February 10, 2009
Bruce Nigro, Director
Essex County Division of Welfare
18 Rector Street, Floor 9
Newark, NJ, 07102
Re: Step II Class Action Contractual Grievance
Misuse of Members as Event Extras
Article I. Purpose
Article VI. Management Rights
Article VII. Discipline
Article XXV. Non-Discrimination
Article XXX. Work Distribution and Practices
Article XLII. Extent of County Liability
Article XLIX. Safety of Staff
Dear Mr. Nigro:
CWA Local 1081 submits this Step II Contractual Grievance on behalf of all of our Union’s members whom have been, retrospectively, and/or shall be, prospectively, offered or obliged to attend events conceived and coordinated by the Administration of Essex County Joseph DiVincenzo that occur during, and/or after, our members’ contractually stipulated working hours.
CWA Local 1081 maintains it imprudent, insensible and fraught with farcical fiduciary form for the Administration to continue to impress (the transitive verb) into duty County employees, particularly the highly-compensated heads of departments and divisions and well as the rank and file employees whose workloads are onerous particularly now, to literally serve as “extras” to make it appear as though the crowds attending press conferences, budget announcements and events to honor ethnic groups and/or individuals are voluntarily well endowed.
The resolution CWA Local 1081 respectfully demands to this grievance consists of the following:
- The County shall cease requiring, and/or requesting, members of CWA Local 1081 to attend such Administratively self serving soirees and thus allow our understaffed, underpaid and underappreciated Brothers and Sisters the time they need to attempt to optimally service their clients in these most trying of times.
We seek a hearing, in this regard.
Sincerely,
David H. Weiner, President
CWA Local 1081