Local 1104 News Archive
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/News2015 Summer Camp Program
What is the Summer Day Camp I Summer Sleep Away Camp Program? The 2015 Summer Day Camp/Sleep Away Camp Program is made available through the Local and NY/NE Regional Work & Family Committees. The fund will reimburse up to of $600.00 per child for summer camp expenses incurred between June...
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CWA Stock Proxy Recommendation
Request a Paper Ballot Vote & Return the Proxy to Your Local CWA urges you to vote by paper ballot, rather than by electronic ballot. Return your paper ballot to your local so that CWA members can deliver the votes at Verizon’s annual meeting on May 7th...
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Rally this Wednesday to tell Lee Zeldin No Fast Track on TPP Trade Deal
Message from President Tom Benedetto Our union, along with the Long Island Federation of Labor and civic leaders will be joining together this Wednesday in Patchogue outside of rookie Congressman Lee Zelden's office to urge him to oppose fast tracking any trade deal that would send good jobs to...
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Newsday: Pacific Rim nations is creating political theater beyond the usual party-line divisions
by Dan Janison, Newsday. On Long Island, labor unions -- mostly presumed to be constituents of the Democratic Party -- have been slamming the Democratic White House push for unilateral authority to craft a Trans-Pacific Partnership. That authority is called "fast-track," which Congress granted...
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Rally Stop #TPP
It's very apparent that Congressman Lee Zeldin is in support of the job killing Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). We must keep the pressure on him and send the message that TPP is bad for our country. A rally is scheduled outside his office on Oak Street in Patchogue on Wednesday, April 1st at 4:...
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/NewsVerizon Announces...
Verizon announced today that the CPS award for full time employees is $713.00. The award will be pro-rated for part- time employees and those employees who participated for more than 3 months but less than 12 months in the plan year. The award will be paid on March 13, 2015. Absence Payout:...
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Get out the Vote for Rita Kestanbaum
Brothers and sisters, if you live within the 19th Legislative District in Nassau County which includes parts of Bellmore, Freeport, Merrick, North Bellmore, North Merrick, Seaford and Wantagh. we are supporting Rita Kesternbaum. If you live in these communities, please spread the word and encourage...
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/NewsFairPoint, IBEW, AND CWA REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS
FairPoint Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRP); System Council T-9 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL-CIO) Locals 2320, 2326, and 2327; and the Communications Workers of America (AFL-CIO) Local 1400 are pleased to announce that today they have reached tentative agreements on...
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/NewsNewsday: New Hyde Park Weighs Forcing Removal of Old Utility Poles
New Hyde Park weighs forcing removal of old utility poles By Lisa Irizarry A Town of North Hempstead ordinance requiring utility companies to remove decommissioned utility poles has inspired members of the New Hyde Park Village Board to consider enacting a similar measure. The North Hempstead...
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General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, March 10th
Message from President Tom Benedetto I would like to thank everyone for completing the contract surveys promptly. Our political team has been distributing other political and mobilization materials that require your immediate attention. Please stay on top of things that are being put out on the...
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/NewsHistoric: Tentative Agreement Reached between Cablevision and CWA Local 1109 Brooklyn
The Communications Workers of America Local 1109 is pleased to announce that it has reached a tentative contract agreement covering 262 Cablevision employees in Brooklyn. Details of the agreement are being withheld pending presentation to the members, which will take place at a ratification meeting...
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/NewsJoe Beirne Foundation's Annual Scholarship now through April 30th
Now through April 30, 2015 applications for the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation's annual scholarship offering for the 2015 - 2016 school year are being accepted. Fifteen partial college scholarships of up to $3,000 each will be awarded. The winners will also receive second-year scholarships for the same...
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2015 will be a big year for the CWA
Message from President Tom Benedetto Happy New Year! I hope you all have a healthy and prosperous 2015. We have many challenges ahead this year, most notably in August when our contract expires with Verizon. In our most recent visits to locations we stressed the importance of every member...
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/NewsTPP is NAFTA on steroids, let's stop it!
TPP is NAFTA on steroids. It will create more off-shoring of jobs, a ban on Buy American procurement preferences, it will allow for American laws to be reviewed by foreign tribunals empowering them to order payment of U.S. tax dollars to foreign firms that seek to avoid playing by same rules as U.S...
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/NewsCPS Deferrel Letter
Dear Verizon Employee, In March 2015, Verizon plans to reward eligible employees for their contributions to the company's financial success with a Corporate Profit Sharing (CPS) award. The CPS award is a lump sum payment and will be paid to eligible employees onMarch 13 in employees'...
