Michael Alden’s Contract Demand 2011

Main table

1. Substantial pay increase for each year of the agreement
2. Substantial increase in night and weekend differential
3. Longevity pay at the rate of $100 per year - $1,000 for 10 years, $1,500 for 15 years ,$2,000 for 20 years, $2,500 for 25 years, $3,000 for 30 years
4. We want 50% penalty for delay of earned wages that have been delayed beyond 5 business days of the normal payroll day then compounded as a penalty for each day there after
5. Cash in full value for unused vacation, sick allowances and they should be pensionable
6. $20 meal allowance for attendance in any proceeding or medical assignments or otherwise
7. All medicals to be paid at the minimum 6 hours time spent
8. 6 weeks vacation after 20 years of service 
9. Eliminate the overtime cap
10. Life insurance of minimum of $10 million paid by NYCTA for any employee losing their life while on the job
11. Annual sick allowance to be credited on 1st of January for all employees regardless of the length of the employment
12. Eliminate diagnosis/prognosis line in the sick line form
13. Amend the 3 days to 10 days to turn in the sick line form
14. Family members getting universal passes for spouse & children
15. Universal passes of the employees and their family members to be made valid in all MTA rail, buses lines to include bridges and tunnels
16. Discipline managers for wrongful prosecution
17. Reduce disciplinary investigation from going back 3 years to 12 months only
18. Eliminate co payment for any medical visit
19. Dependents college student health coverage to include dental and vision
20. Benefit should not be cancelled or cut for an out of work employee for any reason including reclassification
21. Increase in choice of health care providers at a minimum of 7 providers
22. Paid personal day and holidays regardless of the length of employment
23. Death in family to cover extended family leave to increase to 7 days at full pay
24. Ordinary death benefits to be increased for the member and their spouse
25. Move back the contract expiration date to expire in December 2014

Division

1. All swings should be at a minimum of 50 minutes
2. Swing should be after the fourth hour
3. Tripper swings should be paid in full regardless of their length
4. Increase the quota of change of days, vacation days, AVA & OTO to 10%
5. Donate OTO, AVA, vacation time to a fellow member in need
6. Eliminate sick control list
7. Employee can not be taken out of service until guilt has been proven
8. Jury duty should be considered as time worked - want to double up, extra piece
9. 10 minute pre trip inspection for on the road relief/ pre trip inspection at the depot increase to 20 minutes
10. Mandatory swing rooms at the end of the lines
11. OTO time to be cashed out at any time of the year
12. 1st preventable accident should be appealable 
13. Unlimited cash out of vacation time
14. Pay for the day when you are put back to work by the doctor - suppose you come back at the middle of the day or afternoon then you are told your run is out
15. Maternity leave 8 weeks with full pay
16. You should not lose pay while waiting for reclassification whether for medical reason or any other reason
17. Premium pay on cdl, 19A, stress etc. stressful titles require stressful premium pay
18. Substantial pay increase in shifter differential and articulated differential
19. Assault pay should be 5 years
20. No preset penalties all should be negotiable 
21. Taxes reimbursement for license renewal 
22. No layoff
23. Mother nature events (Emergency) snow blizzard, earthquake, hurricane, tornadoes whatever they must be specific and clear spelling out what, when, where the employee should do
24. $2 holiday premium must be raised to $5 holiday premium to cover all 11 holidays
25. The increase of our personal auto insurance that is being caused by work related accidents must be reimbursed by NYCTA