Local 1104 News Archive
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CWA: Friedrichs Ruling Maintains Public Workers' Bargaining Rights
Today's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association case safeguards, at least for now, the right of public workers to engage in meaningful collective bargaining. The case had been financed by anti-worker and corporate education supporters who have been...
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Regional Bargaining Report # 49
The CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Committees spent many hours at the Rye Town Hilton this week working on ideas that we believe address the Company’s most important concerns in reaching a new contract. No formal proposals were passed across the table, but we had an...
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/NewsAttend the 2016 Workers Memorial Mass
Every year around Workers Memorial Day, we come together with the other trades, crafts and union workers to pay homage to those we lost on the job, offer prayer to the unions who lead, safety to those who work and justice for the oppressed. Bring your hardhats, work gear, tools, etc for a blessing...
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Regional Bargaining Report #48
The CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Committees met with the Company last week at the Rye Town Hilton to exchange proposals on Call Sharing. This week there was a high level meeting where both sides agreed to continue bargaining to see if both parties can address each...
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/NewsTV Ad Calls out Greedy Verizon Executives
Frustrated with the unproductive pace of negotiations towards a new contract for 39,000 Verizon workers from Massachusetts to Virginia, the Communications Workers of America has launched a regional TV and digital ad buy calling the nation's 16th largest company "the poster child for corporate...
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Regional Bargaining Report #47
The CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Committees met with the Company Thursday at the Rye Town Hilton to receive another proposal from Verizon. On Friday afternoon, the company sent an email to every union member at Verizon, saying that "the company continues to move this...
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Regional Bargaining Report #46
As you know from prior bargaining reports the CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Committees made a proposal which addressed needs of both the Company and the Union. One of the critical issues for the Company is the cost of healthcare. The Union addressed this in our...
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Regional Bargaining Report #45
CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Committees met this week at the Rye Town Hilton in Westchester. In our last bargaining report we informed you that after high level discussions between the Union and the Company during the last few weeks the Union bargaining committee...
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Regional Bargaining Report #44
CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Committees met this week at the Rye Town Hilton in Westchester. After high level discussions between the Union and the Company during the last few weeks the Union bargaining committee worked all week to develop a proposal that addressed...
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/NewsIn Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Eighty-seven years ago today, a great American, humanitarian, and civil rights activist was born; Martin Luther King, Jr. In his far-too-short life, the Reverend Dr. King appealed to the conscience of our nation, held our great country to its highest ideals, and challenged all of us to see, and...
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Have a Happy and Safe Holiday!
I would like to wish all of our members and their families the best in the Holiday Season and a great and prosperous New Year. 2015 brought many ups and downs as we represent our members against the Companies they work for. We will continue to fight Greedy Verizon for a fair contract in 2016. Also...
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CWA Endorses Sen. Bernie Sanders for President
Citing the need for a candidate who will break with politics-as-usual and fight for America's working people, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) voted Thursday to endorse U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders for president in the 2016 election. With 700,000 members, CWA is one of the largest unions...
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/NewsCWA Joe Beirne Foundation Scholarship Program
Fifteen partial college scholarships of $3,000 each are being offered for the 2016-2017 school year. Winners, selected in a lottery drawing, also will receive second-year scholarships of the same amount contingent upon satisfactory academic accomplishment. Part-time students, less than 12 credits...
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/NewsCWA 1104 Supports Long Island Cares
CWA 1104 is proud to have donated $4,500 to Long Island Cares. President Tom Benedetto, Executive Vice President Mike Ippoliti and Secretary/Treasurer Edward Connelly presented the check that came from a collection of our membership. Thank you to all who donated.
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Regional Bargaining Report #43
Right before Thanksgiving we ended our bargaining session with Verizon by asking the Company to think hard about the Union's proposals. We told them if they truly want to reach an agreement with us they must address the Union's proposals regarding all of our important issues and begin...
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Regional Bargaining Report #42
CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Committees met this week at the Rye Town Hilton in Westchester. The committee spent most of Monday reviewing data and proposals. Later in the day there were off record discussions on Call Sharing. On Tuesday the Union Committee presented...
