! Congratulations !

To all TEA's The Assault Felony Bill Has Been Signed By

Governor Paterson

Effective April 23, 2008

In 90 Days July 22, 2008

It Becomes Law

                                              Assaulting a Traffic Agent Must Be a Felony

     Tell Governor Paterson Agents Deserve The Same Protections as  other Uniformed Heroes

          A Special Message From Local 1182 President James Huntley:

      After 15 years of struggle, both house of the Legislature have given final approval to Assembly bill 6011-  D, which would make it a felony to assault a Traffic Enfocement Agent in the course of thier offical duties. The bill, if signed into law, will send a strong message to all New Yorkers: That as hard-working law enforcement professionals who keep New York safe,we have earned the same protections and respect as police officers and firefighters.

 But first we need the Governor to sign this important legislation and make its NYS law. And you can help make it happen.

      Call Governor Paterson at 212-681-4580 And tell him to sign A,6011 into Law Today

   A Letter From Local 1182 President James Huntley and the Executive Board

Dear Governor Paterson:

             I am writing to urge you to sign A.6011d into law. This important legislation won unanimous approval by each house of the Legislature and will have a dramatic impact on the New York City Traffic Enforcement Agent My union represents.

             New York City's Traffic Enforcement Agents ( TEAs) are law enforcement professionals employed by the new york City Police Department. They work Closely with, and supplement the effort of sworn police office and /or peace officers employed by the department. Teas enforce the vehicles and traffic law, as well as certain provisions of New York City's Administrative code. They also have significant responsibilities related to ensuring the smooth and orderly flow of traffic within the five boroughs. Like police offices, firefighters, corrections office and certain other personnel, TEAs are classified as part of New York City's elite uniformed forces, pursuant to local law.

           For decades, New York City's Various law enforcement agents have faced a major problem of on-the-job assault and harassment. As an example, from July 1 to September 15, 2007, Traffic Enforcement

Agents were victimized in the line of duty 83 times. This includes thirteen assaults committed against TEAs, two incidents of reckless endangerment, two incident of menacing, and one incident log larceny,among other crimes. These numbers mean that in just ten weeks, 3% of the workforce was victimized in the line of duty. On an annualized basis, this works out to roughly 15% of New York City's traffic agents becoming crime victims simply for doing their jobs.

           A major contributing factor into the violence plaguing TEAs and other law enforcement agents such as City Marshals ( who are also covered by A6011D are the woefully inadequate criminal penalties associated with these assaults. Currently, because New York City,s law enforcement agents are not a protected class under the law, a simple assault on one of them is a class A misdemeanor. To address this crisis, the City of New York has consistently supported legislative efforts to strengthen assault laws involving crimes against these public servants. A6011D is the culmination of those efforts.

           As the Mayor's office of State Legislative Affairs wrote in support of this legislation, "TEAs put their personal safety at risk every day when performing their duties wearing the uniform of the New York City Police Department. in order to do their jobs effectively, they must be reasonably assured that the law provides a deterrent to those who would commit criminal acts that could result in their injury. It is not only the safely of these public servants at stake, but the welfare of our citizenry, since their safety and quality acts of interference."

          While labor and management may not always agree, this is a circumstance where the employer and employee are in full accord. New York City's Traffic Enforcement Agents need and deserve, the protections afforded by A6011D.On behalf of the more than 2,000 Traffic Enforcement Agents employed By the New York City Police Department, I implore you to sign A6011D into law.

         Thank you for your consideration of this critical issue

                                                                            President James Huntley

                            UPComing Events For C.W.A. Local 1182

                                                   Uniformed Traffic & Sanitation Enforcement

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         NYPD Traffic is Hiring

 NOW  04/17/08

Welcome to the Communications Workers of America Local 1182's website.

My name is James Huntley, President of CWA Local 1182, which represents over 2,500 Uniform Traffic & Sanitation Enforcement Agents who are employed by the City of New York.

Local 1182 is proud and honored to host this website.

This website was created in an effort to better serve our members and to inform the public about the necessary service that we perform for the citizens of this great city.

To our members we say, we hope this will allow us to serve you better. In that effort, we want you to not be afraid to tell us what you think and offer suggestions on how we can better represent you. Please e-mail us at: gmcgill@cwalocal1182.org.

On this website you'll find information on the issues that concern TEA's and SEA's and current events. You'll be able to ask questions and get answers on a wide range on & off the job situations. You'll be able to keep track of grievances and improper practices filed by the local. On this website you'll be able to view profiles of your local officers, executive board members, delegates and committees persons as well as those of your fellow workers. Finally, we'll also provide a monthly report form our Security Benefit Fund.

We held our first annual Membership meeting . Click HERE for the highlights

On December 29th 2006 there will be a 2% pay increase retro for six months. On 03/09/07 there will be a 4%  Incease also there will be a 0.34 that will go into annuities.

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