Technology Committee Announcement

With the unanimous recommendation of the Executive Committee and the approval of the Delegate Body, the District Council will be issuing an RFP (Request for Proposal) to hire an consultant to aid the Technology Committee in determining the IT structure best suited to achieve an integrated system that supports the Union’s work. The establishment of the Technology Committee was unanimously voted in favor by the Executive Committee, and the Technology Members were appointed by EST Pro Tem McInnis.

Among the important goals of the Committee’s work is to develop an integrated computer hardware and software system by which the Shop Stewards, Reps, the Out of Work List, the Organizing Department, and all other departments within the District Council can effectively and efficiently share information about jobs, hours, grievances, organizing, and the honest building and running of the Union free from corruption. Another goal is to develop the means by which the District Council’s information on members’ jobs and hours will be coordinated with the Benefit Funds.

The Technology Committee has been tasked by the Executive Committee and the Delegate Body with reviewing all RFP’s for an IT Consultant. Recommendations will be provided to the Executive Committee and the Delegate Body will provide the final approval/disapproval of the selected candidate. The IT Consultant, when hired, will review the current computer operations and make recommendations to the Technology Committee, the Executive Committee, and the Delegate Body on how best to upgrade and integrate all of the District Council’s information technology needs. The ultimate goal is to provide the best services to members and to make sure that all jobs and hours are captured so that members are fully paid and the Benefit Funds receive all the contributions that contractors owe under the District Council’s collective bargaining agreements.

The members of the Technology Committee are the following:

EST Pro Tem and President Steve McInnis, Vice-President Michael Cavanaugh, Director of Operations Matthew Walker, Inspector General Scott C. Danielson, Director of Human Resources Dana Brownstein, OWL Supervisor Aaron Gholston, Director of Organizing Eddie McWilliams, Director of Communications Kwame Patterson, Manhattan District Manager Paul Capurso, Queens District Manager Mike Rodin, Manhattan Lead Manager Joe DiNapoli, Chief Compliance Officer Josh Leicht, DC Counsel James Murphy, DC Counsel Barbara Jones, LTC Director Elly Spicer, Benefit Funds Director of IT Charles Jackson, and Benefit Funds Project Manager Jennifer Gordon.

Source: NYCDC

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