August 13, 2008
Bruce Nigro, Director
Essex County Division of Welfare
18 Rector Street, Floor 9
Newark, NJ, 07102
Re: Step II Class Action Grievance
Precipitous Dockings
Article I. Purpose
Article VII. Discipline
Article XVI. Pay Practices
Article XXV. Non-Discrimination
Dear Mr. Nigro:
CWA Local 1081 submits this Step II Class Action Contractual Grievance on behalf of all of our Union’s members whose respective pay was precipitously docked to protest management’s failure to abide by its own pronouncements that the Automated Time and Attendance Record Keeping System would not be utilized to determine such dockings until July 1, 2008.
As per the attached Tardiness-Absence Docking Request Division of Welfare documents, our adversely affected members had their pay docked in May and June of 2008 based upon the Automated Time and Attendance Record Keeping System.
The resolution CWA Local 1081 respectfully demand to this grievance consists of the County of Essex reversing the above referenced dockings and restoring the pay to our aggrieved members. We seek a hearing, in this regard.
Sincerely,
David H. Weiner
President, CWA Local 1081