Thousands of our members suffered devastating damage from Hurricane Sandy which caused financial hardships for them. We are asking every CWA Local in District 1 to help relieve this burden on our members by making a generous donation to this fund. We also need every CWA member to give generously to help their sisters and brothers in their time of need. We can make this happen.
Late Friday evening, after consultation with the Bargaining Team via conference call we were able to reach a 5 year Tentative Agreement between Nyack Hospital and Local 1103's Technologist Unit for approximately 130 Members. It has the unanimous recommendation of the Bargaining Team.
There was some intense late afternoon/evening back and forth with the...
Hospital legal counsel following our comprehensive offer from Wednesday night and as a follow-up to our Thursday email. We had clearly stated our position on limits on Healthcare costs and retroactivity of monetary items.
Ultimately we were able to come away with a TA for a very fair contract for the next 5 years. The Local has scheduled an TA explanation/ratification meeting for this Monday 12/10. Ironically, flyers that were posted for this scheduled meeting had mentioned a Strike authorization vote. The Hospital was definitely mindful of this fact in their response to our proposals.
While we did not get everything we sought at the table during this bargaining, the Membership will be voting to ratify an Agreement that protects their standard of living with wage increases and a medical plan that has locked in modest increases to monthly cost share over the life of the CBA.
Some highlights:
•5 year Contract term
• Wages: Full & Part Time increases- 2012: 2% (retroactive to 7/1/12), 2013: 2%, 2014: 2%, 2015: 2% & 2016: 2%;
• Per Diem wage increases - 2013: 2% & 2015 of 2%;
•2% increase across the board to all existing wage scale tables and rates.
• On-Call pay increased from $4.50/hr to $6.50/hr beginning 1/1/13.
•$2.00 In charge differential for each hour worked (perviously had to work a full shift)
• 1x per year bid-off of mandated OT assignments
• Members out on disability sickness can now access/exhaust all hours in their Long Term Illness Bank.
• Tuition Reimbursement increases to $3,500/yr for FT & $1,750/yr for PT on 1/1/13.
• Hospital's yearly Pension Plan contribution of 3% of each Member's base salary to continue.
•$2.00 differential for contrast injection continued/confirmed in side letter
• Modest monthly cost share increases of $7.50-$10-$10 to health care: from $25-$50-$100 in 2012 to $65-$100-$150 by 2017 (Hospital had proposed tripling rates and/or shifting to a flat % split of costs when renewal rates came out this November).
Thanks to The Bargaining Team who did a great job in fighting to hold the line hare and improve benefits for the Membership:
Staff Representative-Mike Garry
Local 1103 Business Agent- Anthony "Pug" Pugliese.
Cheif Steward- Tom Stala
Stewards- Robert Sherlock, John Mathew and Grace Tolbert.
If you lived in the path of Superstorm Sandy and had ditched your old landline, chances were much greater you were out of luck. For many people, both cellphones and power went out, and that meant no telecommunications. Some people are still struggling with it.
In order to receive the $600 credit for non-tobacco users you must certify that you and your dependents are not tobacco users, or certify that you will complete a Tobacco Cessation Program. Otherwise the company will default you into the tobacco user category and you will not get the $600 credit.
This is a different process than filling out the Health Assessment questionnaire.
By now our members (both active and retired) should have received notification from Verizon Benefits regarding the 2013 Annual Enrollment.
Open Enrollment for both our active and retired members will run from Wednesday November 7, 2012 to Wednesday November 21, 2012, at 11:59 PM.
We wish all of our Members and their families the very best during this difficult time. Please be aware that your Executive Board stands ready to offer services to assist you if you have been adversely affected by this national disaster.
Resources for NYS, CT, and NJ-- Hurricane Sandy Recovery Programs:
FEMA- http://www.fema.gov/states/new-york
Redcross-http://www.
CWA congratulates our endorsed candidates; all ran tough races and excellent ground campaigns. We thank our LPAT Work Place Members who attended strategy meetings on their own time, got information out to the members, energize the members in their workplaces to vote and worked side by side with your Executive Board in our political program.
The Union Hall has been out of power since the storm hit late 10/29/12. Your Executive Board is on duty and has visited work locations and is accessible through your stewardship to deal with any issue that may come up during the storm reconstruction.
Our first concern is that all members are safe and return at the end of each day to their families. We have the best trained work force in the country, and know you will care for your own personal safety and that of your sisters and brothers. Please be in close contact with your Chief and Shop Stewards on any safety concerns.
