Thank you for all of your support to get people out to vote NO on Proposition One.  Thanks to your help in spreading the word and voting, the proposal to hold a Constitutional Convention was defeated with over 80% of the vote!  We look forward to continuing to serve your interests in the years to come.

Bruce Meirowitz                                                 Ryan Clark

NYS Lifeguard Corps President                        NYS Lifeguard Corps Vice President

As of the beginning of August, UUP (our parent union) and the state have been in negotiations for the successor to the contract that expired July 1^st, 2016.  At this time meetings have been scheduled into the fall to continue the talks.  The other major unions negotiating contracts (CSEA, PEF) are in various stages of the negotiations process along with us.  It is currently our hope the contract will be settled in Fall 2017/Early 2018.  In accordance with the procedures from previous contracts, you must be on payroll in order to receive your retro payment.  At this time, it is apparent you

Below are the links to the news articles based on the 48th Annual New York State Parks Life guard In-Service Training Competition that occured earlier in the week.

http://syracusepoststandard.ny.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=044d9cd06

http://www.syracuse.com/living/index.ssf/2016/08/the_48th_annual_new_york_state_parks_lifeguard_competition_at_green_lakes.html#incart_river_home

The following file contains the application for membership to the New York State Lifeguard Corps.