Purpose:
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the CUNY 2025 rate increases for Plumber and Thermostat Titles.
Affected Employees:
CUNY employees in Plumber and Thermostat titles are affected.
Background:
A Consent Determination was entered and filed on 05/28/2024 between the Comptroller of the City of New York and Plumbers Local Union No. 1, United Association. The Consent Determination provides for a 2025 rate increase for employees in Plumber and Thermostat Titles.
Effective Dates:
The 2025 rate increases for the Plumber and Thermostat titles are as follows:
| Title | Effective 08/01/2025 |
|---|---|
| Supervisor Plumber and Supervisor Thermostat Repairer | $67.02 |
| Plumber and Thermostat Repairer | $64.00 |
| Plumber’s Helper | $44.78 |
Transactions to process the 2025 rate increases may be entered beginning in Institution Pay Period 09C, paychecks dated 08/07/2025.
Eligibility Criteria:
CUNY employees in Plumber and Thermostat 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 07/02/2024.
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 Plumber and Thermostat rate increases may be directed to the University Manager of Payroll Systems and Operations at CUNY Central Office.
Questions regarding processing transactions for the Plumber and Thermostat 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.