PBA

What does a Union do?

Unions are about a simple proposition: By joining

together, working women and men gain strength in numbers so they can have a

voice at work about what they care about. They negotiate a contract with their

employer for things like a fair and safe workplace, better wages, a secure

retirement and family-friendly policies such as paid sick leave and scheduling

hours. They have a voice in how their jobs get done, creating a more stable,

productive workforce that provides better services and products. Always adapting

to the challenges of our nation’s evolving workforce, unions are meeting the

needs of workers in today’s flexible and nontraditional work environments.

Because no matter what type of job workers are in, by building power in unions,

they can speak out for fairness for all working people in their communities and

create better standards and a strong middle class across the country.

CCPD

Enforcement powers for the Co-op City Department of Public Safety are 

found under the following laws and codes. New York State Criminal

Procedure law; section 2.10.27 Special Patrolman City of New

York. City of New York administrative code; section 14-106 Rules and procedures for Special Patrolmen promulgated May 1985, Authority of the police commissioner City of New York.  All department members have completed the basic course for peace officers,  mandated by the bureau of municipal police and are registered with the Division of Criminal Justice Services in Albany. Additionally, each officer undergoes annual firearms / F.A.T.S. training as well as any offered training from New York State police,  N.Y.P.D. or any other law enforcement agency.

Collective Bargaining

Collective bargaining is the process in which working

people, through their unions, negotiate contracts with their employers to

determine their terms of employment, including pay, benefits, hours, leave, job

health and safety policies, ways to balance work and family and more.

Collective bargaining is a way to solve workplace problems.

The origin of labor unions dates back to the eighteenth century and the industrial revolution in Europe. During this time there was a huge surge of new workers into the workplace that needed representation. In the United States history of unions, early workers and trade unions played an important part in the role for independence. Although their physical efforts for the cause of independence were ineffective, the ideas they introduced, such as protection for workers, became part of our American culture.