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LOCAL 1302 ELECTION UPDATE
Since all Candidates are running unopposed there will be no need to have an election on Oct 9th. 
 
 
LOCAL 1302 ELECTIONS
2011 Elections
September 10, 2010

TO: Members of Local 1302

FROM:  Lynda Nordyke, President

SUBJECT:  Local Nominations and Elections

As noted in our Local By-Laws, this year is election year for our Local Officers and Executive Board Members.

We will be holding a meeting for elections on October 9, 2010 in the Middleton cafeteria at 9:00 a.m.  According to the By-Laws,  whenever there is an unopposed candidate duly nominated for any elected office, such candidate shall be considered elected without the necessity of an election.  There will be something posted on our website regarding this meeting for the elections, whether or not we will be holding it.  This will be updated on September 28, 2010.   cwa1302.tripod.com.

The nominations will continue to be done by nominating petitions.

The nominating period will be held Monday, September 13, 2010 and will end on September 27, 2010.

The publicity period will begin on September 27, 2010 and will end on October 5, 2010.

Nominees for the office of Pres., V. Pres., Treasurer and Secretary must obtain signatures from 10% of the entire membership.

Nominees for the Executive Board must obtain signatures from 35% of their respective group.

All requests for nomination petitions should be made to one of our current officers.  Those seeking office are responsible for submitting the nominating papers by the deadline of September 27, 2010.

 
CHRISTMAS WEEK CLOSING
In regards to the Christmas week shut down, there have been several people asking about this week and how it is going to work.
 
There is a signed agreement for the following:
 
SuperMedia will be closed from 12/25/2010 - 01/03/2011.
   
As far as wages for that week.  The company is NOT paying for this closing.   However, an employee can use their own time as they wish.  Here are a couple of examples:  someone has not used any of their own vacation time in 2010, they can choose to take this as vacation time and get paid for the entire week.  They can choose to use 2 vacation days and take the other 2 days unpaid.  OR they can take the entire week unpaid and still carry over the vacation time they have saved throughout 2010.  An employee can also use APX time if they want.  These DO NOT have to be prescheduled.  However, before the closing of the offices, you must let your supervisor know how you would like to code this at that time.  If you have no time left, this time will be unpaid.
 
 
If I have not addressed a question that you may have, please contact myself or another officer and we should be able to give you that information.
 
In SOLIDARITY,
 
Lynda Nordyke, President
CWA Local 1302

All members should have received their retroactive reimbursement for the wage increase in the paycheck dated 1/16/2009 for the week ending 1/10/2009.  The company has now started deducting dues from your paychecks.   
 
If you need to know how much you owe and/or would like to set up a payment arrangements,  please contact Sharon Civittolo at sharonciv1302@yahoo.com and she will work with you.  Every member will be responsible to the Local for dues through the week ending 01/03/2009.  Payments can be made via the payment options listed on the website. 
 
Please make payment arrangements to become a member in good standing.

Any retirees with questions about their medical coverage, will need to call the benefits department.

Additional Information for Retirees:

FOR PRE-1992 RETIREES: 

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT RECEIVED AN ELECTION FORM FROM GEORGIA SCAIFFE I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THE INTENT OF THE LETTER. 

THIS LETTER IS ADVISING YOU THAT YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF TAKING PART IN THE HRA.   I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND YOU SIGN THE FORM.  IF YOU DO SIGN THAT FORM,  YOU ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO YOUR FREE MEDICAL BENEFITS AND THIS WILL FORCE YOU TO  PARTICIPATE IN THE HRA.  THE HRA IS THE FUND FORMED DURING BARGAINING TO HELP CARE FOR THE COST OF MEDICAL FOR RETIREES THAT ARE NOW REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THEIR MEDICAL BENEFITS.

Attention:
Information for Retiree Healthcare can be found by clicking the link below.

click here for retiree healthcare info

STAY STRONG, STAY UNITED!
Please be sure to wear your RED on Thursdays!!!!!

Famous Quotes:

"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if Labor had not first existed. Labor is superior to capital, and deserves much the higher consideration"...*Abraham Lincoln*

" . . . Workers have a right to organize into unions and to bargain collectively with their employers, and . . . a strong, free labor movement is an invigorating and necessary part of our industrial society"...*Dwight D. Eisenhower*

CWA Local 1302 represents the employees of the following Companies:

Idearc Media
Verizon SOEC/SS
City of Boston Credit Union
Boston College Telephone Operators
Local 1302's territory covers the five New England states.
The President of CWA is Larry Cohen, his office is located 501 Third Street NW Washington DC 20001.

The Vice President of District One is Chris Shelton, his office in located at 80 Pine St
in New York City.

The Local's National Representative is, Paul Bouchard, his office is located at 100
Tower Office Park in Woburn Ma.

The Local is governed by the Membership in accordance with the CWA Constitution
and Local By-Laws.

Membership meetings are held yearly on the first Saturday in the month of March.

The Chief Executive Officer of the local is the President, who oversees the conduct of all Local business, subject to the membership and the Local Executive Board.

The President, Vice President, and Secretary and Treasurer are elected at large every three years. The remaining officials are the Executive Board Members who represent
their respective work areas. The Executive Board Members are elected every three years in accordance with the Local ByLaws.

CWA Local 1302 1 Market Street 3rd Floor Lynn, Ma 01901

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EMAIL ADDRESS: cwalocal1302@verizon.net

Office Phone 781-598-3323
 
Local Officers
Effective 01-01-2009
 
PRESIDENT
Lynda Nordyke
 
VICE PRESIDENT
Eva Andrews
 
TREASURER
Sharon Civittolo
 
SECRETARY
Shawn LeBlanc
 
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
 
Verizon SOEC/SS
Peggy Hathaway
 
Idearc Media - Client Care
Diana Cameron
 
Idearc Media - Artists
Marie Mahon
 
Idearc Media - Sales Support
Chris Deao
 
Idearc Media - Publishing Specialist
Michelle Pento
 
City of Boston Credit Union
Karen Kelly
 
Webmaster
Sharon Civittolo


If there is not a steward in your office, please contact your Executive Board Member in your respective area.