We have a Tentative Agreement on a new contract! Click HERE to read the agreement summary.
The vote to ratify the agreement will take place virtually via a secure voting link. Members will receive their own secure link via text and email.
In this Tentative Agreement, your Bargaining Committee has secured the following improvements, based on member’s input and participation. We have secured:
- An uninterrupted weekly prep period for teachers
- Significant raises across all departments and classifications
- Protects breaks and the right to union meetings at worksites
- Reinforces our right to wear union lanyards, stickers and gear,
- No forced overtime – in case of a late pickup, members can either get a site supervisor and go home, or get paid for that overtime if they want to work late
- Protections from discipline- oral warnings will be expunged from a member’s record after one year with no further discipline
- Accumulate vacation faster
- Secures additional holidays of Juneteenth, Eid Al Fitr, and Veterans Day
University Avenue members can attend an info session during their lunch hour on Monday, October 26.
All members can learn more about this Tentative Agreement during via information sessions on Tuesday, October 27 and Wednesday, October 28, both at 6:00pm via Zoom.
Update your contact information here.
If you are not a member of CWA Local 1037 and would like to vote on the agreement, you must become a member by completing and returning the Private Sector Electronic Dues Deduction Card to membership@cwa1037.org and tfreeland@cwa1037.org by 12:00pm, Friday, October 30. The Dues Deduction Card can be downloaded here. You do not need to print the card to sign it, you can fill it out, type your name in the signature field, save the card as a PDF, and email it back.