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January 4, 2019
Dear Colleagues:
For many years now, our union has recognized the urgency of fixing our broken democracy. Corporate CEOs and the wealthiest 1% have spent decades rigging the system to reduce our power and we have been finding it harder and harder to engage and win political fights.
The same corporate interests that fight us at the bargaining table are stacking the electoral rules against us through gerrymandering, voter suppression efforts that make it harder for working people to vote and activist conservative judges that have allowed our elections to be flooded with massive amounts of unreported corporate money.
That’s why a number of years ago, CWA chose to lead the way in fighting for critical reforms that would help ensure a fair and functioning democracy for all. We helped found the Democracy Initiative - a national group that has brought together organizations like CWA, the NAACP, Sierra Club and the AFL-CIO to work together on successful campaigns in a number of states.
Now we have an historic opportunity to act at the national level. Democrats have promised that the first major piece of legislation they will pass with their new majority in the House of Representatives is a comprehensive bill that would enact many of the reforms called for by CWA and our allies. The For the People Act of 2019 (H.R. 1) would:
- Make it easier, not harder, to vote by restoring the Voting Rights Act, implementing national voter registration, expanding early voting and ending gerrymandering.
- Get big money out of our democracy by regulating big money in politics like Super PACS, requiring all political organizations to disclose their donors, and building a campaign finance system to increase and multiply the power of small donors.
- Ensure public officials work for the public interest by expanding conflict of interest law, strengthening oversight of lobbyists, and more.
This is an historic opportunity for us to demonstrate not only that these critical reforms can be accomplished but to hold politicians accountable by making them take a stand for or against these common sense reforms. As such, this will be the first major national legislative campaign for CWA in the new year and in this new Congress.
Today, we rolled out the components of the campaign to our District and key state LPAT leadership throughout the union. We are asking every local to engage in this fight to reclaim our Democracy by participating in these efforts. We are asking locals to:
- Send a letter on behalf of your local to your U.S. Representative urging them to support the legislation.
- Send an email to your membership encouraging them to contact their Congressmembers.
- Have your local LPAT activists participate in leafleting worksites and generating phone calls to Congress.
- Share social media content about the legislation through your local’s social media accounts.
Brothers and sisters, we must engage in this fight. And for the sake of our democracy, we must win. Please make this a priority in the new year.
In Unity,
Christopher M. Shelton
President
cc: Executive Board
CWA National Staff
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Brothers and Sisters,
I would like to take the time to wish all our members from CWA Local 1107 a very safe and happy holiday season. Every year we have collected money from you, the membership, and participated in the Toys for Tots program that is run by the United States Marine Corps. Once again you, the members, have shown the true meaning of the holidays with your very generous donations. The hope is that our contribution will make Christmas a little better for those less fortunate than we are. The donation from CWA Local 1107 will be made in the memory of Charles Vilbig a former marine and CWA
1107 member.
Thank you and Happy Holidays
John Buchan
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Communications Workers of America
CWA Local 1107
200 East Erie Street
Blauvelt, N.Y. 10913
John Buchan
President
October 1, 2018
We have been notified by Verizon that several of our members still have outstanding balances on their Health Reimbursement Accounts that must be used by December 31, 2018 or it will be forfeited. A reminder to any members who also have the Health Care Spending Account, all of those monies must be exhausted prior to spending the HRA monies. Your business agent has been given a list of his people that still have money left. If you have any questions contact them.
Thank you,
John Buchan
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This Thursday, September 6th, we will be joined by Governor Andrew Cuomo for a special Teleconference Town Hall. It's our chance to hear from him about the issues that matter most to our members:
- Protecting NY jobs and ending tax breaks for companies which ship jobs overseas
- Establishing safe staffing ratios for hospitals and nursing homes
- Fighting back against attacks on unions and protecting working people from the effects of the Janus v AFSCME ruling
Join us on Thursday (the Tele-Town Hall is open to all CWA members in NY State) to hear directly from the Governor and to ask him some questions about his plans for the future of New York!
When: Thursday, September 6, 6:30pm
Where: Your phone! Sign up here and the Tele-Town Hall will call you when it starts (you'll receive a call from a 518 area code, at 6:30pm on Thursday).
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Workers Ratify New Four-Year Deal With
Verizon
Agreement Includes 11.2% Wage Increases
and Stronger Retirement Benefits
Verizon workers represented by the
Communications Workers of America (CWA) in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and at Verizon Connected Solutions voted to ratify a four year extension of their current contracts, which were set to expire in
August 2019.
The extensions provide for additional
wage increases and enhanced retirement benefits. The agreement, which extends the contracts through
August 5, 2023, will deliver an 11.2% wage increase over the additional four years and covers over 34,000 Verizon workers, including call center workers, and central office and field technicians.
“This agreement builds on the success
of the 2016 strike, and it will ensure a better future and good, family-supporting jobs for thousands of Verizon workers," said
CWA District 1 Vice President Dennis
Trainor. "This agreement reflects the more constructive relationship between
CWA and Verizon that has developed since the strike. “
Separate agreements were ratified covering
40 Verizon Wireless retail workers in Brooklyn and 7 workers in
Hazleton, Pa., who voted last month to join
CWA. The Brooklyn agreement provides for a $900 signing bonus for Brooklyn Wireless employees, creates a first-ever floor for the merit pay pool, creates a new Labor-Management committee to address further improvements in scheduling, and strengthens
the grievance procedure. Additionally, about 90 Verizon Wireless technicians will receive the 11.2% compounded wage increases over the term of the extension and will have improved language regarding transfers by seniority.
