CWA District 1 Newsletter - March 1
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VERIZON BARGAINING UPDATE: READY TO STRIKE
CWA Local 1101 out on 129 Street in New York City determined to win fair contracts.
If Verizon doesn't start bargaining fairly, and this means now, we're prepared to strike. Bargaining can't just be about the company's needs.
Tell your managers that the company needs to back off concessions on pensions, job security, contracting, Family Leave, and Sickness and Accident Disability. They also must negotiate a fair first contract with Verizon Wireless retail workers and a fair contract for the Verizon Wireless techs.
If Verizon doesn't move at the table, we will be on strike. Get Ready.
Stay up to date at: StandUpToVerizon.com and on Facebook
CWA NEW JERSEY SHOP STEWARDS GEAR UP FOR PENSION AMENDMENT CAMPAIGN
Over 500 CWA New Jersey Shop Stewards and activists gathered for a one-day training on the campaign to win a ballot question for a constitutional amendment to require the State of New Jersey to make full payments into the pension system.
Shop Stewards are gearing up for an unprecedented statewide union member education campaign to get-out-the-vote of 800,000 active employees and retirees and thousands of union households of pension beneficiaries in support of the pension amendment.
CHILD CARE WORKERS AT UVSO IN NEWARK, NJ VOTE “CWA YES!”
Workers at Unified Vailsburg Services Organization (UVSO) in Newark voted overwhelmingly to join CWA! The 113 workers in UVSO’s child development centers, after school programs, and teen center voted 77 to 6 to join Local 1037.
NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TECHNICAL CONFERENCE EXAMINES VERIZON WIRELINE NEGLECT
CWA's Debbie Goldman makes clear the need for high-speed wireline service at PSC telecom "Technical Conference."
Verizon has come under increasing pressure in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and numerous states throughout the region for its abandonment of the copper network, failure to build FiOS across the footprint, and serious service quality issues.
CWA MEMBERS GOTV FOR BERNIE
CWAers from across the NE traveled to Springfield, MA to door knock for Bernie on February 27.
CWA activists have been gearing up for Super Tuesday by door knocking and phone banking to support Bernie Sanders. Primaries will be held in 11 states and one territory on March 1.
NJ BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES TO INVESTIGATE TOWNS’ COMPLAINTS AGAINST VERIZON
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities announced that the agency will investigate a complaint filed by 16 New Jersey municipalities against Verizon. Last year the 16 municipalities asked regulators to collect data on the company’s phone and Internet services and to protect customers by preventing Verizon from further neglecting its copper network.
CWA AT&T MOBILITY NBBP BARGAINING KICKS OFF
Bargaining for a successor agreement for healthcare benefits kicked off on February 24. This NBBP Agreement covers all four CWA contracts with Mobility.
SUPPORTING CATHOLIC HEALTH WORKERS
CWA members in Buffalo, NY called attention to the issues facing workers at Catholic Health last night, handing out 2,000 posters outlining Catholic Health's bad behavior to concert go-ers on their way to a Bruce Springsteen show. CWA represents more than 3,000 employees at Catholic Health.
TPP UPDATE
CWA activists and allies continue to push back against this disastrous trade deal and to hold members of Congress accountable for their votes on bad trade policy.
Leadership, Stewards Training, and Skill Building at Recent Local Conferences
MASSIVE Mobilization by NewsGuild-CWA Tells New York Times: TIME IS RUNNING OUT