If you need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view the pdf file, it is available under the Member Services section on our websites home page. All applicants must comply with the COVID-19 safety protocols in place at the test centers at the time of their examination. 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. The agreement will be presented to the CSEA rank and file members for review and ratification in the weeks ahead. However, the "Google Translate" option may help you to read it in other languages. CSEA/UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE, (Kathy Guild, CSEA Dep. CSEA is deeply disappointed in the continuing pattern of UCS delay regarding negotiations for a new contract. The current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires on March 31, 2017. The Academys range of responsibilities is increasing exponentially and will continue to do so as we constantly strive to meet the demands of the New York State Judiciary for the 21st century. CSEA has been preparing for these negotiations since last summer. Across-the-board cost of living adjustments are as follows: April 1, 2017 2 percent(retroactive); April 1, 2018 2 percent; and April 1, 2019 2 percent. Director of Contract Administration, November 3, 2017). Court Officers will be credited with pre-tour prep time on a quarterly basis (8 hours per quarter). Director of Contract Administration, April 24, 2008). UCS delivered their initial contract proposals. Both CSEA and UCS have tentatively agreed to meet again in early August. I'm going to take the exam (because i paid for it lol) but i don't know if I would go for the job if i was canvassed. For the first time, UCS presented some of their proposals. (Kathy Guild, CSEA Dep. The agreement must now be acted on by the state legislature. Wow hope you guys aren't bluffing lolI've been cleared since January 2019. On June 3, 2019 the Office of Court Administration(OCA) and CSEA signed a Tentative Agreement for a one-year contract that may begin on April 1, 2020 and would run until March 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Joe Pentangelo). You will need to purchase some things in the academy, but you won't need a full 2k, but your commute/hotel could cost you that. Empire Plan Centers of Excellence will be expanded to include Cancer Resource Centers. (Court Services Division deputies Toy Drive. New Safety and Health Article and Labor/Management Committee. I started following some of this demographic: games played resulted in raising funds which teams spread throughout the law enforcement community (police families in need due to unfortunate circumstances) and the general population. A separate Article on seniority, containing the same provisions previously scattered throughout the contract. 0000009430 00000 n The Team made a counter proposal that it believes showed some movement in the area of compensation that will allow UCS to realize some savings in future years. A comprehensive description of the monetary increases and benefits is available as a fact sheet and will be distributed at membership meetings held by CSEA Locals around the State. UCS started out by telling the Team again that they expect to receive a flat budget, which means UCS will start off the fiscal year in a deficit due to other initiatives (like the legislation creating more NYC Judges) having unexpected costs that they must absorb. 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. The detailed document shows columns with what the previous contract reflected for the specified benefit, the next column showing what NYS was proposing to change it to, then finally the last column shows what the new agreement reached/ratified will result in as of 1/1/19. The beep test was hell for me, I had an upper resp infection and I thought I was going to die but I squeezed it out! 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. UCS has come perilously close to committing an improper employer practice-bargaining in bad faith-by its actions thus far. (James Hennerty, Dep. April 1, 2010 4 percent or $1,025, whichever is greater. In August, CSEA and UCS settled the charge. CSEA represents 5,700 employees who work in the Unified Court system statewide. Before we conclude, we look way south, taking a gander at the 67 county sheriffs whose responsibilities engender providing courthouse security and judicial services provisions. To support their own agenda, the Outsiders are counting on you to believe their simple but inaccurate comparison between CSEAs Executive Branch and Judicial Branch contracts. If you are going to a DCAS Computer-based Testing and Application Center (CTAC), appointments must be scheduled online through OASys for eligible list or examination related inquiries. by phone. The amount that will be distributed to each applicant is $271.38. (Source: James Hennerty, CSEA Dep. Third level of prescription drug co-payment to differentiate between brand name and non-preferred brand name drugs: 30 day supply (retail or mail order pharmacy) $5-Generic/$15-Preferred Brand/$30 Non-Preferred Brand, 31-90 day supply (retail pharmacy) $10-Generic/$30-Preferred Brand/$60 Non-Preferred Brand, 31-90 day supply (mail order) $5-Generic/$20 Preferred Brand/$55 Non-Preferred Brand. 