Spring 2015 Raises for City Managers - NYC MEA

1 2015 s been a long time in coming, but NewYork city Managers are finally gettingraises. I m happy that as many people are gettingraises, says Maria Delus, Deputy AgencyChief Contracting Officer for the Office ofthe Mayor's Fiscal Operations, one of theattendees at a packed meeting of thegeneral membership of the New york CityManagerial Employees Association (MEA),held March 5, are getting the same salaryincreases as the Raises won by unionizedemployees in a contract ratified by DistrictCouncil 37 last August, including both alump-sum payment to employees andsalary increases totaling percentfrom September 2011 to July 2017. Thewage increase reaches all the way back toSeptember 2011 that means theseworkers will receive substantial back LAST IN LINECWA Local 1180 has ratified an agreementwith the same percentage increases asMEA and DC 37.

2 The Organization of StaffAnalysts is still in negotiations with theCity. Our members will be receiving theirraises before many of their subordinates ,said MEA President Stu Eber. We are notlast in line this time. The de BlasioAdministration deserves praise forrecognizing the importance of Managers . So far, while no Managers have been leftout, some Managers are waiting for anofficial announcement. We are awaiting confirmationfrom allagencies regarding their payroll actions, says Stu Eber. We will continue to updateall our members when we have definiteinformation. The first wave of Raises for city managerscame in two personnel orders signed byMayor de Blasio and announced Jan. 30b y i i i i M E A . i i i i T h e i i i i i i o r d e r s i i i i i i c o v e r i i i i i i 1 0 , i 4 0 0managerial and Original Jurisdiction (OJ)employees working in the Raises include salary increases of 1percent a year effective September 2011,2012 and 2013; percent in 2014; in 2015 ; percent in 2016 percent for the partial year ending inJuly Managers will also receive a lump sumpayment of $1,000.

3 The retroactive raisesmean the city owes these Managers backpay. The money, including the lump sumpayment, should begin appearing in themanagers March 27 AGENCIESON BOARDC omptroller Scott Stringer s managerialemployees will also begin receiving thethree payments on March 27. We applaud Comptroller Stringer forissuing across the board Raises , unlikeComptroller Thompson in 2009, when herefused to give Raises to Managers earningover $90,000, said President Eber. Those Managers had to wait until June of2010, when Comptroller Liu corrected theinequity after meeting with Linda Barnesand me. Managers and confidential employees atthe School Construction Authority receivedthe same deal. They already received the$1,000 bonus on February 27 and will getthe retroactive pay on March 27, accordingto a memo from Lorraine Grillo, Presidentand CEO of Department of Education plans tobegin issuing the same three payments inApril.

4 The Health and HospitalsCorporation is also making thesepayments this NEWS FOR NYCHAM anagers at the New york city HousingAuthority (NYCHA) are getting the Raises including retroactive Raises and a lumpsum payment, according to a March 11memo sent by Kenya Salaudeen,NYCHA s Director of Human s especially good news. In 2009,NYCHA gave its Managers zero percent ayear for 2008 and 2009. After PresidentEber and Executive Director Linda Barnesmet with the new NYCHA Chairman, JohnRhea, in 2010, the NYCHA managersreceived Raises of two percent a year overthose two years. That s still less than thetwo Raises of four percent a year that themanagers at mayoral agencies received in2009. The NYCHA Managers will be receivingtheir Raises sometime in April 2015 , saysMr.

5 Eber. What a difference from thezeroes of 2008 and 2009. CEO SholaOlatoye really came through for hermanagers! Raises for city Managers By Bendix AndersonCity Managers react to the good news atthe MEA March Linda A. Barnes, NYC MEA Executive DirectorFishelson and I completed a total of143 activities in city agency includes the61 on-siter e c r u i t m e n t e e f f o r t s e m e n t i o n e dp r e v i o u s l y , e p l u s e t h r e e e G e n e r a lMembership meetings held formembers,42meet and greet sessionswith city or agency officials,20employee motivational events, plusother activities. We have been askedby agency executive leadership toreturn and continue our collaborativediscussions.

