Under an agreement between Local 1930 and the New York Public Library, Library Technical Assistants will receive an extra $454 a year when they complete their seventh year on the job.

The agreement, signed May 27, is the last step in implementing DC 37’s 2000-2002 economic agreement. The pact gave bargaining units the flexibility to use an Additional Compensation Fund equivalent to 1 percent of the payroll for such options as step pay plans, annuities or straight salary increases.

The 2000-2002 contract included two salary increases of 4 percent plus the Additional Compensation Fund.

Under the May 27 agreement, Local 1930 will draw from the ACF to boost the “recurring increment payment” for LTAs from $541 per year to $995 after their seventh year. Eligible LTAs received the increase in June.

“This agreement fulfills our long-term goal of building regular pay increases into our contract that add to the across-the-board annual raises our members win in collective bargaining,” said Ray Markey, president of New York Public Library Guild Local 1930. “With recurring increment payments, we are creating step-pay plans, which provide an incentive for our members to make a career at the library.”

LTAs also receive another $541 per year recurring increment payment after their 10th year, plus an $800 annual longevity payment after 15 years. Local 1930 represents 200 LTAs, whose responsibilities range from cataloging and ordering books to helping out at information desks.

Members of the bargaining committee included Mr. Markey, Vice President for LTAs Diane Serrano, Executive Board member Anthony Wyche, Treasurer Carol Thomas and Assistant Directors Michelle H. Green and Michael Musuraca of the DC 37 Research and Negotiations Dept.