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National AFSCME News

  • A Local 768 Member’s Grievance Leads to Promotions and Higher Pay for Coworkers
    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS A victory for one advanced an entire unit of Local 768 members when NYC Health+Hospitals promoted nine Lincoln Hospital Social Workers to Level 2 and paid them over $20,000 collectively. The promotions and pay increases resulted from the settlement of an out-of-title grievance filed by a Social Worker Level 1 who stood up for a promotion and back pay. ‘I was feeling underappreciated and that I was not being taken seriously,” said Alyson Helfand, a Lincoln Hospital Social Worker Level 1 since 2015. “I explored my options for help with getting the appropriate compensation for the level for the responsibility I have in overseeing projects and carrying a very large caseload for two years.” Senior Council Rep Janine Thomas filed Helfand’s out-of-title grievance in March 2017. “A promotion is not up to the immediate supervisor,” Thomas explained. “If a member works out-of-title they should file a grievance. The supervisor may recommend them for promotion. When the union attaches that to the out-of-title grievance, it can help our case and convince H+H Human Resources and Central Office to promote the employee.” Helfand’s supervisor recognized her hard work and H+H settled the grievance at Step 2 in June [...] — Dec 18
  • Union Will Hold a Tax Workshop in January
    Are you looking for help with your taxes? The union’s Municipal Employees Legal Services will host a tax workshop in January. The workshop will be held at DC 37 union headquarters, Thursday, Jan. 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in Rooms, 2, 3 and 4. This workshop will focus on changes resulting from the Trump tax law, which was approved in 2017. The topics covered by the workshop include: Earned Income Credit Child Tax Credit Education Credit Affordable Care Act Requirements Standard and Itemized Deductions and Elimination of Exemptions. For more information, call MELS at 212-815-1111. The DC 37 Blog is an official online publication of District Council 37, AFSCME, which represents 121,000 municipal employees in New York City and surrounding areas. — Dec 17
  • Shop Stewards Trained for Key Role in Union Building at Local 3005
    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The first training for shop stewards of Local 3005 was an intense condensed one-day session at union headquarters on Dec. 12. “Our agenda specifically catered to what we needed our stewards to know to better service our membership,” said Local 3005 President Jeff Oshins. “When we formed Local 3005, the leaders set the goal to establish a shop steward program and to engage members to become more active in their union,” Sessions said. “We looked for volunteers. Our search was an easy one: We had no problem as dozens of members reached out to the new leadership in response to our call to action that we put out at our first general membership meeting back in September. I am proud to say six months later we were able to get our first training off the ground.” The one-day program gave the 10 shop stewards an overview of their responsibilities and how to service the members in the post-Janus work environment. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court voted in favor of an anti-labor lawsuit, Janus v. American Federation of Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which could weaken unions by eroding their membership and financial [...] — Dec 15
  • Free Citizenship Application Assistance at the Union on Jan. 12
    Do you need help applying for citizenship? The union can help. The DC 37 Citizenship Committee, City Council Member Margaret Chin and CUNY Citizenship Now invite you to attend an event for FREE Citizenship Application Assistance at DC 37 union headquarters at 125 Barclay Street, in Manhattan, on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. Members and the community must call 646-664-9400 to get an appointment and to be prescreened. Experienced Lawyers and immigration professionals will assist you with your application. You must meet the following requirements: Reside in the United States as a permanent resident for five years (three if living with and married to the same U.S. citizen) Live in the United States for half of the five years or three years period. You are at least 18 years old. What to bring: Green card and all passports for the last five years. Home addresses for the last 5 or three years, School/employment history for the last five or three years. Your children’s information (date of birth, A#, addresses), Your marital history. Certified dispositions for any arrests, tickets, citations or MTA disposition letter for each incident. Please note: Although this counseling session is free, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [...] — Dec 14
  • CUNY Workers! Send in Your Mail Ballot to Vote for Your Proposed Contract.
    CUNY workers! Time is running out to vote on your proposed contract. Please vote YES to ratify this agreement and mail in your ballot today. DC 37 and the City University of New York agreed on Nov. 1 to a tentative 52-month contract that provides an 8.24 percent raise with no givebacks. The pact covers 10,000 CUNY employees represented by DC 37 in locals 375, 384, 983, 1407, 1597, 2054 and 2627. A few weeks ago, an informational packet and a ballot was mailed to DC 37 workers who work in the city’s public university system. Anyone who did not receive the mailing should call the independent American Arbitration Association at 800-529-5218 in order to be able to vote on the contract. Please mail in your ballot today! Your mail-in ballot must be received by 9 a.m. on Dec. 18. Walk-ins are not permitted. For more information, please contact your local president or union rep, or check out the DC 37 website. Also, Salary and wage increase and retro pay calculators for the new tentative CUNY contract are now available. — Dec 13
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