Last week, the union held a well attended chapter meeting at the Administration For Children's Services. See the photo to the left.
This week, the union will host a chapter meeting at Kings County Hospital on Tuesday, May 28th.
In recent news, the Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court upheld a ruling issued last year that permanently blocked Mayor Adams' administration from enacting its Medicare Advantage plan. The court found that the mayor's attempt to strip city retirees of their current access to a subsidized traditional Medicare plan violates local administrative law. The administration is expected to file papers with the State Court of Appeals to intervene in the long-running effort to make Advantage, a privatized version of traditional Medicare, the only city-subsidized health insurance plan available to Medicare-eligible municipal retirees.
Finally, one more late-breaking bit of news. DCAS has cancelled the Staff Analyst Trainee exam that had been tentatively set to be open for filing this June. DCAS has informed the union that a sufficient number of candidates on last year's "Bridge Exam" elected to take the SAT exam and a second title-specific exam is no longer necessary.
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The OSA Newsline is now in its summer phase, meaning updates will be made bi-weekly instead of the usual weekly schedule. Members are always welcome to call the union office for information or with any questions.
This Thursday, May 23rd, the union will hold a chapter meeting at the Administration for Children's Services. ACS members should have received an email with information on how to join, either in person or via Zoom. OSA staff representatives will attend to discuss current topics. The meeting will include a presentation, a Q&A session, and lunch for those attending in person.
Following that, the union will be hosting a chapter meeting at Kings County Hospital on Tuesday, May 28. Members at Kings County Hospital should have already received an email with details for attending either in person or via Zoom.
Please remember that the City (and the union) will be closed for regular business on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. We wish everyone a happy Memorial Day and an enjoyable Memorial Day weekend.
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This Thursday, May 16th, the union will be hosting a chapter meeting at the New York City Parks Department. All members at Parks should have received an email containing details for attending either in person or via Zoom. Representatives from OSA headquarters will be present to discuss current matters. The agenda includes a presentation, Q&A session, and lunch for in-person attendees.
On Friday, May 17th, the OSA bargaining team, along with delegates from the Traffic Enforcement and School Security units, will meet with the Mayor's Office and representatives from the New York City Police Department to begin negotiations for a new contract. OSA represents various groups beyond the main bargaining unit, each with their own distinct contracts negotiated separately from the main agreement. Bargaining for our uniformed members at the NYPD will commence this Friday.
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A reminder that the April 2024 General Membership meeting is available to view on the OSA website. To access the video recording on www.osaunion.org, simply navigate to the Weekly Newsline page and click on the April 2024 Virtual Meeting button located at the top left corner. These meetings are packed with information, updates and insights. We encourage all members to tune in if they were unable to attend live.
This week, there is a meeting of the OSA Retirees Club on Wednesday, May 8th at 1230, and a chapter meeting for members in NYC Health + Hospitals Enterprise IT Services (EITS) on Thursday, May 9th.
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