Purpose

To provide agency instructions for processing the CUNY Rate Increase for Elevator Mechanics

Affected Employees

CUNY employees in the title of Elevator Mechanic

Background

A Consent Determination has been entered and filed on December 14, 2017 between the Comptroller of the City of New York and the City Employees Union, Local 237, International Brotherhood of Teamsters for retroactive increases for employees in the title of Elevator Mechanic. This determination covers the period June 9, 2008 through September 24, 2020 and provides for a salary increase effective September 17, 2019.

The revised rate chart and additional information are contained in the Carmelo Batista, Jr. memorandum dated May 15, 2018.

Effective Date(s)

Increases can be submitted in Pay Period 13C (Institution), paychecks dated 09/26/2019. Rate increase is effective 09/17/2019.

Agency Actions

Reporting the Rate Increases

To increase the hourly rate(s), the agency must submit the following requests, regardless of the employee’s status:

• For all rate increases, request a Pay Change with the Action/Reason code of PAY/CRT (Pay Rate Change/Change Rate) on the Job Action Requests page, using the effective date of the appropriate increase, and submit the new hourly rate.
• A separate request must be made for each of the rows that exist on the employee’s Job Data page.

Tax Information

These monies are taxable income and are subject to all employment taxes and income taxes. These monies will be included in the employee’s taxable gross and will be reported on the employee’s Form W-2.

Questions

Questions about processing transactions for Elevator Mechanics may be directed to the Payroll Earnings mailbox.

Questions regarding Taxes may be directed to the Tax and Compliance mailbox.