Local 1104 News Archive
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/NewsCablevision Workers Triumph, Brooklyn Technicians Vote To Unionize
Today, 282 Brooklyn Cablevision technicians and dispatchers in Brooklyn voted to join the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 1109 in a union election administered by National Labor Relations Board, overcoming a vigorous anti-union campaign led by Cablevision. They are the first...
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/NewsMedia coverage from Occupy Wall Street March Nov. 17th
The March for the 99% and the Nov. 17th union supported Occupy Wall Street protest were incredible. The following is some of the media coverage from the last week or so. Besides the March and the Nov 17th Rally, CWA also helped release a report from Citizens for Tax Justice on Verizon's tax dodging...
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/NewsBargaining Reports
As we get the Bargaining Reports we will post them right here. Click here to DOWNLOAD THE STRIKE FUND FORM and get it back to the local union office. You may also fax the completed form to the union office at (516) 420-8390. Also please call the tape for frequent Bargaining updates at (516) 420-...
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/NewsOhio Unions get revenge as Issue 2 fails!
Senate Bill 5, which limited collective bargaining in the name of cost control, was reviled by public employees. Yesterday, voters soundly defeated the proposal and sent a clear message to the governor and the bill’s GOP proponents. By Jim Siegel & Joe Vardon The Columbus Dispatch A year...
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/NewsThe American Jobs Act
Here’s what the American Jobs Act does: • First, it provides a tax cut for small businesses, not big corporations, to help them hire and expand now, and provides an additional tax cut to any business that hires or increases wages. • Second, it puts more people back to work, including up to 280,...
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/NewsHappy Labor Day from CWA Local 1104
The rights of working people have frequently made headlines this year, locally and nationally. On Long Island, over 5,000 telecommunications workers recently went on strike and teachers on Long Island are being laid off and giving concessions to meet budget shortfalls. Nassau County laid off...
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/NewsTo our friends, neighbors and customers - be prepared for Hurricane Irene
Our members will be working dilligently during this Hurricane to restore service. Residential customers should contact Verizon at 1-800-837-4966 or online at www.verizon.com/support to report any service-related issue. Below are some helpful tips to help prepare you and your family for this...
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/NewsVerizon Goes From Wireless to Shameless
By Ralph Nadar It was only a matter of time before the “pull down” NAFTA and WTO trade agreements on U.S. wages and jobs would be followed by “pull down” contract demands by U.S. corporations on their unionized workers toward levels of non-unionized laborers. The most recent illustration of this...
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/NewsStrike is over, back to work Tuesday!
More details coming soon... Unity @ Verizon text: Thanks to our unity, return to work Tuesday with contract in force. Member update call 11 am Sunday. Bargaining refocused and issues narrowed. All lines to go down as of 3:00 pm Saturday, August 20th. Contact your picket captain, steward or business...
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/NewsMassive Rally & March on VZ HQ Sat. July 30th @ 11 am
It is vital that all members who are not working attend this rally. We have a couple busses meeting at the Zeckendorf parking lot at 9:00 am on Saturday morning, so please call the union office to RSVP. NO EXCUSES! This is a must attend. If you are taking public transportation, please notify your...
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VOTE YES! 8.1.11 New Nassau Coliseum
This plan will create 1,500 Construction Jobs and over 3,000 permanent jobs! We need full participation for campaign operations. Keep checking this page and cwa1104.com for upcoming volunteer opportunities. Labor Walks Saturday July 16th 9:30 am Teamsters Local 282 2500 Marcus Ave in Lake Success...
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/NewsUpdated WFAN Ads & Mets Tix Contest
We are excited to announce that from June 22nd through the end of August, CWA Local 1104 will be sponsoring the "Call to the Bullpen" during Mets games on AM 660 WFAN. Plus we will be running 10 & 30 second ads on every game with a WFAN website presence. We have pairs of tickets to some...
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/NewsLetter Carriers Food Drive Saturday, May 14th
Simply leave non parishable food items in a bag for your union letter carrier on Saturday, May 14th. The food collected will be brought to a sort location and then distributed to soup kitchens, food pantries and children and senior centers across Long Island. You may also bring food to your post...
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/NewsVerizon Contract Bargaining Survey
The Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, is distributing a questionnaire to help prepare for our next contract negotiations with Verizon in 2011. The completed questionnaires will be carefully tabulated, and the results will be used by your bargaining team to determine which issues are most...
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/NewsVerizon contracting out!
Verizon has notified the National Union that they intend to use independent contractors to perform all the work associated with the following functions: Corporate Telecom ServicesCable Locate WorkCoin Collection WorkFiber Solutions Center Work We have responded to the Company that their...
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/NewsCall Now & Stop the Political Gridlock
The rules of the U.S. Senate have been abused to prevent pro-Labor laws from being passed. The Senate should not be run by the minority – every bill should get debated on the floor, and the minority should have to hold the floor when they filibuster. Secret Holds must end. Call your Senator and...
