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Home Login Signup Search Search go -- 50 Years of Serving the Workers of America -- Home Login Signup Resources Search Home Login Signup Search Search go -- 50 Years of Serving the Workers of America -- Search Toggle navigation Local Officers and Staff News Calendar Communique Your Rights Contracts Private Sector Shops Get Involved Special Campaigns Committees Education & Scholarships Event Gallery Benefits Active Benefits Retiree Benefits Retiree Division Retiree Benefits Help Desk Retiree Event Calendar Retiree Gallery Retiree Contact Training Workplace Literacy Seminars & Workshops Exam Prep Policies & Procedures Contact Us Contact Home CWA Local 1180 6 Harrison St. New York, NY 10013 212.226.6565 Everything you need to know about CORONAVIRUS Click here to fill it out: my2020census.gov MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT GLORIA MIDDLETON Life has changed dramatically in the month of March. My original message written in February was completely different and talked about gearing up for the start of a new year, a new decade. I was looking back on just some of the many great accomplishments we had in 2019 — a payout of the EEO settlement to our Admin Managers, a record number of bills signed into law in Albany, new contracts for several of our private sector shops, and of course, closing out the year with members ratifying our PAA et al agreement. Then, in what seemed like the blink of an eye, life changed. It started off slowly, maybe for a week. Possibly a bit more. Before we knew it, life became that boulder rolling down the mountain, picking up speed ... the longer it rolls, the more speed it picks up. Once that boulder starts, it appears there is no stopping it. Just like that, the coronavirus was upon us. And there went the original message. What’s upon us now, what we are all dealing with, is what matters. This thing called coronavirus — or COVID-19, SARS CoV-2, or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 — pounced on New York City, New York State, our country, like a ton of bricks, and caught us all off guard. While we might have been unprepared for it at the time, we are certainly in the thick of it now. Not really given a choice but to band together and figure it out, that’s exactly what we did. Initially, the news starting coming in fast and furious from all different directions. As soon as we were able to decipher one City memo, everything changed and we had to start over and move on to the next. We starting getting calls from members in all different agencies asking for confirmation on policies they were hearing about at their worksites, but we had no more news than our members. It took a couple of days, but the City of New York finally shifted into crisis mode as more and more workers starting getting sick and testing positive for COVID-19. This thing that was working its way through China where it started, and Italy where it had spread to, was now in full gear in America, and attacking New York City — the current epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak. As the numbers increase every day, I worry about not only my family, but I am concerned and focused on Local 1180’s members and their families. This virus does not discriminate. As President of this Local, I can’t help but feel responsible for each and every member and make sure you are all as safe and protected as possible on your jobs. Working with the Staff Reps, Officers, and the Executive Board, we are in touch with agencies, commissioners, OLR, and everyone else we need to be to ensure our members classified as non-essential are able to work from , and that our members classified as essential are provided with everything they need to do their jobs in the safest possible manner. This has been the most difficult task of all. For starters, the City initially did not have a list of titles broken down into essential and non-essential categories. They somewhat do now. And then there was the issue of figuring out how to let non-essential workers actually work from . For some of our represented titles, that wasn’t so difficult; for others, it took much more effort, which meant a lot more time. We also had to deal with the Local 1180 office and arrange for the staff to telework as they are union members of OPEIU Local 153, and we had to comply with the Governor’s mandate for non-essential staff. However, Staff Reps and Officers at the Local never stopped working. I want to thank all our members for your cooperation during this transition. We let you know that you would be able to reach us through email and via our social media outlets while our phone system was down, and your support was much appreciated. Our Staff Reps are in overdrive making sure every member’s questions and concerns are answered and dealt with as quickly as possible. This has been an experience none of us ever had before. There was, and is, no script on handling this crisis. Your messages sent in privately on social media are being forwarded immediately to the correct person. We know how worried everyone is. We know how scary this is. We are doing our best. We are all working and living in unchartered territory right now. We continue to be diligent in communicating with our membership through our shop stewards and staff reps, the Communique, social media, our website and email blasts. The only thing that has changed for now are the site visits, which is why I am strongly encouraging everyone to please make sure you have a personal email on file with the union so you receive our regular email blasts. This is a main form of information dissemination between the union and our members. If you have Facebook, please LIKE our page (@cwalocal1180) and you will automatically follow us. We post often and the information is beneficial. During this pandemic, we are keeping in touch more than we usually do and providing you with as much information as we can. I repeat what the Governor has said in many of his daily press conferences. We are at war. We are at war with a virus. How did we get to the point where a plague as brutal as the coronavirus has attacked country after country in all different parts of the globe? It does not differentiate based on gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, economic status, or any other factor so often used to draw a line in the sand. Whether we are rich or poor, black or white, male or female, we are all equally susceptible to COVID-19. I believe it shows just how interconnected — and the same — we all really are. This has brought out the good in so many people and businesses and organizations, all of whom are working side by side to try and make a difference, to try and help, to do what they can to stop what seems like the never-ending spiral of the coronavirus pandemic. I believe there is more that unites the world than divides us. I believe that if we all look at our own personal lives and figure out one change we want to make when this is all over, the world might just be a better place. Let’s keep hope alive! In the meantime, I urge all members to remain vigilant; continue to do everything to flatten the curve. Isolate. Stay at . We have frontline workers who can’t stay . I salute them and thank them for their commitment to help the sick, the poor, the less. I pray they remain safe from this virus. Let me say that I’m so proud of everyone for sticking together, for showing support for one other, and for helping each other. We already have lost two members to this horrible pandemic. We mourn together because we are a family. We pray there will be no more. We are #NewYorkStrong. We are #CWAStrong. We are #StrongerTogether. Members in Titles & Agencies Covered by the PAA et al Contract If you are in a title and agency covered by the recently ratified PAA et al contract and would like to calculate your new gross salary, you can utilize the chart below. Simply enter either your current biweekly or annual salary in the red box and then click on the "calculate" button. The blue box...