Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing. Click here create a free account for posting comments. City PBA President Patrick J. Lynch congratulated the Troopers on their pact but added in a statement, "Unfortunately this also means that New York City police officers will fall even further behind the pay of other law-enforcement professionals with whom they work side by side." The city has arbitrators specifically for public employees. Protesters, NYC Settle For $6.8M Over Bronx Protest Arrests. Just really, its unacceptable, Fusco said. New York City's police unions have been among the most vocal opponents of reforms in Albany, including calls to reform the state's tight restrictions on the disciplinary records of officers . The contract, which must be approved by the union's 24,000 members, would give the police a 9.3 percent raise retroactive to August 2012, and running through this July. 212-962-2690, By RICHARD KHAVKINE All Rights Reserved. The agreement Tuesday marks the second voluntary settlement reached between the city and the PBA since 1994. If a union doesnt want to accept the mayors deal, which is often derived from a pattern set by one of the larger union dealsin this case, it was the United Federation of Teachersthe two parties sit down for non-binding mediation. Attention subscribers We have recently launched a new and improved website. In fact, as he noted, the four-year contract his union reached with the Cuomo administration in August and ratified in mid-October had raises of 2 percent a year, consistent with the pattern for all state groups and a shade below the annual value of the city deals. The site is staffed by students in the City Newsroom. So the PBA, along with the other city unions, continued operating under expired contracts, waiting for a new mayor to take office and in hopes of a better bargaining climate. Joseph Henry West (born October 31, 1952), nicknamed "Cowboy Joe" or "Country Joe", is an American former baseball umpire.He worked in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1979 to 2021, umpiring an MLB-record 43 seasons and 5,460 games.. Born in Asheville, North Carolina, he grew up in Greenville and played football at East Carolina University (ECU) and Elon College. NYS PERB Arbitration Panels Listed below are the arbitration panels administered by PERB. This button displays the currently selected search type. The contract will cost the city $1. The state law that sets up this arbitration process is specific in saying that people of certain professions should earn a market rate of pay that other people of same duties and same risks earn in other jurisdictions.