NEWARK UNION RALLIES ON THE STEPS OF CITY HALL FOR A FAIR CONTRACT

Newark Council 21 will hold a Peaceful Rally on May 4^th at City Hall to Demand a Fair Contract Now!

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, MAY 4, 2018 – NEWARK COUNCIL 21, NJCSA, IFPTE, AFL-CIO will be holding a peaceful rally on the steps of City Hall insisting the City Administration provide a fair collective bargaining agreement for City employees on Friday, May 4, 2018, City Hall, 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey from 11:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Sean Small, Acting President of Newark Council 21 will be speaking along with union members, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers representatives, Local Union representatives and supporters on the City Administration’s failure to provide a fair contract for City employees.

“Council 21 union members have been neglected for far too long. Employee morale is low, wages are low, health care costs are skyrocketing. We are residents, taxpayers and voters. Where is the respect for the hard work we provide to our City? How are we expected to raise our families in the City without a living wage?”

For over twenty years, Council 21 has made major sacrifices for the financial stability of the City and its taxpayers.  Council 21 has been without a fair collective bargaining agreement for nearly four years.  Council 21 has made every effort to negotiate with the City on behalf of its members for fair improvements to its collective bargaining agreement.  The City has failed to negotiate in good faith forcing Council 21 to file a Notice of Impasse and Unfair Labor Practices against the City with the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC).

Newark Council #21, NJCSA, IFPTE, AFL-CIO is a white collar professional workers’ union of over 900 City employees of Newark, NJ, since 1985.

Representatives of all newspaper companies, TV networks, and freelance journalists are cordially invited.

This statement is released only on behalf of Newark Council #21, NJCSA, IFPTE, AFL-CIO.  It does not constitute an official statement from the City of Newark, NJ as a public entity.