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Quarterly Minutes - December 19, 2018 (pdf)

DOCCS Residency Requirement Notice Local 2951:

The Correction Officers union has reached a settlement regarding the residency requirement for sworn DOCCS employees with that union. Council 82 is unaware of any Correction Lieutenants that may have a residency issue. We are prepared to ensure our members are also protected so we need to know whether you may have a potential issue. Please contact Council 82's legal department if you have any questions.

A link to DOCCS memorandum regarding residency appears with this message. (pdf)

Update – Actuarial Table for Sick Leave Subsidy Toward Retirement Health Insurance Premiums – July 8, 2013:

Council 82 has secured revised actuarial tables for use in calculating the value of accumulated sick leave toward health insurance premiums in retirement. As you may know, the State sought to use, and has been using, an updated actuarial table reflecting a longer life expectancy for all people in the State’s workforce. By reflecting a longer life expectancy, the table reduced the value of accumulated sick leave toward health insurance premiums at the time of retirement. Council 82’s position is that despite the fact that people in corrections titles may be living longer, those in corrections titles still are empirically experiencing shorter life spans than others in the workforce. The revised table reflects a shorter life expectancy than the table previously used. The revised table has been implemented effective July 1, 2013 for arbitration eligible titles and has the same life expectancies used for corrections titles in the Security Services Unit. The net effect is that accumulated sick leave is worth more because it is used over a shorter time period.

A link to the table supplied by the State appears below (this is the official table); the table shows life expectancy in years. Another link appears below to a table created by Council 82 that shows life expectancy calculated in months (rounded up), which can used to calculate the estimated value of accumulated sick leave toward health insurance. Please contact Council 82 with any questions regarding this matter.

This agreement also resolves a class action grievance filed that challenges the prior actuarial table reflecting a longer life expectancy.

Thank you to Council 82 and Local representatives involved in the labor-management process who made it possible to achieve this excellent result for our members.

 

 

Security Supervisors Unit Updates, June 25, 2013:

As you may know, there are approximately 32 members of the Security Supervisors Unit that did not receive the retention payment under the 2010-2016 contract. Council 82 has been able resolve this matter without resorting to arbitration by the State agreeing to make the retention payment to the 32 affected members. We have been advised that the payroll bulletin necessary to cause payment is being sent out today. Once that occurs, depending where the member is in the pay cycle, payment will be made. Our understanding is that the likely maximum timeframe for payment would be three weeks. Should you have any questions please contact Council 82.

We have also received a draft copy of the 2010-2016 collective bargaining agreement. We have proposed changes to the language and await a final draft copy from the State. As soon as we have the final executed agreement we will post it to this website. Copies of the agreement will then be distributed to the membership.

We will keep you posted as we get more information.

Lieutenant Salary Questions

Council 82 has been in contact with GOER regarding salary calculations for lieutenants that were recently promoted and have had questions regarding salary calculations based on the contract settlement. Council 82 has been advised that further calculations will be made, and retroactive payments made, when NYSCOPBA’s retroactive payments are made. Apparently, the Comptroller’s office has to do the calculations manually and have been working on them so that payment is made sooner rather than later. Accordingly, we will be looking for the adjustments to be made. When the adjustments are made if there is then any question about the final salary please contact Council 82. We do not anticipate that grievances will have to be filed but be prepared to do so 20 calendar days of when the new salary is implemented. Please contact Council 82 with any questions.

 

Security Supervisors Unit Retro Pay Update: August 17, 2012

We have been able to confirm that retirees are being paid their retro on the same date as the current unit members. The checks will be mailed to the agencies and then mailed to the retirees. Any adjustment to final average salary for retirement purposes will be made by the Comptroller’s office and may take some time to be implemented. If you are retired and have moved, it would be wise to inform your agency of your new address to ensure your check reaches you.

We have also been able to confirm that the health insurance and DRL deductions will be made from pre-tax dollars.

For SSU members that may not have enough retro money in their current title to cover the clawbacks for DRL and health insurance, we have been able to confirm that you have mistakenly advised that the money in that instance would be taken from available retro and then your normal paycheck. Accordingly, at this point, it appears that a SSU member that will not have enough C82 retro pay to cover DRL and health insurance will not have their regular bi-weekly wages affected; i.e. the lump sum will not be taken from the 8/23 paycheck. At worst, available retro will be used and then payments will have to be made bi-weekly.  This error apparently occurred because of a coding error. If you are affected by this and do not get your full paycheck (bi-weekly deductions excluded). Please contact us immediately.