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. day, iron/steam your clothes, show up ready to work. Keep in mind that it is your responsibility to notify us prior to the examination period if you cannot locate your self-scheduling link. UCS still did not have its final new proposals, as had been promised. The CSEA negotiating team met several times with OCA during April and May to reach this agreement. In return, CSEA agreed to a number of UCS proposals dealing with direct deposit, blood donation, personal history folders, printing of the Agreement and pre-tour prep when on LODI. 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. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. As a designated 501 (c)(3) non-profit, our goal is to always help those in need through hockey [again showing how LEOs are typically a resourceful lot], and to say we have been doing it for our now 20th season is something we can certainly hang or buckets on. The ballots will be counted and the results announced on June 11th, (Mary Rubilotta, CSEA Dep. . This program allows employees Grade 23 and below the opportunity to exchange six annual leave days for up to $1,000 to be applied to the employees share of their health insurance premiums during 2012. Knowing how hard it was to secure a spot in law enforcement back then, he grabbed the torch passed to him and signed on, joining the ranks of NYS Court Officers a few decades ago. That estimate could change, but it is the only one we have so far. NYS Court Officers. The portal to apply for the negotiated UCS Welfare Fund Benefit was closed as of March 15, 2018 at 5 p.m. We will continue to keep you updated as we go through the negotiations process. 0000001244 00000 n ISSUE DATE: DECEMBER 5, 2018 Page -3- If this is your first visit be sure to check out the frequently asked questions by clicking here. The agility run is easy, the situps someone holds your feet. Each Judicial District should be contacting employees to inform them of the program guidelines and to advise them of the enrollment cut-off date of November 25th. (I did pass that one). Now that we have made some changes in the Executive Branch, they become effective for our court employees pursuant to Article 8 of the contract. Ratification ballots were counted June 25. It was their hope that the legislation would be passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor right after the ratification vote. (June 25, 2008)CSEA members by a 25-to-1 ratio have overwhelmingly ratified a tentative agreement with the Unified Court System. A variety of changes in work rules and other contract provisions. Always found it ironic, that after dealing with criminals until I was blue in the face (matching my uniform), eventually winding up subpoenaed and testifying against miscreants whose bizarre behaviors were among catalysts leading to their oft-resistant arrests, court officers had the judge backing them when/if anyone so much as walked into the courtroom wearing a hat or talking on their cell phone or starting any kind of dustup, before, during, and after any adjudication transpired. 0000002184 00000 n trailer Once an SRT slot is secured, court cops are ideally suited for non-conventional law enforcement responses: Their assignments include, but are not limited to, specialized judicial protective escort in non-courtroom settings; chemical, biological, radiological, or hazardous material incidents; high profile and multiple-defendant cases; and cell extractions under a judicial force orders., Like law enforcement officers working a beat, needing enjoyable activities to decompress from The Jobs avalanche of anarchy and woeful encounters, court officers endure mostly the mental challenges of what they overhear in a litany of criminal cases tried before the bench. yes looks like a november academy is coming up and perhaps one after that. The old contract expired March 31, and CSEA has energetically pushed for an agreement, only to be met by procrastination on the part of management. Today the Academy certifies its own instructors as well as those from other agencies and police departments. Click Here to download Tentative Agreement Highlights. The ballot envelope, in addition to the ballot itself, contains all the changes in contract language, and a sheet of highlights in the tentative agreement. We are scheduled to meet again next week with UCS and will continue to work towards agreement on the terms for a new proposed contract. Correction for Article 8.3 Productivity Enhancement Program, (Kathy Guild, CSEA Dep. CSEA published a summary of the Unified Court Systems contract proposals after we received them. CSEA informed UCS that, if it did not agree to a date to submit final new proposals, we will take whatever legal action is necessary to force it to do so. Nevertheless, the enormity of the reductions proposed is shocking: QTP MONEY(used for employee education vouchers and payment to defray health insurance costs). The Negotiating Team meets again in early March. Whatever score you earn on each test youre then expected to improve on, all the way until the end of the academy. CSEA will be mailing out ballots the last week of June to all members to vote on the Tentative Agreement. How Can You Find Upcoming Exams? - New York City Court officers may have a seemingly sole responsibility to safeguard judicial centers and all who work or visit them, but each one is equally trained as universal beat copsso that any cause for concern can be addressed accordingly, whether in hallowed halls of justice or out in public.