State Agencies Bulletin No. 1164

Subject
New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) Dues and Agency Shop Fee Increase and Retroactive Adjustment for Employees in Bargaining Unit 21
Date Issued
June 6, 2012

Purpose

To notify agencies of an automatic Dues and Agency Shop Fee increase and a one-time retroactive adjustment.

Affected Employees

Employees who are members of NYSCOPBA, Inc. and are currently in, or have been in Bargaining Unit 21 at any time since 04/01/09 with Dues (Code 491) or Agency Shop Fee (Code 495)

Effective Date(s)

Paychecks dated June 20, 2012 (Administration)
Paychecks dated June 28, 2012 (Institution)

Background

NYSCOPBA membership dues for those affected by the contract agreement for 2009-2016 will increase retroactively as follows:

Effective Date Biweekly Amount
04/01/09 $20.83
04/01/10 $21.66

OSC Actions

OSC will automatically increase the biweekly deduction for Dues (Code 491) and Agency Shop Fee (Code 495).

In addition, OSC will process a file from NYSCOPBA to automatically implement a one-time retro Dues/Agency Shop Fee adjustment for members in Bargaining Unit 21.

Agency Actions

Notify affected employees.

Questions

Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox.

Questions regarding the Dues and Agency Shop Fee increase and retro adjustments should be directed to John Telisky at the NYSCOPBA Office at 518-427-1551 ext. 240.