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Local 1180 meets with city on 1% productivity raise

August 2005

On June 28, District Council 37 executive director Lillian Roberts announced a pact with the city that included a 1 percent raise for nearly 100,000 city workers affiliated with DC 37. The 2002-2005 contract had provided for this additional 1 percent increase contingent upon a joint union-city committee finding sufficient productivity savings to cover the cost. Roberts and Deputy Mayor Mark Shaw led the joint effort.

“It has been a long hard struggle to achieve this 1 percent,” said Roberts. “Ultimately, both sides were able to agree on a way to fund this additional pay increase without any givebacks."

CWA 1180 leaders met with the city on Tuesday, August 9, regarding this same 1 percent raise, based on productivity increases, as it affects our own members who work for the city. "We made it clear that since we supervise DC 37 workers, we are entitled to the credit for productivity associated with our supervision of their work," says Local 1180 president Arthur Cheliotes. He also explained that actual staffing levels fell short of staffing requests in many agencies, meaning fewer workers were able to meet agency goals. Members who can identify any additional areas of increased productivity in their workplace, such as contracting in of work and civilianization, should email Arthur Cheliotes at arthurc@cwa1180.org.

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