The results of this week's election of officers to serve on the Executive Board for the upcoming term are in.  The officers are listed below and can also be found by clicking the Executive Board link on the Local 1482 website.  Congratulations to all who won their seats, and many thanks to all who ran and offered to serve the membership and the union

On Thursday, December 7th a membership meeting will be held virtually over Zoom to provide more information about the election results and to swear in the Executive Board.  The meeting is scheduled from 7:00-9:00 pm.  The login information for the meeting is as follows: 

Zoom Link
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89318615338?pwd=rS6RBwzHc2oedDQeGJB1qZ1RCl4Ned.1

​Meeting Id: 893 1861 5338

Password: 1945

Local 1482 Election Results
President
George Olken

Librarian Vice President (Uncontested)
Rakisha Kearns White

Vice- President Clerical (Uncontested)
Ann Joseph

Blue Collar Vice President (Uncontested)
Henry Gonzalez

Treasurer (Uncontested)
Paul Otto

Recording Secretary (Uncontested)
Catherine Skryzpek

Corresponding Secretary (Uncontested)
Karen Simon

Librarian Representative (3)
Janelle Welch
Maura Johnson
Heyrling Oropeza

Clerical Representative (4)
Anthony Illiano
Kay Jordan
Lissette Hurtado
Lisa Pryce Brown

Special Officer Representative
Jose Ruiz

Maintainer Representative (Uncontested)
Haafiz Ahmed

Custodian Representative (Uncontested)
Darlene Crowder
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Miscellaneous Representative
Tierra Blanchard

DC 37 Delegates (4)
Abigail Garnett
Alexa Orr
Ann Joseph
Janelle Welch

The December 4th General Membership Meeting of Local 1482 will be held at the Brooklyn Heights Branch starting at 7:00 pm.  The Brooklyn Heights Branch is located at 286 Cadman Plaza West.  Food and refreshments will be available.

The agenda of the meeting:

1. Approval of minutes
2. Treasurer's report
3. President's report
4. Election of officers

Election of officers to serve a three-year term (December 2023-December 2026) on the Executive Board of Local 1482 will be an in-person election and the election will be held at the December 4th meeting.  There will not be mail-in ballots. In-person voting is in accordance with the Local 1482 Constitution and has been selected by the impartial Election Committee as the means of voting for officers in this election.

All members will have received a notice mailed to their home addresses about the meeting and election.  The information imparted in the notice, including nominees, is as follows:

Following the last General Membership Meeting on October 2, 2023 nominations were accepted for all positions.  There are five positions for which elections will be held: President (1), Librarian Representatives (3), Clerical Representatives (4), Special Officer Representative (1), and Miscellaneous Representative (1).

President.  One (1) Seat
Four (4) Candidates:

• Ron Barber
• George Olken
• Dawn Marie Cassari
• Kareem Thompson

Note: This is an at-large seat.  All members, regardless of title, can vote in this category.

Librarian Representatives.  Three (3) Seats
Four (4) Candidates:

• Heidi Duffy
• Janelle Welch
• Maura Johnson
• Heyrling Oropeza

Note: Only members working in librarian titles can vote in this category.

Clerical Representatives.  Four (4) Seats
Six (6) Candidates:

• Anthony Illiano
• Joanna Sanford
• Kay Jordan-Wilkes
• Lissette Hurtado
• Lisa Pryce-Brown
• Jessica Carlo

Note: Only members working in clerical titles can vote in this category.

Special Officer Representative.  One (1) Seat
Three (3) Candidates:

• Jose Ruiz
• Kenneth Chandler
• Valerie King

Note: Only members working as special officers can vote in this category.

Miscellaneous Representative.  One (1) Seat
Two (2) Candidates:

• Tierra Blanchard
• David Jules

Note: Only members who do not have a listed representative can vote in this category (e.g. IT titles)

In the following positions, only one individual was nominated and has therefore been elected uncontested:

• Vice President Librarian (Rakisha Kearns-White)
• Vice President Clerical (Ann Joseph)
• Vice President Blue Collar (Henry Gonzalez)
• Treasurer (Paul Otto)
• Recording Secretary (Catherine Skrzypek)
• Corresponding Secretary (Karen Simon)
• Maintainer Representative (1) (Haafiz Ahmad)
• Custodian Representative (1) (Darlene Crowder)
• DC37 Delegates (4) (Abigail Garnett, Alexa Orr, Ann Joseph, Janelle Welch)

PLEASE NOTE: Any questions or concerns about the elections process can be directed to the Local 1482 Elections Committee, Local1482elections@gmail.com.  

Local 1482 will hold a special meeting for members to discuss THI and share recommendations for remote work.  It will be held virtually over Zoom on Friday, October 20th at 7pm.  

President Ron Barber emailed a notice about the meeting last week via BPL email that included the Zoom login for the meeting.  Local 1482 members who would like to have the Zoom login emailed to their personal email accounts are invited to fill out this registration form.  The login will be emailed to those who submit the form the evening of Thursday, October 19th.  For anyone who submits the form later on October 19th, or before 5 pm on October 20th, the login information will be emailed at 5 pm on October 20th.

Thank you for your interest in continuing to discuss these topics that have an ongoing impact on the members of our Local.  

The first General Membership Meeting of 2023-24 will be held on Monday, October 2 at 7:00 pm.  It will be an in-person meeting and will be held at the Park Slope Branch located at 431 6th Avenue.

Light refreshments will be served.

