Bargaining | CWA Local 1033

Health Benefits – Memorandum of Agreement on Cost Shifting

Posted on September 4, 2025 by mlammons

Dear CWA Local 1033 Member: After months of tough bargaining with the State of New Jersey, we are proud to announce that our union has reached an agreement on the State Health Benefit Plan. The agreement protects our access to…

Category: Education Equity Committee, Latest Articles, Legislative Political Action Committee, Membership Benefits, Membership Committee, News, Next Generation Committee, Organizing/Mobilizing Committee, Retiree Committee Tags: Bargaining, Election Committee, Health Benefits, Pension, Political Action

Public Worker Healthcare Rally June 4, 2025

Posted on May 19, 2025 by mlammons

OUR FIGHT TO CONTAIN HEALTHCARE COSTS HEALTHCARE COSTS THE BACKGROUND Over the past three years, AAON, the State’s Actuarial firm, has recommended increases of over 40% in healthcare premiums for State workers. Thanks to our strong contract language, CWA successfully protected…

Category: Education Equity Committee, Legislative Political Action Committee, Membership Committee, Next Generation Committee, Retiree Committee, Uncategorized Tags: Bargaining, benefits, members, State Workers

Healthcare Town Call

Posted on February 13, 2025 by mlammons

We are taking a stand to put a stop to skyrocketing healthcare costs. Year after year, CWA members have been forced to shoulder the burden of rising healthcare costs, and while we’ve fought to mitigate these increases at the bargaining…

Category: Education Equity Committee, Latest Articles, Legislative Political Action Committee, Membership Benefits, Membership Committee, Mobilization, News, Next Generation Committee, Organizing/Mobilizing Committee, Retiree Committee Tags: Bargaining, benefits, contract, education equity, Healthcare, meeting, members, membership meeting, State Workers

CWA Permanent Telework Petition to Governor

Posted on December 5, 2024 by mlammons

As we prepare to meet with Governor Murphy on Monday, December 16th, once again attempting to secure a permanent telework policy, we would like to present him with a petition showing thousands of state workers signatures urging him to finalize…

Category: Uncategorized Tags: Bargaining, benefits, contract, education equity, members, State Workers

July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2027 Contract

Posted on July 19, 2024 by mlammons

CWA Communications Workers of America and the State of New Jersey July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2027 Contract. Administrative/Clerical Unit, Professional Unit, Primary Level Supervisory Unit, Higher Level Supervisory Unit Click here to view the Contract

Category: AD/HOC Committee, By-Laws Committee, Committees, Editorial Committee, Education Equity Committee, Legislative Political Action Committee, Membership Committee, Next Generation Committee, Organizing/Mobilizing Committee, Uncategorized Tags: Bargaining, benefits, contract, members, State Workers

CWA MEMBERS OVERWHELMINGLY RATIFY NEW 2023-2027 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

Posted on October 19, 2023 by mlammons

After months of bargaining with the State and patience and collective efforts from CWA members across all New Jersey locals, the membership has overwhelmingly voted 94% to 6% to ratify the newly negotiated 2023-2027 contract. The results by unit are:…

Category: Latest Articles, Membership Committee, Mobilization, Organizing/Mobilizing Committee, Solidarity Alert Tags: Bargaining, benefits, contract, featured, Healthcare, members, State Workers

Everything You Need to Know About the 2023 – 2027 CWA & NJ State Executive Branch Tentative Agreement

Posted on October 2, 2023 by mlammons

October 2, 2023 CWA LOCAL 1033 After many months of tough negotiations, and our members working under a contract that expired in June, CWA has reached a Tentative Agreement for State Executive Branch members. This Agreement not only has the…

Category: Events, General Membership Meeting, Health Safety, Latest Articles, Membership Benefits, Membership Committee, Mobilization, News, Organizing/Mobilizing Committee, Solidarity Alert Tags: Bargaining, benefits, education equity, featured, feautured, membership meeting, State Workers

CWA NJ Bargaining Update

Posted on July 7, 2023 by mlammons

NJ STATE EXECUTIVE BRANCH BARGAINING UPDATE June 27, 2023 One day longer, One day stronger Our CWA Bargaining Team has continued to meet with the State to try to reach a tentative agreement before our current contract expiration of June…

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