In addition, we understand that there may be an issue with your new salaries when the retro raises are applied. If you believe that your salary is incorrect, please contact your local leadership or us immediately. If you are able to please get the payroll information from your facility showing that the raises were not properly applied so we can take steps to correct the errors, if any.

Finally, the possibility that DRL days and health insurance clawbacks may be paid with NYSCOPBA retroactive monies is still on the table. So, until we finalize any deal you may have to make bi-weekly payments until we can confirm this arrangement can be made. Then, a lump sum payment would be made less any monies previously paid. We will inform you immediately if this becomes an option. Note: It is our understanding that because the retro is being paid on 8/23 will not prevent this arrangement from being made after that date.

Letter to GOER Re Newer Lieutenants’ Retroactive Pay
download (pdf)

 

 

 

 

***IMPORTANT DEFERRED COMPENSATION INFORMATION***

 

The DEADLINE to make any changes to your deferred compensation contribution amount in anticipation of the August 23, 2012 retro payment is JULY 31, 2012.  It is strongly recommended that any changes be made through the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan’s HELPLINE at 1-800-422-8463 and then *0 to reach a representative.  In addition, some of you may be eligible to contribute even greater amounts than is ordinarily allowed if you are nearing eligibility to retire with full benefits or who are age 50 and over or who are or have been called away from duty for military service.

Deferred Comp also has a “Frequently Asked Questions” page on its website, which may be helpful to you.  You can access it at:

https://www.nysdcp.com/iApp/tcm/nysdcp/learning/planinfofaqs/index.jsp#contributions

 

Security Supervisors Unit – Estimated Retro Payment (pdf) 

 

 

Security Supervisors Unit Pay Bill Information:
 
Assembly Pay Bill: Click here

 

 

Senate Pay Bill: Click here

 

 

Pay Bill Status: Click here (enter A10607 or S7614 in the blank section next to “Bill No.”)

 

 

 

 

 

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SSU:

On 5/24/12, a meeting was held at Council 82 concerning the implementation of the Deficit Reduction Leave (DRL) program for Council 82 members.  In attendance were: Mike Volforte, Chief Counsel, Governors Officer of Employee Relations (GOER); Dick Stevens, Council 82; Mike LaDue, Council 82/Local 2951; Tad Levac, Local 2951.

There was much discussion about DRL use and overtime to cover such use. GOER stated that it was Division of Budget’s hard rule that there will be no overtime used to cover DRL days period. DOB is very concerned that there will be a huge “OT Spike” in the Agency in completing this DRL program. GOER’s position is whatever works for each facility is fine, as long as there is no OT spike- however GOER cannot mandate the use of OT to cover DRL - just as GOER cannot mandate when employees use DRL, as long as it is used before the deadline 6/2013.  If there are any employees that are consistently denied DRL leave, or any facilities that are not allowing DRL use or attempting to dictate how DRL is used, please get a hold of Mike LaDue or Dick Stevens and they will contact GOER and fix the issue. GOER has stated that they are willing to work with the Agency and Union to see that the program is administered equitably and consistently throughout the Agency to ensure that each member has the opportunity to use their DRL leave in the allotted time frame.

There was then some discussion about DRL leave and new promotions, and GOER’s position is there are 3 categories as follows:

  • If a member is promoted into the SSU prior to the contract ratification date, he or she will be subject to the full 9 days
  • If a member is promoted between the ratification date and the projected retro payment date (8/12), he or she will be subject to 4 days DRL (the other 5 will be recouped from the retro from NYSCOPBA when that happens.
  • If a members is promoted After the projected retro payment date (8/12) and the end of the program – his or her 4 days DRL will be pro-rated.

GOER stated that members who retire after the implementation of the DRL program can expect to have their FAS only marginally affected, reduced by the 5 days DRL leave. Therefore, those members should consider extending their retirement date by 5 days to negate the reduction. The 4 days DRL leave will be reimbursed to the retiree upon retirement.

A side note on the pay bill:  GOER stated that it was in “high level” DOB review and/or at the Governors Counsel office and would be moving to the Legislature very soon - before the summer recess.