Dear Fellow Colleagues and Value CSEA Unit 9200 Members,

We hope this message finds you well. Below is this week’s update.

1) SAVE THE DATE — General Membership Meeting
Wednesday, September 30
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Grinton I. Will Library
1500 Central Park Avenue
Yonkers, NY

Light refreshments will be served. Please plan to attend in person. A registration link will be sent as the date approaches. Live streaming will also be available at a later date.

2) White Plains Parking Proposal
The Joint Parking Committee meets again on September 15. Before that meeting, we need reliable data on member interest in one option discussed last time.

Parking in White Plains remains scarce. One proposal is a Park & Ride at the County Center lot, just outside the White Plains city gate, with a looping morning and afternoon shuttle to two centralized drop-off points near County municipal buildings.

Proposed cost: $5 per pay period or $10 per month — the same as other County-provided parking.

The form is an expression of interest only. It does not commit you to a space and does not guarantee the option will be implemented. Your response will help the Committee decide whether the proposal is viable.

If you would use County Center parking if it becomes available, please sign up so we can gauge interest: Expression of interest for White Plains Parking

Thank you for your time and input.

3) Contract Negotiations Sub-Committees — Volunteers Needed
CSEA Unit 9200 is forming Contract Negotiations Sub-Committees and needs Probation Officers at the table. Your day-to-day experience is essential if we are going to bargain language that reflects the work you do.

The Probation Department Sub-Committee will focus on unit-specific issues, including caseloads, schedules, safety, overtime, telework and field work, working conditions, and retirement provisions. It will set bargaining priorities for our peace officer members and report recommendations to the main negotiations team.

To help shape the next contract and serve on a subcommittee, submit your interest here: 2027 CSEA Unit 9200 Contract Negotiation.

4) Telework Ends September 8, 2026
The County Executive’s Office plans to end members’ telework effective September 8, 2026.The County’s telework policy has been available for decades (at least since 1994). It has worked for employees and the County and still appears in recruitment materials. A decades-long practice used as a recruiting tool and applied when it suits operations cannot be taken from bargaining-unit members while management keeps the same flexibility for itself. That inconsistency will be part of the record we present through every lawful channel.

CSEA Unit 9200 disagrees with ending this long-standing practice without bargaining. We will use all lawful avenues under the Taylor Law and our CBA. We remain cautiously optimistic the decision can be reversed through proper processes.

Until then, comply. Report to your assigned County worksite beginning September 8, 2026, unless you have a separately approved arrangement (for example, a documented reasonable accommodation).

Existing rules still apply:

• Work only during scheduled hours and on County premises as directed.
• Do not work after hours—including work-related phone calls—unless overtime is pre-authorized in writing under the contract and County procedures.
• Follow County emergency-closing, weather, and site-disturbance procedures. With telework no longer authorized, work at County premises only. If there is no official building closure and you do not report, you must charge accrued time.

These reminders are to keep members in line with the contract and County rules.

5) CSEA Contracts within the Region: Unified Court System Reach Tentative One-Year Agreement

To keep members informed about the contract climate in the region: CSEA and the Unified Court System have reached a tentative agreement on a one-year economic extender. It includes a 4.5% salary increase retroactive to April 1, 2026, plus increases to longevity, location pay, allowances, and other benefits.

UCS bargaining-unit members will vote next week. Voting instructions will be sent by email or mail. CSEA will resume talks on additional years of a successor contract beginning September 30.

Wishing you and your loved ones a happy, health and long Labor Day weekend!