ONE NATION MARCH
October 2, 2010
CWA will sponsor buses to the One Nation March for members, family and friends from mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. Click for more information.
Read comments by Hetty Rosenstein regarding proposed amendment to N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.2
submitted on behalf of the
Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO
Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO
ATTENTION Full Dues Members
Recently CWA Local 1039 has received some questions regarding when members may upgrade to full dues paying status. At full dues paying status you receive all the privileges that your union membership entitles you to receive including voting rights in all elections. Most of all, remember that you may upgrade to full dues paying status at any time during the fiscal year. See your Shop Steward for a dues authorization card (beige card). He/she will assist you in completing it. As always, please contact CWA Local 1039 directly if you have questions or if we may provide you with additional information contact the Local or email us at info@cwa1039.org
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The public hearing conducted by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) on July 13, 2010, produced testimony from several CWA representatives who spoke on behalf of the much publicized Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The Christie administration has recently made the MOA a principal target of its radically conservative, collaboration-busting agenda.As many of us know, the MOA took effect on June 3, 2009, and clearly articulates specific areas of agreement “…between the State of New Jersey and the Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO.” One of those areas of agreement concerns the use of Paid Leave Bank (PLB) days.One would think that an administration consisting largely of attorneys, headed by a lawyer-turned-politician who worked as a government prosecutor, would recognize and preserve the sanctity of a legally binding agreement. Consequently, one would think that the administration in the Statehouse would acknowledge the MOA as such.One would think that.Unfortunately, things in this world – more to the point, in the State of New Jersey – are not always as they seem. In what amounts to the latest travesty of contract law being perpetrated by the Christie administration, terms and conditions regarding PLB days previously negotiated and articulated in the MOA will be stood on their collective ear.In its effort to blunt the administration’s efforts, CWA presented as part of its public testimony on July 13 a position paper, authored by CWA State Director, Hetty Rosenstein, denouncing the administration’s attempts to alter the contractual agreement surrounding use of the PLB days. Members may view this position paper on the website.In addition, the CWA National Office has filed a grievance against the State of New Jersey for failure to abide by the contractual terms of that agreement. Pending the outcome of a hearing, CWA National is prepared to pursue its case into the court of law.
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CWA Local 1039 represents and advocates on behalf of 4,120 workers in the public sector in the state of New Jersey.