Thursday, April 28, 2022

ADAMS ADDS $1.7 BILLION OVER 5 YEARS TO LABOR RESERVE

This is from the NY Post on the Executive Budget Mayor Eric Adams released on Tuesday. The spending plan is just short of $100 billion. However, the Department of Education stands to get a budget cut.

The massive Department of Education would see its allocation trimmed back from $31.6 billion to $31 billion, primarily due to enrollment declines and leaving hundreds of unfilled positions open.

As far as raises for city employees and reserves, the Post reports:

City Hall pointed to its plans to dedicate $1.7 billion over five years to the city’s savings account for future labor deals as well as contributions to the Big Apple’s reserves, which Adams would grow by $1.2 billion to $6.3 billion.

According to the Citizens Budget Commission official we cited the other day, "Raises totaling 3% annually for city employees would cost about $1.5 billion in the first year, increasing to $4.3 billion in the third year."

The Post says the city is reserving $1.7 billion for raises over five years. If we follow the Citizens Budget Commission person's numbers, there isn't nearly enough in reserve to provide anything near raises that keep up with inflation or are even 3% annually. We'll look further into the numbers if we have time. Just understand this is going to be a tough negotiation coming up. 

26 comments:

  1. City could reverse the additional instruction time from 05' contract using the same metrics as when it was implemented. Won't cost s penny. We know this is all a game anyway. My opinion the additional time did nothing for instruction... students are burnt out after lunch and the extra time increased behaviors and issues. (Though lens of DUTY teacher.)

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  2. My Prediction: We will loose the extra Monday and Tuesday time in exchange for a below inflation raise of less than 2% a year. There will be a sign on bonus to bribe the newbies into going along with it. Mulgrew will say it is the best deal he could get. NYPD, NYFD, etc, will be beyond pissed that the UFT once again set a shitty pattern for the rest of the municipal unions.

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    1. I'm willing to take that crappy deal IF we go back to 8.25 for TDA

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    2. 7% from 8.25 was the worst give back during my 25 year career. UFT gave it back for us not going in the 2 days before Labor Day. No one wants to end summer early but it's costing some of us tens of thousands of dollars annually....even in retirement we will be losing that annually.

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  3. And you can now clearly understand with today’s reports in the NY Times and Daily News —why the city is still in court trying to save big time money and balance the budget via an inferior cost saving with Medicare Advantage Plan for the retired UFT members and other MLC retirees -which was fully supported by the main player Mulgrew —for over a year—as the best Medical Coverage on the planet. Federal studies clearly state that its not the case for thousands of retirees. If any RTC member votes for Mulgrew—then they should have their head examined as soon as possible—because psychiatrist/psychologist care—may not accept Medicare Advantage Plus.
    And guess what—if any current active UFT member thinks they are going to get any decent kind of raise to match inflation figures—think again Any significant raises would be offset with increased savings by the city -by charging more for Healthcare coverage and taking it from your paychecks starting with the next contract.

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  4. You know it’s coming—probable teacher layoffs along with other city layoffs— by September 1-especially with poor attendance and reduced city wide student enrollment members. There are currently no urban financial rescue this time—similar to last year.
    The only agency spared would be NYPD.

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  5. 9:58,
    Admin won't be cut...either!

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  6. Well...with all the efforts taken,we still lost a huge number of families...it looks like we are doing smth wrong.

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  7. Need all that money to ...pay out his looming court cases.

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  8. Do the Math.
    A 3% nominal pay raise with 8% inflation is a real 5% pay cut.

    I am not sure how many teachers can understand the consequences
    of pay cuts. If teachers understood the math of negative numbers, none would vote for Mulgrew.

    In NYC we have the ignorant teaching the ignorant.

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    1. Nyc teachers were ignorant enough to buy the science from politicians.
      Negotiate for MORE FREE boosters!
      Everyone's immune system is so broken from the two shots, we will need it.

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  9. I don't know why people call these raises; they are cost of living increases.

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  10. In one contract, we agreed to go in before labor day in exchange for money; not a raise. Then in another contract we agree to go back after labor day, (where we started from), in exchange for a lower return on the TDA. We always seem to go back to where we started, but with a huge loss. Somehow, Mulgrew claims all of this to be a victory.

    Mulgrew works out a terrible contract, then works out another terrible contract to undo the first terrible contract. Spin, and repeat.

    I would love to get rid of the wasted PD time on Mondays and Tuesdays. That would just take us back to where we were before; and this would be in exchange for what? Mulgrew would propose extra time on Wednesdays and Thursdays and somehow claim this a victory!

    If Camille wins, will she inquire with teachers what we would like in the next contract?

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    1. She will, if you want to.
      No one will hold her accountable for sticking to the wish list.
      At the end, it is all about the gains for those in power.

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  11. 10% inflation thanks to dementia Biden and Harris the worst vice president ever. Great job for voting this resident in office now any raise we still in the negative bc Trump was so mean with 96% lies and attacks from media brainwashing the idiot sheep.

    We will never get 8.25% back. How about making per session 60 an hour up from 53.98.
    Wait until admin see how poor the regents exams go this June, failure rate will be astronomical

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    1. You think so? They will never fail to adjust the passing scale to be able to drum up the gains.

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    2. Stop working per session, it’s blood money.

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  12. Agree with 7:58, The math of losses and gains. A 10% loss requires an 11.1% gain to break even. We will never get raises that come close to Bidenflation so getting a real raise (one that beats inflation) is a Hunter crack pipe dream.

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  13. How about Time and 1/2 for all over time Per Session activities like every other city worker receives. NYPD, FDNY, Sanitation, Nurses all get Time 1/2 for overtime!

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  14. Exciting election. First time opposition has a chance.

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  15. Your evidence for this 4:53?

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  16. Per session in my school is a racket. The submission of per-session time sheets is second, only to grade fraud, on the list of corrupt happenings at my school. I often wonder if there is a connection between the two.

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  17. @656 I think there is a connection. The teachers who are willing "to work with/guarantee a pass" students who are in need of credits are considered first for per session.

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  18. With the extra counseling staff hired through out the city, thoughts was not given to privacy and confidentiality. Pre-fabricated panel cubicle offices have been created. The panels do not even reach the height of the ceiling. Parents can sue for breach of confidentiality. All it takes is one parent to bring it on...

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  19. Per Session should be $90 an hour. Our current rate is a joke and insult. Inflation is through the roof. I make less than my high school educated garbage man neighbor who has no student loans. Many professional who require a post graduate degree allow their workers to work from home. We cannot. The DOE has to step up.

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  20. Its interesting in the fact that a guy like Adams has never negotiated any kind of labor deal in his life - rightly so as he was a cop. So what is Adams strategy here in negotiating with one of the most savvy negotiating organizations on the planet......

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