Presidents Message
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New Contract and Election
I would like to start by congratulating the Graduate Student Union for overwhelmingly approving their contract. At Local 1104 we represent thousands of graduate students at the four university centers, Stony Brook, Binghamton, Buffalo and Albany, as well at the state colleges. For the next three...
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Save the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act, also known as the ACA or ObamaCare is under attack. The Congress and the new administration have committed to repealing it right away. On Sunday, January 15th at 12:30 PM local leaders including Congressmen Tom Suozzi and Congresswomen Kathleen Rice will be holding a...
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Secretary/Treasurer Election Results
Our Election Committee has just announced that Chris Blom has won the election for Secretary/Treasurer of Local 1104. He will take office on Monday, January 9, 2017.
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Happy Holidays 1104
On behalf of the Executive Board, Business Agents and Staff here at Local 1104 I want to wish everyone all the best for this Holiday Season. Together as a union we accomplished so much in 2016. We fought for an excellent contract with Verizon in a 7 week strike. Most recently we came to a tentative...
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Special Election for CWA 1104
While there is less then a week left in the 2016 Election, CWA 1104 will be holding a Special Election in January to fill the remaining time on Secretary/ Treasurer Edward Connelly's term. Edward has informed us that he will be retiring in January. I would like to thank Edward for his service and...
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Labor Walks
Local 1104 will be participating in two labor walks tomorrow, Saturday, October 21. We need as many volunteers as possible to help Jim Gaughran, who is running for State Senate. That labor walk will start at 9:30 AM. We are meeting at 168 Main St. in Huntington. For those members in Nassau...
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Happy Labor Day Local 1104
As we approach this Labor Day weekend, I can’t help but reflect on the impact that CWA and Local 1104 had on organized Labor in the past year. In our current times, with the attack on union workers and the middle class, CWA leadership led nearly 40,000 workers in a 7-week strike that proved quite...
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Remembering, boycotting and voting
I hope that this email finds everyone doing well and enjoying their summer. Below you will find some information on the Annual Horgan Tournament, the reinstatement of dependent care and summer camp reimbursements, the Annual NYC Labor Day Parade and information on the boycott of Mexican made Oreos...
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Those who support us and those who don't
As we have discussed, we put together a list of people, businesses and organizations that supported us during the 2016 Strike and a list of those who didn't or crossed the picket lines. I realize we may have missed some for both lists, but we're pretty sure we have covered the majority. For those...
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Returning to Work
Tomorrow on June 1, 2016 we will be reporting back to work after 7 weeks on strike against Verizon. As I said before, I am so proud of what this local has accomplished and commitment to the cause of getting a fair contract with Verizon was outstanding. Chief Stewards, Stewards and our members were...
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New Health Care Agreement Reached
CWA Local 1104 has reached an agreement with Allen-McMonigle Medical Associates which is located at 1045 West Jericho Turnpike in Smithtown, 631-543-8844. This would include any basic visit such as colds, coughs, diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol management, rashes etc. Any Local 1104 member...
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NYS Unemployment Insurance
We have been working with the New York State Department of Labor on a plan to have members easily sign up for unemployment benefits (U.I.). They have provided the following link labor.ny.gov/verizonworkers and a fact sheet (below). Members should file a claim right away to see if they are...
