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First and Foremost: You are entitled to join your union, the Professional Staff Congress, which represents full-time and part-time faculty and staff at CUNY. We urge you to exercise this right. To join you must sign an authorization card. An agency fee of 1% is deducted from your paycheck if you are not a member. Union dues are the same amount. As a member, you will be entitled to run for office and vote in officer elections and contract ratification. You must be a member for four months to be eligible to vote. Pay Scale: As of May 1, 2006, Continuing Education Teachers are entitled to a minimum hourly rate of $29.76. This minimum hourly rate will increase to $30.03 on September 19, 2007. Program directors may hire Continuing Education Teachers at a rate higher than the minimum. As of May 1, 2006 Continuing Education Teachers appointed to a position that will continue for a period of more than six months and requires them to teach a minimum of 20 hours per week are entitled to annual base pay additions of $1.21 per hour on the second anniversary of the initial qualifying appointment, an additional $1.21 per hour on the fourth anniversary, and an additional $1.21 per hour on the sixth anniversary provided the Continuing Education Teacher is continuously employed for full years of service. A full year of service is defined as 30 weeks of service with 30 hours worked per week, an annual total of 900 hours. On May 19, 2007 these base pay additions shall increase to $1.22 per hour on the second anniversary, an additional $1.22 per hour on the fourth anniversary, and an additional $1.22 per hour on the sixth anniversary. Workers’ Compensation: All Continuing Education Teachers are covered by Workers’ Compensation. Call the local district office at 1-800-877-1373 for more information. Jury Duty: All Continuing Education Teachers must be paid their regular salary for jury duty and give CUNY any pay they receive for serving. Library Privileges: Continuing Education Teachers who are appointed for at least 6 weeks have library privileges on their campus. Pensions & Annuities: Continuing Education Teachers who are not presently members or retirees of any other New York City pension system may join the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (ERS). Vesting in ERS takes place after 5 credited years. If you want to join a tax deferred annuity program, you have a choice of ERS or TIAA-CREF or Halliday Research Corporation. Call the human resources office at your campus or Clarissa Gilbert Weiss, PSC Director of Pension and Welfare Benefits at 212-354-1252 for more information.
Complaints & Grievances:
A complaint is an informal claim by an employee or the PSC of improper,
unfair, arbitrary or discriminatory treatment. A complaint may, but need
not, constitute a grievance, and is processed through an informal
procedure. A grievance is an allegation by an employee or the PSC that
there has been a violation of the stated terms of the contract. Health Care: If you are appointed to a position that will continue for more than six months and requires you to teach a minimum of 20 hours per week, various health plans are available to you through The New York City Health Benefits Program. In addition, you are eligible for benefits through the PSC/CUNY Welfare Fund including dental and optical coverage, life insurance, and disability. For any questions about health coverage call the PSC/CUNY Welfare Fund at 212-354-5230. COBRA: If you lose your health insurance because you no longer meet the eligibility criteria, you may maintain benefits under COBRA, the federal law which allows you to pay for yourself for 18 months. Continuing Education Teachers who meet the eligibility requirement for health insurance but do not teach during the summer semester do not qualify for health insurance during July and August. They may pay for the insurance themselves during these months through COBRA. Teachers who take off the summer semester and then return in the fall semester must go to their campus human resources office and fill out a form to reinstate their health insurance coverage. This is necessary whether or not you use COBRA during the summer. Health Care Buyout Waiver: If you are eligible for health insurance but choose not to enroll in a plan through your employer, you are entitled to an annual lump-sum payment called a buyout wavier. To apply for this buyout wavier, go to the human resources office on your campus. Sick Leave: Continuing Education Teachers appointed to a position that will continue for a period of more than six months and requires them to teach a minimum of 20 hours per week are entitled to 14 days of sick leave per year, which can accrue up to a maximum of 28 days. The union contract is available to you. Call the union for your copy or click here* for contract as a PDF. |
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