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workers overwhelmingly approve new contract About
1,450 court workers represented by Local 1070 overwhelmingly ratified the new
contract that will boost their wages by more than 13.5 percent over the period
from April 1, 2007, to March 31, 2011.
The state court employees voted
for the pact in a paper ballot vote held May 5 at DC 37 following a discussion
about the contract led by Local 1070 President Cliff Koppelman and District Council
37 Research and Negotiations Director Dennis Sullivan.
Immediately after
the vote, the union started working with state legislators to put together the
required implementing pay bill to present to Gov. David Paterson.
Union
officials hope the legislation, which is necessary for pay raises to go into effect,
will be approved before the end of the summer.
The pact calls for retroactive
increases of 3 percent or $950, whichever is greater, on April 1, 2007, and 3
percent or $975 on April 1, 2008, and future hikes of 3 percent or $1,000 on April
1, 2009, and 4 percent or $1,025 on April 1, 2010. | |