Please mail by the end of October to: Research and Negotiations Dept., District Council 37, 125 Barclay St., New York, NY, 10007.

What is your job title? _______________________________________

Local_____________________________________________________

1. What do you feel would be a reasonable and fair annual pay increase? (Please check one.):

1-3 percent 3-5 percent 6-8 percent

2. How long a contract do you think makes sense for DC 37 at this time? (Please check one.):

1 year 2 years 3 years More

3. Would you forgo part of a possible wage increase to improve or protect health insurance and welfare fund benefits?
(Please check one.):

Yes No

4. Besides a salary increase, there are other wage-related items the union could negotiate or improve. Please rank the following by their importance to you. Please write 1 next to the item that is most important to you, 2 for the next and so on to 4 for the least important:

____ Annuity fund contributions
____ Automatic step pay plan
____ Longevities
____ Cost-of-living adjustment

5. What other pay differentials do you feel the union should try to negotiate or increase?

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6. In addition to wages, how would you prioritize the following issues? Mark your four top priorities with 1 being the highest and 4 being the lowest:
____ Child care/Elder care
____ Civil service and personnel issues
____ Disciplinary procedures
____ Employer-paid TransitCheks
____ Health insurance (medical and hospitalization)
____ Job security
____ Pensions
____ Welfare fund (prescription drug, dental, optical and other benefits)

7. What other contract issues are very important to you?

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