security personnel. Employees at salary grade 16 and below will be allowed to exchange three vacation days for a $400 reduction in health insurance premiums. In the event a request is made of a reporter for production of a Minute Agreement Form, that request must be in writing stating a valid reason for the request. This money will probably be paid in one lump sum in a payroll check, date to be determined. UCS still did not have its final new proposals, as had been promised. Written leave requests must be approved or denied within 15 working days. The portal to apply for the negotiated UCS Welfare Fund Benefit was closed as of March 15, 2018 at 5 p.m. Since 2010, UCS has had a negative growth operating budget, meaning their costs are greater than the money coming in. We will continue to keep you updated as we go through the negotiations process. 75 80 85 90 95 100 SCCCD PERSONNEL SYSTEM CSEA SALARY SCHEDULE: R (Yearly Amounts) EffectiveJuly 1, 2022 Transition from a two to a three tier longevity system beginning in April 2016 with changes in the payment amounts and other reforms; Maintaining benefits provided through the CSEA Employee Benefit Fund; April 1 2007 3 percent or $950, whichever is greater (retroactive); April 1, 2008 3 percent or $975, whichever is greater (retroactive); April 1, 2009 3 percent or $1,000, whichever is greater; and. Across-the-board cost of living adjustments are as follows: CSEA also agreed to a salary increase deferral for employees earning more than $115,000 annually until a judicial pay raise is enacted. CSEA made a dramatic bid to speed up negotiations for a new contract on Thursday of last week. Click Here to download Tentative Agreement Highlights. Director of Contract Administration, December 3, 2007). budget. Director of Contract Administration, 10/2/11)Some CSEA members working for the court system are asking why the Empire Plan is changing before we have completed negotiating a new contract. The 2018 negotiated 2% pay increases will be paid out beginning in the May 2nd, 2018 paycheck. Our previous agreement has been extended through January 1, 2021. The three-year agreement retroactive to April 1, 2017 includes salary increases in every year of the agreement, improved downstate and Mid-Hudson Valley location pay, improved payments to the Employee Benefit Fund and a new Welfare Fund program. We offered management a proposal for a total package, one that would resolve all outstanding issues and result in an agreement on an entire contract. (James Hennerty, CSEA Dep. CSEA published a summary of the Unified Court Systems contract proposals after we received them. Work-Life Services (EAP, Flex Spending Account) The 2017 CSEA-UCS Contract Negotiations Survey is now live. Director of Contract Administration, March 1, 2013). A separate Article on seniority, containing the same provisions previously scattered throughout the contract. This legislation takes effect in April 2023. . Well know soon enough if they are interested in our offer. Director of Contract Administration, June 6, 2013). The contract extension runs from April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021. (James Hennerty, Dep. (James Hennerty, CSEA Dep. The CSEA Negotiating Team met with UCS on May 28 and 29. They were mailed on June 18 and must be returned NO LATER THAN 5 P.M., JULY 12. ]yw)7_. 2016 2021 New York State Employee Salary Schedules, CSEA Employee Benefit Fund CSEA is currently in the process of scheduling the next negotiation session with UCS and will provide updated information as we move forward. This is a 4.8% two year on-schedule/on- going compensation package. (July 29, 2008, James Hennerty, Dep. UCS gave us yet another set of proposals, which would reduce many additional benefits we now have. We hope to meet again in January on the assumption that UCS will have its act together in order to negotiate a new contract sooner rather than later. We made considerable progress last time, which is why we were puzzled by UCSs walk-out. This will happen immediately with officers hired after 4/1/04 and with all officers on 4/1/05. This benefit is for calendar years 2005 and 2006 only. Over this time period, UCS has been able to absorb these increased costs by streamlining administration and reorganizing or consolidating offices and programs that provide services to the courts and the public. Csea Local 1000 pays an average salary of $227,384 and salaries range from a low of $195,888 to a high of $263,463. CSEA and Unified Court System management met April 15 in Albany for negotiations, after months of efforts by the union to force UCS to negotiate an agreement in good faith for CSEA-represented court employees. These are completely different contracts, and you cant do an honest apples-to-apples direct comparison between the two in one quick flyer. For the 2018-2019 school year the District shall improve the 2017-2018 salary schedule by 2.0%, retroactive to July 1, 2017. and April 6, 2023 (Inst.) Read the story in the CSEA Work Force. AB 104; Bond Measures; Covid-19; . (James Hennerty, Dep. (James Hennerty, Dep. That day, UCS shockingly told CSEA that unless we reached an agreement by the morning of April 17, UCS would declare impasse with PERB. However, for those employees covered by the Section 16 Order (Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical settings), testing may continue for those unvaccinated with a medical exemption. When State Executive Branch employees get this program, UCS employees will also get it automatically. All CSEA members received a copy of the new agreement with the ratification materials included in the ratification process earlier this year. Director of Contract Administration, November 3, 2017). The Team is working hard to find common areas in order to move the negotiations forward and progress was made on some minor issues. Elementary Noon Supervisor 2022-23. You may look up your CSEA ID number on the CSEA home page, www.cseany.org. The deal includes increases in compensation, location pay, and other benefits. If you are a CSEA member and have not received a ballot by June 28, please call CSEA at 1-800-342-4146, ext. The Agreement originally signed in March of 2020 has been extended by agreement of CSEA and New York State during 2020 to address the COVID 19 pandemic. The new amounts of $600 and $1,200 will begin in 2019. Director of Contract Administration, 9/28/11)We have just learned that changes in the New York State Health Insurance Plan, NYSHIP, negotiated by CSEA for its Executive Branch members will apply to CSEA-represented court employees, non-unionized court employees, and judges as of October 1st of this year. [Editors note: Additional details will also be available here at the CSEA Judiciary web site, www.cseajudiciary.org], (James Hennerty, Dep. We have heard the concerns from members forced into mandatory overtime situations and extended weekend shifts, and continue to push for relief. CSEA and the Unified Court System have reached a fair and responsible agreement that recognizes the value and importance of the court employees who make the system work every day, said CSEA President Danny Donohue. Director of State Operations, July 29, 2019). Your CSEA Contract Negotiations team met with UCS on August 10th and September 28th, 2011.
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