What you should know
Following the successful pilot program with unionized employees, the Adams administration is expanding benefits to the city’s unrepresented workforce. Remote work is a critical tool for recruiting and retaining top talent and providing high-quality services to New YorkersThe expansion pilot will be offered to approximately 16,500 non-union represented employees, allowing those who qualify to work up to two days a week remotely, depending on their specific job performance and duties.
This is good news for thousands of New York City employees.
And Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that he will extend the benefits of the remote work pilot program to city workers who are not represented by unions. Until now, this program only benefited those who were represented by unions.
“New Yorkers deserve the best services the government can offer, and our secret weapon is the most talented and hardworking workforce in the world,” said Mayor Adams. “Public servants help New Yorkers during the city’s most pressing crises, and now is the time for us to support them as they have supported us. With the success of our initial remote work pilots for tens of thousands of union-represented employees, we are proud to extend this benefit to the thousands of unrepresented public servants who work tirelessly for our city day in and day out.”
The pilot expansion will be offered to approximately 16,500 non-union represented employees, allowing those who qualify to work up to two days a week remotely, depending on their specific job performance and duties.
The two-year pilot will adhere to the same terms of the administration’s remote work agreements with several unions as part of recent contractual agreements. Determinations on days and eligibility will be made at the agency level and will be reviewed by the Flexible Work Committee, which includes representatives from city oversight agencies.
The Adams administration has made significant progress in reaching contractual agreements with its unionized workforce. In less than two years, and less than nine months after its first agreement with DC 37, the Adams administration has successfully negotiated contracts with unions representing approximately 88 percent of the city’s workforce, including DC 37, the Police Benevolent Association, the United Federation of Teachers, the Coalition of Uniformed Officers, Teamsters Local 237, Communication Workers of America Local 1180, the Marine Engineers Beneficiary Association and the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators.
The administration is currently in collective bargaining talks with unions representing the city’s remaining unionized workforce.
2023-10-23 18:14:21
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