NYCHA and Teamsters Local 237 Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
On May 18, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that NYCHA and Teamsters Local 237, which represents about 5,500 NYCHA employees, reached a tentative contract deal. The employees affected by the new contract includes caretakers, housing assistants, and building superintendents, among others.
The proposed contract includes a 10 percent raise over seven and a half years, to begin retroactively on December 15, 2010 and end on May 29, 2018. Members will receive one percent retroactive raises for 2012 through 2014, a one and a half percent raise for 2015, two and a half percent for 2016, and a three percent raise for 2017. In addition, there is a one-time $1,000 bonus, which will be pro-rated for part-time employees.
“Local 237 members are critical to maintaining and strengthening the public housing that over 400,000 New Yorkers call home,” Mayor de Blasio said. “This agreement means that these NYCHA employees will get the fair wages they deserve, in a way that protects taxpayers.”
Also part of the agreement is the creation of a joint Labor-Management Committee, which will include representatives from the City, NYCHA, Local 237, and other unions that represent NYCHA workers. The committee will begin meeting a month after the contract has been ratified and will explore ways to save money, improve efficiency and flexibility of operations, and improve the delivery of services and resident experience.
“The Labor-Management Committee will hopefully bring governmental and labor leaders to the table to create real job sustainability and improve our day-to-day operations and quality of life to more than 400,000 New Yorkers. I look forward to working with Mayor de Blasio, labor leaders and others to ensure NYCHA provides safe, clean, and connected communities for residents,” said NYCHA Chair Shola Olatoye.
