CWA 1104 GSEU to join the huge "One Voice United" Rally for Public Education The leadership of CWA 1104 GSEU met and voted to endorse and participate in this historic rally. The fight for our future steps up this Saturday, June 8th from 12 noon to 2 pm in Albany at the New York State United Teachers One Voice United rally.  We are asking all our brothers and sisters to take the time and commit their voice to our children's and student's future at the Empire State Plaza.  Between teacher and school cutbacks and the attack on SUNY, we need all the support possible to secure a constructive and nurturing environment for our students. Standing together now for our students will send a message to young and old alike that education is second to nothing in the Empire State. ONE VOICE UNITED RALLYFight for the Future of Public EducationSaturday, June 8, Noon - 2 p.m.Empire State Plaza, Albany CWA 1104 GSEU will be meeting at 182 Washington Avenue in Albany at 11 am.All members will be given t-shirts!

We encourage all CWA 1104 GSEU members, NYSUT members and all union educators, parents, students and community activists to come to Albany on June 8 to speak with one voice to fight for the future of public education.Jacuzzi Bathtubs For Sale In Toronto There will be entertainment and speakers representing parents, teachers and various other groups to highlight the major issues that need to be addressed to help our students and our schools:Remove Yellow Stains From Fiberglass Tub •     End the over-reliance on expensive corporate developed tests! Coats Tire Machine Instructions•     Demand fair and equitable funding of our schools! •     Protect the safety of students and staff! •     Restore local control of our public schools!

Fix the Tax Cap! •     Invest in public higher education and save SUNY Downstate Medical Hospital! Sorry, no results at this time.The Global Leader for CWA’s If you are a foreign athlete or entertainer performing in the United States, can you afford to have your revenue tied up by the IRS? We are the global leaders in developing and executing Central Withholding Agreements (CWA). Don't let the IRS take 30% from your venue!  Explore our site...then contact us today. for more information on Organizing your workplace? Our Friend and Brother Danny Cooper needs your support. Please vist his Go Fund Me PageAnd, Or consider joining others at a charity dinner /kwhvr-cares.html for Danny and Liam Frawley The Work Family Committees has begun the process of starting up the Work Family programs again. In the coming weeks we will be meeting to make decisions about the current programs but since school has ended we wanted to get the ball rolling on the Summer Camp program.

I am happy to report that the Regional Work and Family approved a Summer Camp Program for 2016. The Summer Camp session will be from . This summer 2 children will be eligible for summer camp.  The allowable reimbursement will be up to  $600 per child.  A family could receive up to $1,200 in reimbursements for 2 children. Attached is a flyer about the summer camp program and the application. Applications must be postmarked by . JOHN ANDERSON MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Dinner & Prizes @ PR Elks Lodge Limited to 140 Golfers The executive board and the membership of CWA Local 1107 would like to thank the following people, companies, and, union organizations for their support during the 2016 strike. Your constant support galvanized the striking members of 1107. They knew that they were not alone in their struggle. Rockland County Sheriff Lou Falco Gil Hein, President Rockland County Central Labor Council Rockland County Democratic Committee

Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato Alden Wolf, Chairman Rockland County Legislature Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann Clarkstown Councilwoman Stephanie Hausner Hudson Valley Labor Federation New York State Working Families Party Molloy College Continuing Education South Orangetown Teachers Association Pearl River Teachers Association Mario Cilento President New York State AFL CIO Northeast Alliance Credit Union Yonkers Federation of Teachers CWA Members Overwhelmingly Approve Verizon Contracts I just received this notification that could affect some members. Please take a look at the two items and if you run into a problem please notify your union representative For the Tuition Assistance Plan: According to the Company, the vendor who manages the TAP was notified that the strike was over and that the plan should be reinstated effective on the date that the employee returned to work, however the vendor had a problem with making those updates in their computer system.

The problem has been corrected and those updates will be entered this Thursday. People should be able to access the TAP on Friday (6/10/16) however reimbursements should cover the period beginning 6-1-16. As you know, the 1st day of the strike was on Wednesday April 13th and members returned to work on Wednesday June 1st on whatever tour they were on the week that the strike began. For the payroll week ending 6-4-16, the Company is going to count any overtime worked on April 10th, 11th and 12th toward the overtime build for week ending June 4th.This would normally be a good thing but the problem is that their payroll system can't figure this out so the calculations are being done manually. Any owed money should be cleared up by next weeks check. (This should be a nightmare) Please follow the link to read the full MOU. CWA District 1 NY/NE Bargaining Report CWA District 1 NY/NE May 29, 2016 39,000 CWA and IBEW members struck Verizon on April 13th because after 10 months at the bargaining table, management had totally refused to address the most important issues for our members.

