Our next bargaining session with the City (OLR, OMB, et al) is on Friday July 28th. Will keep you posted, and are definitely cognizant of everyone’s desire to wrap up negotiations ASAP in order to receive retroactive and prospective raises, a ratification bonus of $3,000 (for those on payroll on the date the contract gets…
Time to Cross the Finish Line!By Saul FishmanCSBA President From Local 237 Newswire, Spring 2023 CSBA members want and deserve the ability to perform a significant part of our work remotely. We have been consistently, strenuously advocating for this important work-life balance measure from even before the pandemic struck. During and shortly after the peak…
Attorney-at-law title is excluded for now BY CRYSTAL LEWIS The head of the union that represents agency lawyers applauded the city’s decision to officially lift residency requirements for city attorneys, but questioned why the attorney-at-law title was not included and called once again for a remote-work policy.
Accomplishments and the Year Ahead for CSBABy Saul FishmanCSBA President From Local 237 Newsline, Winter 2022 As 2022 gives way to 2023, we pause to reflect on where we have been, to acknowledge and give thanks for what we have accomplished, and to rededicate ourselves to achieving the important and often difficult tasks which remain…
Annexed is Saul’s testimony from Friday, September 9 before a hearing on maintaining the municipal workforce, conducted jointly by the NYC Council Committee on Oversight & Investigation, and the Council Committee on Civil Service & Labor. Saul’s testimony starts at approximately 2:09:25. VideoTranscript
Video of President Fishman’s testimony is now online. The testimony can be found approximately 1 hour and nine minutes into the session. Morning Schedule | Video | Transcript
Guidance for City Agencies Regarding the 2022 Outbreak of Orthopoxyvirus/Monkeypox, eff. August 9, 2022
Good morning Distinguished Judges, Jurists, concerned panelists on the Future of the Courts and the Pandemic Practices Working Group: I thank you on behalf of the members of the Civil Service Bar Association, the nearly 900 non-managerial Agency Attorneys employed by the City of New York in approximately 40 city agencies, people who themselves have…
Updated leave guidance Annexed are three DCAS documents and one NYCHA document for your reference: The first is “Managing the Office in the Age of COVID-19”, effective September 13, 2021. The second document is the Updated Leave Guidance Applicable to Employees During Outbreak, effective March 30, 2022. The third document is the Updated Guidance on NYCHA’s…
It’s time to advance our campaign for the option to telework to the next level. We have upgraded our website to locate your Assemblymember and State Senator, so that you can readily contact them, either using the suggested default letter as is or customizing it as you see fit. Please visit /pass-the-nyc-teleworking-expansion-act-now/ to fill out…
