What's New at CWA Local 1037

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January 21- Chris Christie Suppresses Union Political Action: CWA and it's allies heading to court

January 21- State Workers can find new I'll Be There and other important forms on their page here.

January 11- We must act NOW to protect our healthcare plans! Call Today!
We know we’ve asked you to make calls about healthcare reform before, and many of you have made calls already, but we all need to call one more time. As you have probably heard, the negotiations between the House and Senate bills are going on right now. Unfortunately, the excise tax on healthcare plans like ours is moving forward and will become law unless we act now!

We must call our Representatives in the House on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The message is simple:
“NO TAXES ON OUR HEALTHCARE PLANS. WE SUPPORT THE HOUSE VERSION OF THE BILL AND ANY COMPROMISE WITH THE SENATE CANNOT INCLUDE TAXING OUR PLANS.”
The call-in number is 888-580-0792. Just follow the prompts and you will be connected to you House member’s office.)

The fight is now! The status of negotiations is changing by the minute and a final bill could be completed by this weekend. We cannot wait. PLEASE CALL TODAY!

January 6- Attention State Workers!
Important State Worker Shop Steward Meeting
Wednesday, January 20th at 9 a.m.
The meeting will be held at the War Memorial Building in Trenton.
All State Worker Shop Stewards will be released from work to attend. Please contact your Staff Representative and let them know if you will be joining us.
To get directions, use the address: 1 Memorial Drive, Trenton, NJ 08608

December 30- Check out our healthcare page providing you with tons of helpful links and info about healthcare as well as CWA National’s Healthcare page!

December 30- Passaic County Board of Social Services workers vote to ratify their new contract! More information here.

December 7- CWA is putting together a Mobilization Plan to enforce our Agreement and protect services and jobs in the upcoming Budget.  One part of this Mobilization Plan will be Lobby Days in Trenton throughout May and June. Fill out the I'll Be There form and plan on using a furlough day in order to help lobby to enforce our Agreement in the coming months.

November 5- Support EZ Pass workers as they try to bargain for a contract! Check out their website at Not So Fast EZ Pass.

November 4- Check out the new President's Message

November 4- House Vote on Health Care Expected Soon – Call Today!

October 7- Watch the 2009 Budget Mobilization movie shown at the Shop Steward Conference.

October 7- One Christie Was Enough.  To find out about the REAL Chris Christie, visit www.therealchrischristie.com. For more information on the upcoming Governor’s Election and how to get involved, click here.

October 7- Healthcare information from the Shop Steward conference is now available online – click here for the power point presentation (or view as a PDF) and here for the action leaflet.

September 14- Agreement Reached in Somerset County

August 21 – Local 1037 members who work for Somerset County in the County’s mental health facilities are still fighting to negotiate a fair contract.  Click here for more information and to find out how you can help.

July 1- AAA Certification of Results

June 30- The American Arbitration Association has released the results of the ratification. The Tentative Agreement has been ratified in all 4 bargaining units. The statewide vote count as released by AAA is as follows:

June 26- Attention All Administrative/Clerical Unit Members – Don’t Get Left Out

June 11- Attention State Workers: To View the Memorandum of Agreement, click here.

June 4 - Attention State Workers: Tentative Agreement Reached. Click here for details.

May 15- Read the letter from Chris Shelton, CWA Distict 1 President about the state budget cuts.

April 24- CWA members helped pack to overflowing the Lawrenceville Armory for the public hearing on the Civil Service Commission's proposed rule changes on Thursday April 23.  For pictures of the spirited rally outside the Armory, click here.

April 17- Check out the video of the April 7 State Worker Pickets. Thanks to all who took the time to stand up for their rights and the rights of all stateworkers!

March 30- Press Coverage of Toms River Picket can be found here and a photo gallery from the press can be found here.

January 11- Check out the new "Political Action" section on our website to get the scoop on who your representatives are!

CWA Local 1037 represents more than 10,000 workers at over 400 worksites in both the public and private sector in NJ. We represent public workers employed by the State in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren Counties as well as the NJ Water Supply Authority, the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, the Passaic County Board of Social Services, Somerset County Mental Health, and the Newark City Attorneys.

We also represent in-home child care providers, community care residential providers and workers at direct care and other non-profit organizations across the state, such as Bergen’s Promise, Essex County ARC, Jersey City Employment and Training Program (JCETP), and New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC).

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