"We saw the early negotiations with
Verizon as an opportunity to make improvements for our members while avoiding the lengthy conflict we experienced two years ago. This is a solid contract for Verizon workers that will improve wages and raise the living standards of our members across the region."
said Ed Mooney, Vice President for CWA District 2-13, which covers Pennsylvania to Virginia.
By mutual agreement, negotiations on
the contract extension were limited to wages and benefits and the length of the new agreement. The wins for Verizon workers come amid a
wave
of worker actions to raise
wages, improve working conditions, and hold corporations accountable. Like the successful
teacher strikes this spring,
Verizon's willingness to come to the table early and agree to this contract is yet another testament to the power of working people standing together.
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CWA, IBEW and Verizon have reached an agreement in principle to extend the collective bargaining agreements for a four-year period. The current agreements are set to expire on August 3, 2019. If finalized, the agreements will extend through August 5, 2023. The company and the unions are documenting the understanding in signed contracts and expect to have that completed this week, at which time we will communicate further details.
The contracts will be subject to ratification by union members. We will keep you posted.
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Death Notice
Deceased: Richard R. Cunningham
Father of Robert Cunningham
Field Tech Nanuet
Wake: Tuesday July 17, 2018
2-4 7-9 p.m.
Higgins Funeral Home
321 S. Main St. New City
Funeral: Wednesday July 18, 2018
10 a.m.
St Augustine Church
140 Maple Ave
New City
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As you already know, CWA, IBEW and Verizon began meeting for a two-week period to attempt to negotiate the terms of a possible extension to the collective bargaining agreements that are set to expire in August 2019. We have agreed with the Company to extend the negotiations for a few additional days after the holiday. Meetings are expected to resume in the middle of next week.
We will provide additional updates as appropriate.
Hope you all have a happy and safe holiday.
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Statement on Janus Decision: CWA Members are Ready to Fight
Statement by CWA President Chris Shelton on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus vs. AFSCME:
Today’s Supreme Court decision on the Janus v. AFSCME case marks a sad day for all working people. This decision continues a long campaign by corporate interests and right wing groups to restrict our ability to stand together. While these special interest groups might be celebrating their victory against workers’ freedom to join together in strong unions to speak up for themselves, their families, and their communities, union members will be using this as a rallying cry to fight back harder than ever before.
The right-wing attack on union fair share fees is all about making it more difficult for working people to defend themselves when corporations abuse their power. Today's decision is an attempt to further concentrate power in the hands of the wealthy few by taking away resources from working people who are represented by unions.
But there’s something happening here in America. We’ve seen it from CWA members as workers at Verizon, AT&T Mobility, Frontier Communications, and Momentive Performance Materials have gone on strike and won gains through strong collective bargaining. Our public worker membership is growing, even in states like Texas that prohibit collective bargaining for public employees. We’ve stood in solidarity with teachers and other public employees in many different states walking out and standing up to special interests – and winning.
Corporate special interest groups have been working for decades to strip away workers’ freedom to join together and negotiate for fair wages and benefits, and to improve our workplaces. They want to turn back the clock on achievements like Social Security, civil rights, wage and hour and safety laws, Medicare, and public education that unions fight every day to preserve.
Union members will show them that nothing can stand in the way of working people standing together. We call on elected officials at the local, state and national level to stand with working people and make it easier for them to join together in unions.
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CWA and IBEW are jointly announcing today that we will be entering into two weeks of bargaining beginning June 18, 2018 to determine whether it is possible to agree on the terms of a contract extension.
This development reflects an improved relationship with the company since the conclusion of our strike just about two years ago. We will keep you posted on further developments.
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IF YOU ARE CALLED INTO A MEETING BY ANY COMPANY MANAGER OR CORPORATE SECURITY, BE SURE TO ASK......
If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my Union Representative, Officer, or Steward be present at the meeting. Without representation, I choose not to answer any questions.
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| YOU ARE THE UNION | UNION BEGINS WITH YOU MOST PEOPLE FEEL THAT THE "UNION" IS THE BOARD, THE PEOPLE WHO "RUN" THE UNION. THIS COULD NOT BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. THE "UNION" IS YOU: YOU ARE THE ONE WHO ELECTS YOUR OFFICIALS TO REPRESENT YOU. YOU ARE THE ONE WHO HAS THE PRIVILEGE TO GO TO YOUR MEETINGS AND SPEAK WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, TO LET YOUR BOARD KNOW OF ANY GRIEVANCE YOU MAY HAVE. A STRONG UNION IS ONLY AS STRONG AS ITS MEMBERS. SHOW VERIZON YOU STAND BEHIND YOUR UNION, ATTEND MEETINGS, REPORT INFRACTIONS BY MANAGEMENT TO YOUR SHOP STEWARD OR LOCAL WHEN THEY OCCUR. YOU WILL NEVER AGREE WITH 100% OF WHAT YOUR LOCAL DOES OR DOESN'T DO. BUT, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET PAST THAT AND CARRY ON AND CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR YOUR RIGHTS. REMEMBER, YOU ARE THE EYES AND EARS OF YOUR UNION. WITHOUT YOU...THERE WOULD BE NO "UNION". REMEMBER AGAIN UNION STARTS WITH U...N...I...
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No Secret Deals' for Verizon Wireless
CWA called on the Federal Communications Commission to "stop the clock" on its consideration of the Verizon Wireless/cable company spectrum deal until the parties involved provide complete information about their commercial agreements. |
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CWA NY Surplus Notification 9-25-18.pdf
Surplus NY 9-25-18.xlsx
