Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital have been on the picket line since August 4th after their contract’s expiration in July.

On August 25th, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a worker-empowering decision to speed up bargaining for first contracts for private sector workplaces after members show a majority in favor of unionizing.

Many of us have recently received emails at work and postcards at home from an outside organization advocating for us to drop out of the Union.

First, we want to offer our condolences to the family and colleagues of Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver.

In an historic election, Claude Cummings Jr. was elected as president of the Communications Workers of America by delegates to the union’s 79th convention and Ameenah Salaam was elected Secretary-Treasurer. Cummings is the first Black man elected as CWA President.

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 30th. CWA has met with the State for 20 sessions, including several sessions throughout late May and early June.