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June 16, 2023
April 4, 2022
4/4/2022 USCA has negotiated reduced rates for active and retired members Great News! Active and retired members can get a body scan for $375 — more than a 50% savings. Protect your health and be sure to take advantage of this awesome benefit. Call (212) 777-8900 or click on the link below for further information. http://www.innerimagingnyc.com/
December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019 NO ZEROS – NO GIVE BACKS 36 month term including raises of 2.25%, 2.5% and 3% respectfully (7.95% compounded) and retroactive pay. Based on some additional planned OLR negotiations in the coming weeks, an additional 2.25% is likely (possible totals up to 10.25%) Other possible enhancements to our deal may also be possible (self funded). As you all know, our last contract expired on December 31st 2018 and we’ve been working without a contract for about a year now! We would like to thank everyone for your patience and faith in our leadership. We could not succeed without your much appreciated support and faith in our ability. Our number one goal is to deliver a complete package giving our Chief’s the deal we deserve! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Best regards, Anthony Pasquale and The USCA Executive Board
June 16, 2023
September 7, 2018
Second Health Savings Agreement (FY 2019 to FY 2021) On June 26, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a second health savings agreement with the Municipal Labor Committee (MLC) covering the fiscal period 2019 to 2021 which builds on the first savings agreement of fiscal year 2015 to 2018. The key features of the new savings agreement are as follows: A commitment to generate cumulative healthcare savings of $1.1 billion over a 3-year period (fiscal year 2019 to 2021) of which $600 million will recur annually beyond FY’2021. [Savings targets in each of the fiscal years are: 200 million in FY’2019, $300 million in FY’2020, and $600 million in FY’2021.] In the event that the savings target is exceeded, the first $68 million over the $600 million recurring savings in FY 2021 will fund a $100 per member health and welfare fund increase; savings thereafter will be shared equally between the City […]
May 18, 2018
APRIL 12, 2018 Albany, NY Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Protect the Rights of New York’s Working Men and Women Bill Increases Access to and Protects Union Membership in New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed landmark legislation to strengthen the rights of working men and women in New York State. This new law increases access to and protects union membership in New York’s public-sector workplaces in anticipation of an adverse ruling in the pending Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME. Additionally, the law provides safeguards against the deliberate actions taken by the federal government that continue to undermine the efforts of organized labor across this country. “Too often, and at the hands of this federal administration, we are seeing the labor movement going backwards. In New York it is a different story, and our efforts to protect working men and women are moving labor forward, making the workplace fairer […]
May 7, 2018
ALBANY – The Supreme Court ruling Wednesday June, 27th that unions cannot collect fees from non-members could have wide implications across New York, which has the nation’s most heavily unionized public sector. Unions in New York derided the groundbreaking decision by the closely divided Supreme Court as it may weaken their membership, but business groups and union critics applauded the measure. The decision applied to the legality of “agency fees” that public employees were required to pay, even if they choose not to be a member of a union. New York’s labor leaders said they will work hard to encourage public workers to continue to pay all fees and dues. New York has the highest percentage of union workers in the nation. Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded by signing an executive order Wednesday to keep private the personal information of state employees, such as their addresses and phone numbers, to avoid them being […]