These issues included, most importantly, job security, limiting contracting out of both plant and customer service work, closing of call centers, preserving the Force Adjustment plan, protecting pensions and retiree health care, limiting the company’s ability to transfer us away from our families, abusive supervisory practices, and finally, winning a first contract for retail workers at Verizon Wireless. The company believed they could win our cooperation on limiting health care costs—AND shove the rest of their demands down our throats at the same time. The unity and determination of our members for 6 ½ weeks on the street—in the great tradition of 1971 and 1989—proved that management was wrong. Our members stood up and fought back, and turned back virtually every concession that remained on the table when we went on strike on April 13th. Most important, we preserved our job security language, kept call centers open, increased the amount of call center work performed by union members across the footprint, reversed plant contracting initiatives, protected our pensions, gained 1500 new union jobs, AND won a fair first contract for the Verizon Wireless workers.

What follows is a detailed bargaining report. As you read it, you should be proud of what you and your fellow members accomplished for yourselves, and for the entire labor movement, over the last seven weeks. You proved that when working people stand together and fight back, they can win. Follow the link posted for more details. CWA District 1 NY NE Bargaining Report 5-29-16-1.pdf BACK TO WORK AGREEMENT For CWA District 1 NY and NE May 29, 2016 Employees whose tours begin Tuesday night, May 31, 2016, and extend into Wednesday, June 1, 2016, will report to work for those tours. All other employees will return to work for their tours that are scheduled to begin Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Returning employees will return to work on the same tours to which they were assigned immediately prior to April 13, 2016. In unusual circumstances, the Company will excuse employees, without pay, from reporting for a reasonable period not to exceed 72- hours from 5:00 pm, May 31, 2016.

Members in this situation need to notify their supervisor prior to the start of their tour. Employees on approved leaves of absence, approved medical leaves, suspensions or scheduled vacations shall report to work following expiration of such leaves, suspensions or vacations. For two weeks following the return to work date, the provisions of the Collective Bargaining regarding overtime caps will not be in effect in order to reduce the work backlog resulting from the strike. Overtime will be assigned with due consideration to the safety and health of employees. No employee will lose service or pension credit or life insurance as a result of participating in the Strike. Unused vacation days and Excused Work Days remaining from 2015 which were still available on April 13, 2016, and which were not paid in lieu of during the Strike, may be taken pursuant to normal scheduling no later than September 30, 2016. Floating holidays that were scheduled during the Strike may be rescheduled no later than September 30, 2016 and taken no later than December 31, 2016.

U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez announces agreement U.S. Department of Labor | U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez issued the following statement today regarding the ongoing labor dispute at Verizon: “Today, I am pleased to announce that the parties have reached an agreement in principle on a four-year contract, resolving the open issues in the ongoing labor dispute between Verizon’s workers, unions, and management. The parties are now working to reduce the agreement to writing, after which the proposal will be submitted to CWA and IBEW union members for ratification. Throughout the past 13 days of negotiations at the Department of Labor, I have observed firsthand the parties’ good faith commitment to narrowing differences and forging an agreement that helps workers and the company. The parties have a shared interest in the success of Verizon and its dedicated workforce. Indeed, these two interests are inextricably intertwined. This tentative resolution is a testament to the power of collective bargaining.

I commend the leadership of Verizon, CWA, and IBEW for their commitment to resolving these difficult issues in the spirit of constructive engagement. I expect that workers will be back on the job next week.” With the hard work of the Local's political coordinator Dan Caprara and the great turn out by the Local membership the Town of Haverstraw has adopted the Resolution Regarding the Verizon Strike. CWA local 1107 would like to thank Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato and Town of Haverstraw Supervisor  Howard Phillips and the entire Town Board of Haverstraw for their support in passing the Resolution. Resolution regarding the Verizon Strike.tiff Stand up to verizon Listen to the CWA radio ad US labour news headlines from LabourStart Emotions flare over legislation to expand overtime pay for farmworkers Farm work overtime is small price to pay Committments to workers and excluded groups in Columbia must be honoured Allina nurses go on open-ended strike starting Labour day