Ariola asks Greco about collective bargaining status
Ariola asks the union panel whether collective bargaining meetings have occurred with the mayor or OLR and how many. Greco says bargaining started two years ago, has stalled, and this year there have been no traditional bargaining meetings; he says conversations are positive but under confidentiality.
So I'm going to ask each of you the same question, which was the last question that I asked of the administration.
Are you...
Are you able to state that there have been collective bargaining meetings with the mayor or his OLR staff?
And if so, how many have you had?
Our collective bargaining started two years ago, so I can't give you the number.
It's stalled.
This particular year, we have not had a collective bargaining meeting in that traditional sense.
We are currently under confidentiality to discuss the extent of the conversations we are having.
They have been positive.
But like I've said to the new OLR commissioner, positivity and $3 get me on a subway.
So we have been left on the altar way too many times.
So as positive as this is, every day we wait, another person will die.
So we look forward to continuing these conversations, and we hope to get to a resolution that's both equitable treatment to us and a fair, equitable wage.
But we are in a positive, hopeful status.
Okay, good.
Thank you, sir.