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To all Local 1320 Members
Please Be Advised

At 4 pm on December 22, 2009 one day before the deadline the Local as well as our attorneys were served with the appeal papers by the NYC Law Dept. Attached is a brief memo from Mary J. O'Connell General Counsel DC 37 be advised that we are immediately working on our response.

Please attend the January 12, 2009 General Membership Meeting and hear a full Presentation from our attorneys on the process. In Unity and Solidarity we will prevail.

For more information,
see memo from Mary J. O'Connell General Counsel DC 37. (PDF*)


Comptroller signs final Determination and Order.
For more information, click here. (PDF*)

Finally the Pieces of the Puzzle
Come Together
By Jim Tucciarelli

Since 2005 the members of Local 1320 knew that we voted to go to litigation to get a prevailing rate for our titles but we never knew who the Comptroller would compare us to or what was the rate of pay for those titles. Finally the pieces of the puzzle are coming together. After months of preparation we got into court and made our claims to an Administrative Law Judge for her to make a recommendation, an independent view of the proceedings as presented by Sean Connelly of Hunts Point can be found on our web site (see Apples To Apples PDF*).

After nine days of testimony and much deliberation and review Judge Alessandra F. Zorgniotti in her September 10, 2009 decision (see Judge Zorgniotti's decision PDF*) affirmed the position taken by the Comptroller to compare STW's to the Operating Mechanic A title and the SSTW's to the Plant Operators in Con Edison represented by Local 1 and 2. This long awaited decision provided the titles we would finally be compared to, but there was still some uncertainty as to what the wages and supplements would be because in the Local 1 and 2 contract there is a minimum and maximum wage progression which takes 12 years to reach the maximum rate. We knew the titles but did not know what we would be paid.

On October 20, 2009 the Comptroller's office issued a summary of the Prevailing Wage Rates and a Summary of the Prevailing Wage Benefits (see attached PDF*) which finally posts the rates of pay for the titles and provides the supplemental benefits. At last we know who we are compared to and what the rate of pay is.

Sisters and Brothers the puzzle is almost complete. The Comptroller notified the City and the Local that they have until November 6, 2009 to provide written comments on his findings and as of this article our attorney is preparing our response. After the Comptroller reviews the written comments he will issue His Final Order and Determination. At that point the Parties have 30 days to appeal the final determination. We are finally getting to the end of this nightmare. I would like to thank each and every one of you for your patience and fortitude in seeing this process thru to the end. I know it has been extremely difficult in trying to maintain a normal lifestyle for yourself and your families while earning the same wages since 2002. We will report to you any progress that is made in bringing this issue to a final resolution.

Local 1320 website
At Local 1320 it is our goal to provide current, up to date information to our members. You can now easily access the latest Local 1320 news, meeting notices, benefits information and much more. You can also contact your union officers directly if you need assistance. The website will be continually updated, so be sure to check in and stay on top of the current events at Local 1320.

Call for submissions
This site is meant to serve all members, so please let us know about additional features and links which would be useful to you.

Add your voice to the Local 1320 Newsletter, 'The Open Line.' Please send articles, stories, letters, cartoons, etc. to Jim Tucciarelli at his e-mail address listed below.

Contact
212-815-1320
or e-mail
1in2bus@msn.com

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Meeting Notice

Local 1320 General Membership Meeting Notice:
Date: Tuesday January 12, 2010

Time: 5 p.m. sharp
Place: 125 Barclay Street NYC
Agenda:
1) Financial Report
2) Reading of Minutes
3) Election Committee Report
4) Officers Report
    a) Attorneys Report on appeal process
    b) Labor Management Issues

Local 1320 Tentative Meeting Schedule for 2010:
The following is the tentative Meeting Notice Schedule for Local 1320 General Membership and Shop Steward Meetings for the calendar year 2010.

General Membership Meetings are held at 5 p.m. sharp at 125 Barclay Street N.Y, N.Y.
Shop Steward Meetings are held at 5 p.m. at the Red Hook Training facility.

General Membership Meetings:
January12, 2010
March 9, 2010
May 11, 2010
September 14, 2010
November 16, 2010

Shop Steward Meetings:
February 9, 2010
April 13, 2010
June 8, 2010
October 12, 2010


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