New York State Court Clerks Association
• Our Dedicated Court Clerks Make The Courts Work
• We Process Over 2.5 Million Filings Per Year
• We Are The Judiciary ‘s Supervisory Peace Officers
President
Michael Greico
Second Vice President
Tina Carolei
Treasurer
Jennifer L Murphy
First Vice President
Nikwe Huey
Secretary
Angelina Perez
Recording Secretary
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Bereavement Notice: Edwin E. Murphy
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of
Edwin E. Murphy
Retired Court Clerk
Viewing
Sunday, December 4th, 2022
2-4:30 PM & 7-9:00 PM
Family to arrive at 1:30 PM on Sunday
New Hyde Park Funeral Home
506 Lakeville Road
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Funeral Mass
Monday, December 5th, 2022 9:45 AM
Our Lady of the Snows RC Church
Floral Park, New York
Internment
Roslyn Cemetery
Greenvale, New York
Family to arrive at the funeral home by 8:30 AM on Monday Morning
Memorandum Of Agreement
| Compensation | Salary Increases April 1, 2021: 2% (retroactive) April 1, 2022: 2% (retroactive) April 1, 2023: 3% April 1, 2024: 3% April 1, 2025: 3% Signing Bonus $3,000 one-time, lump sum payment to each employee in active status upon ratification, i.e., those employees that have not separated from UCS service as of the date of ratification (prorated for employees working less than full-time). Note: bonus is pensionable, not added to base |
| Health Insurance | Update to reflect increase for Productivity Enhancement Program eff. January 2023 |
| Longevity Bonuses (currently 20 year: $2,100; 25 year: $2,200; 30 year: $2,300) | April 1, 2022 (retroactive): 20 year: $2,200 25 year: $2,300 30 year: $2,400 April 1, 2023: 20 year: $2,270 25 year: $2,370 30 year: $2,475 April 1, 2024: 20 year: $2,340 25 year: $2,440 30 year: $2,550 April 1, 2025: 20 year: $2,410 25 year: $2,510 30 year: $2,630 |
| Location Pay (currently $4,300) | April 1, 2022: $4,500 (retroactive) April 1, 2023: $4,635 April 1, 2024: $4,775 April 1, 2025: $4,920 |
| Welfare/Benefits Fund Contributions (currently $1,440 for actives) | April 1, 2022: $1,500 (retroactive) April 1, 2023: $1,545 April 1, 2024: $1,600 April 1, 2025: $1,640 Lump sum payment of $60,000 upon ratification |
| Maintenance Allowance (Blazers) (currently $1,200) | April 1, 2022: $1,250 (retroactive) April 1, 2023: $1,290 April 1, 2024: $1,325 April 1, 2025: $1,365 Eliminate sentence that renders employees on a leave without pay in excess of 5 days pursuant to disciplinary action ineligible for the payment. |
| Annual Leave/Compensatory Exchange Program | Employees may elect to cash out between 2 and 10 (total) AL and/or CT days in January 2023 to be paid no later than March 31, 2023. Employees may elect to cash out between 2 and 5 (total) AL and/or CT days in August 2023, August 2024 and August 2025 to be paid no later than October 31st in each respective year. |
| Article 9 | Emergency AL – Modify language to allow for incremental use [up to 14 hours per calendar year for full-time, pro-rated for less than full-time], i.e., where employee has an emergency that meets the requirements of the provision, they do not have to use an entire day of time where not otherwise needed. Family Sick Leave (FSL): Add sibling and individual for whom the employee is the primary caregiver; clarify that use of FSL during caregiver leave designated under the FMLA does not count towards 25-day FSL cap, i.e., an employee has 25 FSL days for use plus unlimited use of SL accruals during FMLA caregiver leave. 9.3(e) Sick Leave [Return to Work] – modify language to provide for specific forms to be used and a timeline for employee’s return to work or State evaluation 9.5(g) Extraordinary Circumstances – add specific language covering an employee’s charge to accruals when they do not report on days that courts are delayed/closed early inclement weather Holidays – Incorporate Juneteenth as 13th paid holiday Professional Conference Leave – Modify language to specifically permit use of such leave during Court Recess and that there is no prohibition on virtual attendance where offered/available (subject to same requirements as far as substantiating the granting of paid leave) Grand Jury Leave – eliminate reference to 6 months of leave, i.e., leave shall run concurrent with grand jury review Early Release – modify language to provide for release or CT for those that have to remain if the indoor temperature is below 60/above 80 |
| Personnel and Pay Practices | Provide noncompetitive confidential and exempt confidential employees with 5 workdays notice of termination |
| Disciplinary Procedure | Increase time to answer charges from 8 days to 10 days |
| Flex Benefits |
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| Compensation Re-opener | Right to reopen negotiations during the term of this Agreement if any Court System unit negotiates general salary increases, increases in the above enumerated economic benefits or new economic benefits affecting titles/positions represented by the NYSCCA in excess of those negotiated with the NYSSCA |
2022 Dinner Dance and Scholarship Winners
Our Annual Dinner Dance held on October 22nd was a huge success! Thank you to all who showed up and made it a memorable night! Congratulations to all our Scholarship winners and members!!
- $2,000 Scholarship winner is Christopher Newton member Erice Newton
- $1,000 Scholarship winner is Brianna Paredes member Roselyn Acevedo
- $1,000 Scholarship winner is Jenna Lupo member Nicolette Lupo
- $1,000 Scholarship winner is Alyssa Lupo member Nicolette Lupo
- $1,000 Scholarship winner is Samantha McGrath member is Patrick McGrath
- $1,000 Scholarship winner is Alexa Tossone member is Irene Tossone
- $1,000 Scholarship winner is Lauren Boundy member is Michael Boundy
- $1,000 Scholarship winner is Vincent Rapallo member is Nicholas Rapallo
- $1,000 Scholarship winner is Kevin Warren member is Valerie Warren
- $1,000 Scholarship winner is Ahlani Lowe member is Melissa Coleman
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The NYS Court Clerks are the backbone of the Unified Court System. With over 1500 professional men and women, we keep the Courts moving. As the supervisory peace officers in NYC, our members are integral in fulfilling the core mission of the courts. Our Association serves to protect the rights and advance the benefits of all our active members and retirees.
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