Welcome
to the CWA Local 1032 website.
Local 1032 of the Communications Workers of America represents
public and private sector workers in New Jersey and New
York. We are here to share with you some information about
our union and its members.
As you know, the recent Appellate Court decision found that the Civil
Service Rule eliminating carryover of PLB days beyond June 30, 2012 violated
the 2009 MOA.
We have been informed that the Civil Service Commission intends to adopt a
new rule to force workers to use their PLB days by June 30, 2012.
We are going to take whatever actions are necessary to contest this rule in
Court. However, it is possible that we will not resolve this matter by June
30, 2012.
We are therefore recommending that our members who do not want to use their
PLB days do the following:
1.Wait and schedule their days as close to June 30 as possible
2. Submit with their request for the days, the following memo: "I am requesting the use of my PLB days only because I do not want to lose
them. I believe that the MOA permits me to carry over these days
indefinitely. Please be advised that if and when there is a determination
that I was able to carry over my PLB days, I will want to be credited with
the days I was coerced into using."
We are investigating what is the best course to take and we will know before
the end of the fiscal year what our situation is. We strongly recommend
that you follow the instructions above so that you are protected.
Click here to download this leaflet for your worksite
Click here to read more about the Appellate Court Decision
CWA ON PENSION LAWSUIT:
“NEW JERSEY MADE A PROMISE”
The Communications Workers of America, the largest union of New Jersey state workers, released the following statement today from Hetty Rosenstein, CWA’s New Jersey State Director:
“New Jersey made a promise to its public workers: work hard, serve the people of New Jersey, and take a salary that is less than what you might earn in the private sector – and you can look forward to a secure and stable retirement. It is not lavish: the average state pension, including managers, is $23,000 a year; and just $14,000 for local government workers. But hundreds of thousands of public service professionals planned their lives around that deal."
“The State of New Jersey, however, has not lived up to its end of the bargain. For over a decade, state workers contributed billions of dollars of their hard-earned wages into the pension system while Trenton skipped its payments and piled up I.O.U.’s. Now, Trenton politicians want workers and retirees to pay the price for this irresponsibility by eliminating decades worth of future cost of living adjustments for state workers, even while needed pension payments are delayed for another seven years . The result will be slashed benefits and an ever increasing mountain of pension debt."
“Retirees and long-term public workers, who in many cases have devoted their entire working lives to the State of New Jersey, can’t go back and choose a different path. They earned every penny of their pensions, and if Trenton politicians won’t keep their promise, we have no choice but to go to court to force them to uphold their end of the bargain.”
Facts on the Public Pension Lawsuit:
The lawsuit alleges that portions of the recent legislation violate both the United States and New Jersey Constitutions and asks the Federal Court to enjoin the implementation of those provisions. Public employees in New Jersey have rights to certain pension and health care benefits that have been promised, for which employees have fulfilled all requirements, and which by law cannot be reduced.
The lawsuit challenges:
1. The suspension of cost-of-living increases for current and future retirees because it violates the United States and New Jersey Constitutions by interfering with the contractual and property rights of current and future retirees to receive the pension benefits they had been promised and for which they are entitled.
2. The increase in pension contributions for current employees because it violates the United States and New Jersey Constitutions by interfering with the contractual and property rights of current employees to make pension contributions at the levels previously established by statute.
3. The State’s continued underfunding of the pension system to the extent that it has caused the unconstitutional suspension of cost-of-living increases and increases in employee pension contributions.
4. The delegation to Pension Committees of the authority to change benefit levels and eligibility requirements in ways that would unconstitutionally interfere with the vested, contractual and property rights of public employees and retirees.
Posted: August.08, 2011
AFL-CIO Endorsements:
The NJ State AFL-CIO held its endorsement conference for the November elections on Thursday, August 4th. CWA Local 1032 joined with every public sector CWA Local in the state to take the position that if you voted for S-2937 (pension and benefits legislation), you will not receive a labor endorsement in 2011. CWA had over 140 delegates at the conference and worked closely with our brothers and sisters in the public sector (IFPTE, AFT, IAFF and others), as well as those in the private sector (Teamsters, UNITE-HERE, Steelworkers, Transit Workers, etc) to successfully block the endorsement of every legislator that voted for the legislation.
NJ Area Director Hetty Rosenstein issues the following statement:
"We applaud our sisters and brothers in the labor movement for standing by those who stood with us and making the tough decision to hold politicians accountable to their principles. The working men and women of New Jersey stood strong today in honoring our friends and denying their endorsement to the handful of Democratic state legislators who voted for the most anti-union legislation ever enacted in New Jersey. Public workers are grateful for this important show of solidarity."
A complete list of the AFL-CIO endorsed candidates can be found here
Last month, an arbitrator ruled that the State violated Article 20 of the
contract when it permitted MEDCO to change the prescription drug plan by
establishing lists of preferred and non-preferred drugs.
The Arbitrator orders the state to restore the three-tier prescription drug
program that was in effect prior to MEDCO and to make whole through
reimbursement any employee that incurred additional costs as a result of
MEDCO's decision to implement the preferred and non-preferred lists.
The State has 90 days to decide if it is going to appeal the Award. In the
meantime, we are asking all employees who have been overcharged as a result
of the the creation of these lists to gather doucmentation related to those
prescriptions. Your staff representative will have more information about
the process for reimbursement when it is available and we will post that
information on the site as well.
The State did not appeal the arbitrator's award. CWA is now working with the State to develop a plan to implement the arbitrator's award, including notification to all participants for how to file a claim for reimbursement. If you were charged additional costs due to the creation of the new prescription drug lists, please get your documentation together and contact the Local ASAP. We will have more information on the process for making a claim shortly.
Posted: March 4, 2011
N.J. labor unions rally in Trenton in support of Wisconsin public workers. 2/25/11
(Click pictures for larger images)
Posted: Feb. 24, 2011
Local 1032 members from the Committee of Interns and Residents Staff Union
are in Madison fighting back with our brothers and sisters there.
(Click pictures for larger images)
They
will be writing an account of their experience in Madison and it will be
posted here.
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Posted: November 30, 2010
Keep the NJ in NJN is a coalition of organizations committed to saving a public interest voice that has showcased local history and culture, exposed environmental crises, and shined sunlight on the darkest corners of state and local government. While we need to change the way NJN is structured, without continued state support for a truly New Jersey-focused TV station operated by a New Jersey entity, we jeopardize the New Jersey coverage we love, need and demand.
Click here to learn about the campaign
and what you can do to help.
Click
here to read the letter from Local 1032 members who work at
NJN.
Tell Governor Christie to Save NJN News
CWA
Begins Educational Ad Campaign in New Jersey
CWA has unveiled the first in
a series of ads designed to educate New
Jerseyans about the role CWA members play in
making New Jersey a great place to live, as well
as the disastrous impact Governor Christie's
budget will have on the services residents have
come to trust and expect.
Updated:
May 19, 2010
Watch the CWA TV Ads
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Christie is Wrong
Video 3 - Civil Service
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