FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PR- 157-05 April 26, 2005 MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES TENTATIVE LABOR AGREEMENT WITH DAY CARE CENTER DIRECTORS AND ASSISTANT DIRECTORS New Contract for approximately 450 Directors of Day Care Centers Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced a tentative settlement by the Day Care Council of New York with the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA), subject to ratification by the union membership, on an overall collective bargaining agreement covering approximately 450 Employees at 346 day care centers located throughout the City. The last contract between the Day Care Council of New York and CSA expired March 31, 2001. The new contract covers all Directors and Assistant Directors working in these Centers for the sixty-three month period from April 1, 2001 through June 30, 2006. “Taking care of our City’s children is a critical responsibility,” Mayor Bloomberg said. “Without the administrators who run our child care centers, our City’s workforce would face a paralyzing crisis. We applaud the Day Care Council and CSA for having reached an agreement that will adequately compensate these employees for their tremendous efforts in continuing to improve the quality of day care services to the children and families of New York City. CSA has attained a broad-based economic agreement that will provide much deserved wage increases and other benefits for its members.” The principal features of the Agreement include:
“The City’s commitment to attain fiscally prudent settlements has been achieved while maintaining the Union’s goal of fair treatment and compensation for its members,” Mayor Bloomberg concluded. “I want to thank Deputy Mayor Marc V. Shaw, Labor Commissioner James F. Hanley, First Deputy Commissioner Pamela S. Silverblatt and their team, and Mark Page, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and his staff for all of their efforts in reaching MEDIA CONTACT: Ed Skyler/Jordan Barowitz (212) 788-2958 |
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