CWA Local 1033 union membership meeting 1/24/19
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Category: Commitees, Committees, Events, Executive Board, General Membership Meeting, Latest Articles, News, Representation, Shop Stewards
Tags: Bargaining, benefit, benefits, committee, contract, Healthcare, meeting, members, Pension, Political Action, SHBP, Shop Steward, State Workers, Worksites
A major recommendation of the Steve Sweeney task force is to cut back again on public pensions. At the headquarters of the CWA in Trenton, that’s not going over so well.
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Category: Commitees, Education Equity Committee, Executive Board, Latest Articles, Legislative Political Action Committee, Membership Committee, Mobilization, News, Next Generation Committee, Organizing/Mobilizing Committee, Representation, Retiree Committee, Shop Stewards, Social Activities And Civic Duties Committee, Solidarity Alert
Tags: Health Benefits, Healthcare, Pension, Political Action, retired, Sweeney, Worksites
The New Jersey State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) and School Employees’ Health Benefits Program (SEHBP) offers employees and their covered dependents the opportunity to join a Direct Primary Care doctor’s office at no additional cost.
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Category: Events, Latest Articles, News, Tele-town Hall Call
Tags: benefit, direct primary care, free, Health, Health Benefits, Healthcare, Paladina, R Health, SHBP
Summary of the CWA State of New Jersey Executive Branch Tentative Agreement – July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2019
This agreement is subject to ratification by the members of the A, P, R and S bargaining units of the Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO
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Category: Latest Articles, Mobilization, News, Representation
Tags: 2%, Bargaining, clothing maintenance allowance, contract, Health Benefits, Healthcare, increase, Increments, Pension, Political Action, retired, retro, wage
ATTENTION: Beginning January 1, 2018, OptumRX is replacing Express Scripts as the prescription drug benefit manager. For nearly all of our members it will simply have a new prescription drug card in your wallet with no change in drugs coverage.
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Category: News
Tags: benefit, benefits, change, drug, Express Scripts, Health Benefits, Healthcare, OptumRx, pharmacy, prescription, savings, SHBP
CWA has been on the cutting edge of trying to push back health care costs without cost-shifting. Chapter 78 has harmed our members, caused healthcare to be too expensive, and has encouraged cost-shifting instead of cost containment. A new Administration and a reasonable Governor will hopefully lead to a more reasonable cost sharing on healthcare– but if you can, you should consider reducing your costs with these union-negotiated plans.
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Category: Latest Articles, News
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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbuNTb3lKyY) The R-Health Direct Primary Care program is a free enhanced benefit for members of the New Jersey State Health Benefits Plan (SHBP) and School Employee’s Health Benefits Plan (SEHBP). There are no co-pays, deductibles, or any other hidden…
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Category: Membership Benefits, News
Tags: benefit, benefits, direct primary care, drug, Express Scripts, free, Health Benefits, Healthcare, no fees, OptumRx, prescription, R Health, rhealth, savings, SHBP