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January 28, 2012 - Family Service Workers assigned to the Intake Unit within Newark's Military Park Citizen Services Center have been instructed to give clients applying for public assistance appointments dates far in excess of what is allowed by law. Read more here. |
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November 23, 2011 - We have four new episodes of Labor's View online including coverage of the recent demonstration for employee health benefits, two interviews with community activist Louis Shockley (addressing both the Salahuddin/Cooper corruption trial and what Newark needs to do to aid its residents), and an opportunity to view a recent Executive Board Meeting. |
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October 26, 2011 - The CWA Holiday Party is coming December 17, 2011 at 7pm! Click here for details. |
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October 26, 2011 - Is Joe D investing too much in entertainment projects like McLoone's Boathouse at the expense of more important issues? |
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October 24, 2011 - Click here for the 2011 CWA Nomination form. |
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October 12, 2011 - We have two new Labor's View on line. The May 2011 edition covers Joe "Double D's" retirement party, while August 2011 features an interview with Diane Sare, LaRouche Democrat candidate for Congress from NJ. |
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June 29, 2011 - Please click here for the summary of the new health and benefits law. |
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June 22, 2011 - We have three new Labor's View episodes on line including March's coverage of the NJ Citizens for Action Center grand opening, a great interview with Carol Perkins, the newly elected president of the public employees supervisors unions, and coverage of last year's Labor Celebration. |
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June 14, 2011 - CWA Local 1081 responds to a notice of unsafe working conditions at the County-owned 50 South Clinton Street, East Orange building. |
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June 13, 2011 - Click here for a PDF chart which shows the contributions at various salary levels and what the contributions are as a percentage of salary. A 5% wage cut for our average worker in addition to the 2% cut from the increase pension contribution. |
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June 13, 2011 - Say NO to the proposed Sweeney/Christie Health Care plan! Join the EMERGENCY RALLY! Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 9 am in Trenton! |
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June 14, 2011 - Call your congressman today! Governor Christie and Senate President Sweeney want to pass legislation changing your pension and health benefits contributions so that they cost you up to 10% of your salary! Keep calling your legislators, every day, and tell them to just say no to this legislation. |
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May 4, 2011 - In this YouTube video, CWA Local 1081 President David Weiner decries Joe D. and his double dip retirement plan. |
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April 14, 2011 - Union leaders have staged a mock "retirement party" for Joe D, his full-time salary and his pension. |
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March 31, 2011 - Joe D has arranged to exploit a loophole which allows him to collect full salary and pension while retiring! |
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February 15, 2011 - In an unprecedented show of unity, a diverse group of organizations representing consumers, tenants, workers, ethnic communities, community groups and environmentalists took a unified stand against the rush to privatize everything from parks to parking lots in NJ with announcement of the NJ Coalition on Privatization. Read their press release! |
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January 25, 2011 - Doctors are fleeing Aetna. Members are encouraged to report such problems to the Union. |
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January 23, 2011 - CWA Local 1081 encourages Joe D to start a real wellness program for County employees in order to lower health benefits costs and avoid legislation that Christie, Sweeney and Joe D want to circumvent negotiations and force excessive co-payments to be made by the employees. |
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January 22, 2011 - In this special episode of Labor's View, Local 1081 reacts to statements made by Assembly Republican leader Alex DeCroce. Mr. DeCroce suggests that the unemployed like being unemployed, thus benefits should be reduced. Watch the protests. |
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January 15, 2011 - CWA Local 1081 asks Essex County about the nature of its contract with Terra Contracting, LLC |
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January 8, 2011 - President meets President when David interviews Rahman Muhammed about the unique challenges in leading SEIU Local 617 in the December 2010 Labor's View |
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November 26, 2010 - New Jersey government employees contribute 1.5 percent of their salaries toward their health-care benefits. Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. said today it’s not enough. |
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November 25, 2010 - David interviews veteran activist and head of NJ Labor Against the War, Carol Gay. She discusses her efforts to help bring our troops home. |
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October 25, 2010 - Completing a 3-part series of interviews with candidates for Essex County Executive is incumbent and President David Weiner's frequent sparring partner, Joe DiVincenzo. |
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October 25, 2010 - President David Weiner notifies the East Orange fire chief about unsafe conditions at 50 So. Clinton. |
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October 25, 2010 - Click here for the agenda of the next membership meeting on Thursday October 28th. |
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October 4, 2010 - Congratulations to Sharon Joseph, Investigator, Hall of Records who won last week's trivia contest! |
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October 1, 2010 - Read coverage of CWA Local 1081's contract signing via President David Weiner's statement and from the Star-Ledger. |
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September 24, 2010 - Please click here for this year's schedule of free flu shots. |
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September 24, 2010 - Following a thorough review of the proposed changes to our current Professional and Clerical contracts and a question/answer period, the contracts’ changes were approved unanimously by a voice vote. |
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September 20, 2010 - Click here for the agenda to the membership meeting on September 24th. |
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September 20, 2010 - CWA Local 1081 is pleased to announce this year's winners for its annual scholarship program. |
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September 19, 2010 - Click here for a view of Governor Christie's pension and health care proposals are and what they mean towards your bottom line. |
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September 2, 2010 - President of CWA Local 1081, David Weiner, invites Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo to be featured on this month's Labor's View. |
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August 28, 2010 - Three more Labor's View episodes are now online. You can view commentary of the May 22nd Rally along with coverage of the upcoming election for Essex County Executive with interviews of the Republican and Independent candidates (the Democratic candidate will be covered in the August edition). |
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June 30, 2010 - Essex County Executive DiVincenzo finally was the bearer of good tidings as he informed those in attendance there would be no need now for layoffs or furloughs due to the budgetary agreements he’d negotiated with Governor Christie. |
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June 17, 2010 - CWA Local 1081 Shop Stewards are distributing red rubber bracelets to all of our Union’s members inscribed with our Union’s name to wear upon the wrist at least each Thursday of the week for “Wear Red Thursdays”. |
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June 1, 2010 - CWA 1081 President David Weiner points out the recent rash of client/employee confrontations and insists on an immediate review of security procedures. |
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