At this meeting nominations will be taken for all offices to serve on the Executive Board for the term that runs from December 2023 to December 2026.  These offices are:

• President
• Librarian Vice President
• Clerical Vice President
• Blue Collar Vice President
• Treasurer
• Recording Secretary
• Corresponding Secretary
• 11 Representatives as follows:
  • Three (3) Librarian Representatives
  • Four (4) Clerical Representatives
  • One (1) Maintainer Representative
  • One (1) Custodian Representative
  • One (1) Special Officer Representative
  • One (1) Miscellaneous Representative
• Five (5) Delegates to DC37

The rules for nominations and elections are outlined in Article VII of the Local 1482 Constitution.  The roles of Executive Board Officers are outlined in Article VIII of the constitution.

​A PDF of all Local 1482 meetings in 2023 and 2024 is located here.  Please print it out and post it on the union bulletin boards in your work locations.

For the first time since 2019, Local 1482 will hold its annual picnic in person.  Join us at Prospect Park on Sunday, June 11th, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.  The festivities will take place at the Picnic House North area, which is a short walk from the park entrance located at Prospect Park West and 5th Street.

The theme of the picnic is Summer of Reflection.  As at previous picnics, there will be food, games, prizes, and activities for kids.  Bring your families and spend an afternoon hanging out and having fun with your friends and fellow members of Local 1482!

Members of Local 1482 are invited to the June membership meeting on Monday, June 5th at 7:00pm.  The meeting will take place virtually over Zoom.  Postcards containing the Zoom login information were recently mailed to members' home addresses.

If you would like to have the Zoom login emailed to you, please submit this RSVP form.  The login will be emailed to you on Sunday night, June 4th.  For those who submit the RSVP form later in the evening on June 4th or before 5:00 pm on June 5th, the login information will be emailed at 5:00 pm on June 5th.

The agenda for the meeting is:

1. Minutes
2. Treasurer's Report
3. President's Report
4. New Business

We wanted to provide an update to members of Local 1482 on the payment of bonuses and retroactive payments members will receive due to the new Economic Contract.  

At this time no pay dates have been finalized for Libraries and Cultural Institutions under the new contract.  DC37 has created a document that outlines the pay dates employees at City agencies covered by the contract will receive their ratification bonuses, retroactive payments, and salary increases.  The document will be updated when pay dates for Libraries and Cultural Institutions are set.  We will also inform the membership of Local 1482 when dates for payment of their bonuses and retroactive payments are announced.

Please reach out to Ron Barber, Sylvia Quinones, or members of the Executive Board if you have any questions.

The April General Membership Meeting of Local 1482 is scheduled to take place on Monday, April 3rd at 7:00.  All current members are invited to attend.  The meeting will be held virtually on Zoom.

Postcards have recently been mailed to all members' homes that include the Zoom login information for the meeting.  If you would like to have the login emailed to you, please submit this RSVP form.  We will email the Zoom login to you in the evening of Sunday, April 2nd.  For those who submit the form later on April 2nd, or before 5:00 pm on April 3rd, we will email the login information to you at 5:00 pm on April 3rd.

The agenda of the meeting will be:

1. Minutes
2. Treasurer's Report
3. President's Report
4. New Business

The membership of Local 1482 is invited to a special meeting that will take place on Wednesday, March 22.  The only item on the agenda will be the proposed Economic Agreement reached last month between DC37 and the City.  The meeting will start at 7:00 pm and will be held on Zoom.

To have the Zoom login for the meeting emailed to you, you are invited to submit this RSVP form with your name and email address.  The login will be emailed to you on the evening of Tuesday, March 21st.  If you register later in the evening on March 21st or before 5 pm on March 22nd, we will email the login information to you at 5 pm on March 22nd.

President Barber will cover the terms of the Economic Contract at the meeting, the voting process to ratify, and members will be able to ask questions. Members are welcome to reach out to Ron Barber or Sylvia Quinones or members of the Executive Board at any time with questions they may have about the contract or completing their ballots.  

Envelopes with ratification ballots for the Economic Contract are being mailed to the home addresses of DC37 members, which includes the membership of Local 1482.  Ballots must be received at the American Arbitration Association, the independent organization conducting the contract vote, no later than 9 am on March 31st.  Members of Local 1482 are encouraged to mail in their ballots as soon as they can.

On February 17, 2023, DC37 announced it had reached an agreement with the City for a 5-year economic contract covering May 26, 2021 to November 6, 2026.  The contract was endorsed by the DC37 Delegate Assembly on February 28.  Ballots will now be mailed to DC37 members to vote on contact, which includes all eligible members of Local 1482 (there are a small number of titles in Local 1482 whose economic bargaining is owned by other unions).

The American Arbitration Association (AAA), an independent organization, is conducting the vote on the contract.  AAA began to mail envelope packages containing ballots to members' home addresses on March 10, and members can expect to receive them by March 17, so check your mailboxes.  Completed ballots need to be received at AAA no later than 9 am on March 31.  Please reach out to Ron Barber, Sylvia Quinones, or any member of the Executive Board if you do not receive a ballot in the mail.  

The terms of the economic contract can be found on the DC37 website.  It calls for 3% pay increases in the first four years and 3.25% in the last year. The five-year, five-month and 12-days agreement provides a 16.21% pay increase compounded, including retroactive pay, and a $3,000 signing bonus upon ratification. Retroactive pay kicks in from the first day of the proposed deal.

You can see an estimated amount of retroactive pay you may receive by entering your pre-tax income into DC37's Retroactive Pay Calculator.

Other highlights of the proposed contract include establishing a committee to explore remote work, raising the minimum wage of all DC37 members to $18 an hour, establishing a Child Care Trust Fund, and maintaining premium-free healthcare plans.