New
Sources of Revenues:
Many
of our proposals in our first White Paper identified both new sources of revenue
and savings on operating cost, since we felt that Mayor Bloomberg's approach to
getting the City out fiscal crisis was one-dimensional.
Many
of our revenue generating proposals have been implemented:
Cost
Savings and Contract Elimination:
We
are making progress in some our proposals. Here is a list of some of them:
Rescind
of layoff of 28 pest control technicians.
Partial
return of deliveries of goods and commodities (Dry goods) to the Loaders and handlers
of Local 372. Six trucks out of the fifteen trucks have been put back to work.
Elimination
of contract for accounts payable for Watson Rice LLP in OSFNS. This contract directly
affected the members of Local 1407.
Overtime
has been created for the laborers of Local 924 for the delivery of construction
material in the Division of School Facilities.
Reduction
of $5 million dollars worth of contracts in the Attendance Improvement and Dropout
Prevention Program (AIDP) belonging to the United Way of New York, affecting the
members of Local 372.
Reduction
of computer consultants in the Department of Education.
Posting
of 30 managerial positions in DIIT to replace consultants, providing promotional
opportunities for the members of Local 2627.
Conversion
of 109 computer consultants in the Administration for Children Services (ACS)
to full time employees (Local 2627) for a projected savings of over $1.9 million.
Conversion
of 220 computer consultant positions in the Human Resources Administration (HRA)
to full time employees (Local 2627).
Elimination
of $75 million contract with Tempforce LLP in HRA, affecting members in Local
1549.
Elimination
of Wildcat contracts in Fire Department, affecting members in Local 1549.
Reduction
of 68% of temporary service contracts, affecting members in Local 1549.
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