CWA local and county government workers in New Jersey demonstrated outside their worksites on October 20th to fight back against huge increases to health care premiums.
A coalition of state employee unions, including CWA, recently settled negotiations to minimize a similar increase. The issue is trickier for local and county government employees because it requires an appropriation over $300 million dollars to be passed by the state legislature that would then need to be signed by the governor. If a deal is not reached, it could also mean significant tax increases in counties, cities and towns throughout the state.
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