CWA REACHES AGREEMENT WITH STATE OF NEW JERSEY FOR 35,000 MEMBERS IN EXECUTIVE BRANCH & COLLEGES

 (TRENTON, NJ) – CWA is extremely proud to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with the State of New Jersey providing historic gains for our 35,000 members in the executive branch.

“Since February, our membership has been unified in our goal of winning significant salary growth, protecting healthcare, and recognizing telework as a new reality in many of our worksites,” said Dennis Trainor, Vice President of CWA District 1. “When CWA fights, we win, and the strength of this agreement is a testament to our membership’s solidarity and demand for dignity at work. This tentative agreement delivers strongly on those goals and sets a foundation for continued work in several areas in the near future.”

Highlights include:

• The largest across-the-board package over the life of the contract since our 2007-2011 contract, with members receiving across-the-board increases of 14%, exclusive of annual step increases
• A livable wage for all CWA-represented members through wage adjustments for the lowest paid state employees
• High-quality healthcare and negotiations on any future plan design issues through the State Plan Design Committee

We look forward to sharing full details, including ratification procedures, with members in the coming days.