Purpose:
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the CUNY 2025 rate increases for High Pressure Plant Tender Titles.
Affected Employees:
CUNY employees in High Pressure Plant Tender titles are affected.
Background:
A Consent Determination was entered and filed on 07/25/2024 between the Comptroller of the City of New York and District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO. The Consent Determination provides for a 2025 rate increase for employees in the title of High Pressure Plant Tender.
Effective Dates:
The 2025 rate increases for the High Pressure Plant Tender titles are as follows:
For Employees Hired Before August 24, 2020
Effective Date | 0-4 Years of Service | 5-9 Years of Service | 10-14 Years of Service | 15-19 Years of Service | 20+ Years of Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
05/24/2025 | $42.44 | $42.65 | $43.48 | $44.41 | $47.49 |
For Employees Hired On or After August 24, 2020
Effective Date | 0-1 Years of Service | 2-4 Years of Service | 5-9 Years of Service | 10-14 Years of Service | 15-19 Years of Service | 20+ Years of Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
05/24/2025 | $40.10 | $42.44 | $42.65 | $43.48 | $44.41 | $47.49 |
Transactions to process the 2025 rate increases may be entered beginning in Institution Pay Period 04C, paychecks dated 05/29/2025.
Eligibility Criteria:
CUNY employees in High Pressure Plant Tender Titles are eligible for the payment on the payment effective date listed in the Effective Dates section. Further eligibility criteria is available in the memoranda from Carmelo Batista, Jr. dated 09/10/2024.
Agency Actions:
Reporting the Rate Increases
To increase the hourly rate(s) for eligible employees, the agency must submit the following:
- For all rate increases, request a Pay Change using the Action/Reason code of PAY/CRT (Pay Rate Change/Change Rate) on the Job Action Requests page, using the effective date listed above in the Effective Dates section, along with the new applicable hourly rate.
- A separate Pay Change request must be made for each subsequent row that exists on the employee’s Job Data page using the next available sequence number, regardless of status and provided the employee remains in an eligible position.
Tax Information:
These monies are taxable income subject to all employment taxes and income taxes, will be included in the employee’s taxable gross and reported on the employee’s Form W-2.
Undeliverable Checks
When a valid payroll check is undeliverable due to the agency’s inability to locate the employee, the agency should follow the Agency Actions identified in Payroll Bulletin No. 1786 – Non-Negotiated and/or Undeliverable New York State Payroll Checks.
Checks issued to eligible employees who are now deceased should be submitted as a Stop Payment Request with a reason of Exchange in PayServ. The Report of Check Exchange (AC 1476-P), Next of Kin Affidavit (AC 934-P), and original death certificate should be submitted to the Payroll Reversal and Exchange mailbox at the same time as the Stop Payment Request. If a Next of Kin Affidavit has been previously submitted for a deceased employee’s payroll check, OSC will accept a photocopy of this form along with a new Report of Check Exchange.
Questions:
Questions regarding eligibility for the High Pressure Plant Tender rate increases may be directed to the University Manager of Payroll Systems and Operations at CUNY Central Office.
Questions regarding processing transactions for the High Pressure Plant Tender Title rate increases may be directed to the Payroll Earnings mailbox.
Questions regarding deductions may be directed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox.
Questions regarding taxes may be directed to the Tax and Compliance mailbox.