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CWA Internal Disputes, 1040 and 1034

by: firstamend07

Sun May 11, 2008 at 10:27:50 PM EDT



The once powerful and united CWA State Worker Organization is  now on the verge of having serious leadership challenges to its top two  local Presidents. The well documented problems of Carla Katz and her large CWA 1034 Union has now been joined by an open challenge to the Presidency of Carolyn Wade in CWA 1040 by a former employee Tom Bruno , who recently was elected to be the employee representative for the whole State on the Public Employee Retirement System Board.

Katz has to defend some political contributions that might be questionable . Bruno has created a web site , www.TomBruno.org , to outline the many issues that Wade has ignored during her tenure, including the Ancora problem.

At a time when the Budget cuts are going to be debated and issues like early retirement and layoffs will effect each state worker, the CWA is on the verge of the same change that is sweeping the Democratic Party.

State Worker Union members might be showing the same tendency to get rid of complacent leaders as the nation is apparently showing.

Even though Katz and Wade stood on opposite sides during  last years state worker contract ratification they now both must answer to their members.

Unions are no different then political parties, both must continue to evolve and grow or they will collapse.

Katz has withstood challenges before , Wade has never had to answer the questions posed by a challenger. The outcome of these leaderships battles will effect New Jersey taxpayers since so many questions about layoffs, retirements, and pensions must be discussed .      

 

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