The terms of the agreement announced earlier this week are described on the Communications Workers of America website, which states that workers will lose a conscience wage in exchange for „iron job security.“ No employee covered by the agreement will lose more than five paid days and the „vast majority“ will lose only two, the CWA says. „As part of this agreement, there can be no redundancies of one of our members… December 31, 2021, says the union`s registrant. „Our members are safe, while the economy is improving. This agreement will save thousands of jobs. We are proud of the agreement we have negotiated in recent weeks. It is difficult to defer wage increases and even lay off workers for a few days. But in an environment like this, we think we have accomplished something remarkable: job protection for our members and their families. We hope that once you understand the details of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOA), you will agree and vote „yes.“ An agreement between the state`s largest employee union and Gov. Phil Murphy to avoid mass layoffs amid the coronary crisis calls for workers to take up to 10 days in July and postpone two planned increases over the next two years. According to a tweet from CWA Local 1033, the union is voting to ratify the agreement until noon Saturday. The negotiating team is proud of the agreement between CWA members and their families to protect employment. Members verify the details and vote on the agreement after reviewing the MOA and the summary of the agreement, which are available at the CWANJ.org.
Matt Platkin, Murphy`s chief counsel, said Thursday that the passage of the legislation „would not have changed the fact that we had to work out an agreement with the unions,“ adding that discussions had begun before the legislation was passed. „In a regular year, the cost-of-living adjustment and the rising ladders come together to offer a 6% pay increase to most public servants,“ he said. „As a result of the agreement you negotiated, some public servants will simply slightly reduce their pay increases from 6% to 4% over the next 12 months, far from a real wage freeze.“ „The crisis we are facing today is much worse and promises to have longer-term effects,“ says the summary of the recent union agreement. „However, we have negotiated an agreement here that will protect our jobs. And we did so when we did not have as many member sacrifices as we did in 2009. The agreement does not change the so-called supplements or level increases that employees receive when they strike for additional years of service that can add thousands of dollars a year to higher wages. That was criticized by Senate Republicans who said Murphy should have lobbied for a real wage freeze. . The CWA Local 1033 Elections Committee announces the certification of candidates from online petitions for the CWA Local 1033 Officers 2020 election. Under the agreement, workers will also be required to receive a maximum of 12 days, including 10 days before July 25, when the federal government`s $600 supplement for state unemployment benefits, which are limited to $713 per week, expires. Treasurer`s report: review and approval of financial reports; Reviewing and approving the local`s fiscal year 2021 budget; Ballot papers will be sent on December 7, 2020.
Ballot papers must be received on January 7, 2021 at 5 p.m. (not rated). Vote counting will take place in the YES Elections, officially known as Election America, 155 Mineola Blvd, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 8, 2021. Members of the Electoral Commission will take the ballots at the mailbox in Mineola, N.Y.