The Payment Schedule

OK, by now most of you will have heard about the last payment date.
Here it is, straight from the horse's mouth, complete with the whining about our union officials and only slightly edited for effect.
Or, click on the link above and read the original version right off the Comptroller's page with the fancy graphics...

CONTACT:
Press Office(518) 474-4015
FOR RELEASE:
ImmediatelyAugust 7, 2006

Correctional Officers to Finally Receive Full Retroactive Salary Increases October 26
Interim Payments to be Made on August 31and September 28
The following is modified text of a letter sent to Correctional Officers today informing them that they will receive their full retroactive salary increases on October 26:

Dear Sucker, er, I mean, Correctional Officer:
I am writing to tell you exactly when you will finally get all of your money.
You will see your raise in your October 26 check. In that check you will also get retroactive pay, minus what you got in the check you will get on August 31. I'm sure you've already spent it, anyway.

So here is the schedule:
On August 31 you will get back pay of as much as $7,500. Lots of taxes will be taken out, so your take home will be much less than that.
On September 28 you will get the retroactive adjustment to the uniform allowance payment and the security enforcement differential.
On September 28 we will also include location pay adjustments, including the new Lower Mid-Hudson location pay.
The retroactive security enforcement differential and the location pay will be included in your September 28 paycheck, while the retroactive uniform allowance will be issued in a separate check. The SLED will be added to your base, but the Uniform Allowance will not, even though the state initially agreed to do so.
On October 26 you will get the full retroactive salary increases, minus what you already got in August. (These are 2.25% effective April 2003, 2.75% effective April 2004, 3.00% effective April 2005, and 3.00% effective April 2006).
On October 26 we will also include retroactive increases in the 10, 15 and 20-year longevity payments, apply the retroactive increase in union dues, and, finally, FINALLY, advance everyone to their new base salary. All this will be taxed heavily.
On November 22 we expect to pay the new 25-year longevity payment with retro to eligible employees
Adjustments to inconvenience pay will be made beginning in September and will be much smaller than you expect.
Your paycheck stub or direct deposit advice will list the amounts of each retroactive payment.
The OSC Payroll Office will produce all relevant information to bring your retirement records up to date. This will require no action on your part.
[Now the whiney part:]
When your union’s leaders negotiated your contract they made it very, very complicated. [Ok, so now they're admitting it IS a negotiated contract which was NOT brought back to the members to be voted on, rather than an arbitrated award -ed.] Then, rather than work with us, your leaders went out and gave out lots of bad information. We feel they did that to cover themselves and make them look good at the expense of our office. So, they spent their time having some members call the Comptroller’s Office to complain. We appreciate those of you who were courteous to our staff. We respect the fight you waged for a decent contract, the difficulty of your talks and the work that you do for the people of this State. We hope this letter answers your questions, even if it does not meet what you have been led to expect from your union leaders. Most of the people working on this complicated contract are public employee union members like you. They have worked very hard to get this job done. They have always been professional. The same is not true for your union leaders.

Good Luck.