6 Members are nowcontacting the MEA office andrequesting our presence for Lunch andLearn sessions or other specialevents. This is an incredibleachievement that has not occurred inprior are very proud of ouraccomplishments for the MEA duringCalendar Year 2014. My sincereappreciation is extended to PresidentStu Eber for his on-going leadership,Executive Vice President ShellyShulman, Treasurer Warren Lewis,Recording Secretary MichelleCenteno, Director At-Large JoelFishelson, Former Director-At-LargeCynthia Vail, Executive BoardMembers/Chapter Directors and mostof all my staff. It would be impossibleto accomplish any goals for theorganization without our total teameffort With the ongoing support of theMEA Officers, staff and the members,we are confident that we will achievesignificant goals in achievement of 530new members.

7 In 2013, we enrolled343 new members. The 550 newmembers applications are reflected ina38% increase in member enrollmentsince December Vice President ShellyShulman, in accordance with ourbylaws, conducted Chapter Electionsfor all 24 MEA chapters. Weconducted a total 61 visits to chapterlocations and other city agenciesduring SERVICESIn 2014, we responded to426 memberservices requests. This represents a48% increase over the 2013 totals(203 requests). Members reached outto us for help regarding EEO hearings,agency internal operational conflicts,Management Benefits Fund questions,and pension or legal services Joel Fishelson andhis Organization Committee continueto find ways to improve our memberbenefits, both as city Managers andas MEA members I NEVER HEARD OF THE MEA BEFORE I never heard of the MEA before.

8 This is a statement we hear less oftenas we travel throughout the city tovarious locations. This is a clearindicator that our interaction with ourmembers is yielding a positive Stu Eber, Executive VicePresident Shelly Shulman, TreasurerWarren Lewis, Director-at-Large JoelADVOCACY:SHOW ME THE MONEYF inally, Raises were approved formanagerial employees! On January20, 2015 , Mayor de Blasio signed offon Mayor s Personnel Orders 2015 /1and 2015 /2 approving salary increasesof from September 2011 July 1, 2017 for approximately 10,400 city Managers in the are across-the-board Raises for all Managers andOriginal Jurisdiction employees onpayroll. Additionally, the approvalalso included an unprecedented$1,000 lump sum Stu Eber advocated forthese provisions and theadministration listened!

9 These aresignificant achievements for all non-union cannot forget how NYCHA Managers received no Raises 2009and only 2% and 2% after ouradvocacy in 2010. DOE and SCAmanagers did not receive 4% and 4%either. They received reduced raisesin 2010. Comptroller Bill Thompson didnot give his Managers earning$90,000 or more Raises in John Liu did so after ouradvocacy in 2010. HHC waited fivemonths before processing the raisesin 2009. What a difference forthousands of Managers !RECRUITMENT: COMMITTING TOSTRENGTH IN NUMBERS SINFor Calendar Year 2014, we ended theyear by enrolling550 new is better than our Year 20102014:IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAREach year, we take steps within the New york city Managerial Employees Association (NYC MEA) to focusupon achieving goals within our strategic plan and improving the core areas of our business.

10 In 2014, theMEA developed the slogan We ve Got Your Back . This means ensuring that our members understood oursupport and advocacy tactics related to their concerns; seeking organizational strength through newmembers and retention of our current members; continuing our efforts toward improving visibility; andcontinuing to enhance and improve our ability to communicate with our members. We are proud to cite thefollowing achievements for !()New Director-At-Large for MEABy Bendix AndersonCarol David may soon visit your agencyas part of her new role as MEA Director-At-Large. My goals are to really promote thebenefits of MEA and to meet themembers where they are, says February, Carol David was electedunanimously by the Executive Board asone of MEA s two and Joel Fishelson, MEA s otherDirector-At-Large, help MEA membersmake connections across city agenciesand help solve problems that affect MEAmembers in multiple agencies.