State Agencies Bulletin No. 1744

Subject
New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) Dues Increase and Retroactive Adjustment for Employees in Bargaining Units 01 and 21
Date Issued
May 16, 2019

Purpose

To notify agencies of an automatic dues increase and a one-time retroactive adjustment

Affected Employees

Employees who are members of NYSCOPBA, Inc. and are currently in or were previously in Bargaining Units 01 and 21 at any time since April 1, 2016 with union dues withheld (Code 291 for BU01 and Code 491 for BU21).

Background

NYSCOPBA membership dues for employees in Bargaining Unit 01 (Code 291) will increase retroactively as follows:

Effective Date Biweekly Amount
4/1/2016 $26.65
4/1/2017 $27.13
4/1/2018 $27.61
4/1/2019 $28.10

NYSCOPBA membership dues for employees in Bargaining Unit 21 (Code 491) will increase retroactively as follows:

Effective Date Biweekly Amount
4/1/2016 $26.00
4/1/2017 $26.46
4/1/2018 $26.93
4/1/2019 $27.41

Effective Date(s)

Paychecks Dated May 23, 2019 (Institution)
Paychecks Dated May 29, 2019 (Administration)

Agency Actions

Notify affected employees

OSC Actions

OSC will automatically increase the biweekly deduction for dues code 291 (BU01) and dues code 491 (BU21). In addition, OSC will process an electronic input file from NYSCOPBA to deduct a one-time retroactive dues adjustment for members in Bargaining Units 01 & 21.

Questions

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

Questions regarding the dues increase and retro adjustments should be directed to Frank Gilbo at the NYSCOPBA Office at 518-427-1551, ext. 240.