Purpose:

The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase and a one-time retroactive dues adjustment.

Affected Employees:

Affected employees are members of NYSCOPBA, Inc. and are currently in, or were previously in, Bargaining Units (BU) 01 and 21 at any time since April 1, 2023, with union dues withheld (Code 291 for BU 01 and Code 491 for BU 21).

Background:

NYSCOPBA membership dues for employees in BU 01 (Code 291) and BU 21 (Code 491) will increase retroactively as follows:

Effective Dates:

Paychecks dated August 14, 2024 (Administration)

Paychecks dated August 22, 2024 (Institution)

OSC Actions:

OSC will automatically increase the biweekly deduction for dues code 291 (BU 01) and dues code 491 (BU 21).

In addition, OSC will process an electronic input file from NYSCOPBA to deduct a one-time retroactive dues adjustment for paychecks dated August 14 and August 22, 2024 for the affected employees. 

Agency Actions:

Agencies are to notify affected employees.

Questions:

Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox.

Questions regarding the dues increase and retro adjustments should be directed to Pamela Welch at the NYSCOPBA office at 518-427-1551 or [email protected].