In a democracy, do we really have to choose winners and losers from the workforce, as by royal decree? President Theodore Roosevelt, the Trustbuster raised in New York, would turn in his grave if he witnessed these acts. THE AEPs are not in the best interests of taxpayers – and it`s time to unplug. The Office of Labor Relations (OLR) represents the mayor in the realization of all working relationships between the City of New York and the unions representing the city`s employees. In addition, OLR: The recent charge against James Cahill, president of the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council, and 11 others for corruption and corruption was a sad moment for organized work. Honest and diligent union members deserve better. This summer, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new exclusive municipal employment contract with the New York Buildings Construction Trade Council. It gives certain executives and trade unions total monopoly control over all projects that could benefit from tax breaks, public funding or other subsidies equal to or greater than 30% of construction costs. From these plans, the small construction unions and their members want to respect the rules and be praised honestly for their work on the basis of the performance of our work. Unions like mine have long been forced to compete on unequal competitive conditions, and if those assertions are correct, we now know how and why. Workers who work for an employer under the NYCCBL may apply to the CCO for representation to request union representation or to modify or eliminate the union that constitutes a bargaining unit. Petitions can also be submitted by unions and employers to create, modify or decide a bargaining unit. Click here for a description of the different types of petitions. In most representation cases, the certification committee will consider whether workers are eligible for collective bargaining and/or whether the requested bargaining unit is appropriate.
Public officials are considered eligible for collective bargaining; they are not eligible only if the certification committee finds that they are directors and/or confidential. Click here for NYCCBL manager definitions and confidential. Many petitions must be filed within a specified period of time before a collective agreement expires and/or require interest from the workers concerned. For more information on whether a representative petition can be submitted and/or how a petition of representation can be properly submitted to the CBO, see the Representative Petitions Guide, or the Director of Representation at 212-306-7160 or nyc-ocb@ocb.nyc.gov. “I would just like to say that everyone who was part of this process — on the workers` side, on the government side — all shared a common vision that “yes, we have to be inclusive,”” de Blasio said. We need to create more opportunities in communities of color and find a way to open the door to minority and female businesses that we believe in because they hire people from the community… they give people a chance that she would not have had otherwise. Employment contracts will help minorities and women succeed in a variety of ways, the American labour movement of which was created to facilitate collective bargaining to improve the economic status and working conditions of workers. But the power, which makes the greatness of some unions, too often frustrates this noble target.