Local 16 will reimburse members in good standing who pass
SBE Certification Exams for the cost of their first year's membership in the Society of Broadcast Engineers. Local 16 encourages its members to participate in this program to the maximum extent possible. Contact the Local 16 office if you have any questions.
is a benefit that has been added to the
CWA/NETT Academy program.
Participating members have completed over 3,300 movies that comprise over 250 courses.
The leading course titles are in Excel, Digital Video, Flash, Photoshop, After Effects, PHP, Visio and AVID Express.
Other courses available include Joomla, Twitter, Moodle, Schmenge, Final Cut, Premier, Dreamweaver and Groove.
CWA/NETT Academy is now offering members and their family access to hundreds of titles on Lynda.com as a complementary benefit of membership.
Participants will get 2 weeks of access to the site and will be able to participate in any of the courses.
If you are interested we still have a few openings left. Please send an email to lynda@NABET16.
If you plan to take the Final Cut Pro course offered by BURST in 2012, it is recommended that you take the Lynda tutorial first.
MAY DAY @ GMA 2012
Operation: Good Morning America
At the regular meeting of the Executive Board of NABET-CWA Local 16, held on March 7, 2012, the Board passed unanimously the following resolution as Motion #2012-04:
Whereas,
The Executive Board of NABET-CWA Local 16 has received and accepts the report of the Elections Committee, and has examined and considered the applicable Sector and Local By-Laws,
Now Therefore be it Resolved that the Local 16 Executive Board declares the office of Executive Board Representative for Unit #1 [WABC-TV (all), Network Radio, Local Radio, Publicity, Talent/Telephone Coordinators, TV and Radio Network Desk Assistants] to be vacant.
In Favor: Nolan, Gelber, Bores, Rubbinaccio, Hedden, Francis
Opposed: None
Richard L. Gelber
Secretary-Treasurer
NABET-CWA/ABC-Disney Negotiations
Los Angeles, CA
BULLETIN #29
April 27, 2012
NABET-CWA and ABC, Inc. negotiators met, as scheduled, for two days of meetings on Thursday April 26th and Friday April 27th. Through a series of on-the-record and off-the-record meetings, the parties grappled with one of the most pivotal issues in this process; ENG/EFP digital camera usage. Despite a number of creative solutions offered by the Union, this matter remains unresolved. The Company continues to propose the removal of “primary workforce” language in Sideletter DN. Union negotiators told the Company that further invasions into our traditional work without tangible, measurable replacement work created an unacceptable imbalance.
Additional open issues were discussed, addressed and settled. The parties have agreed to keep the lines of communication open and will explore future dates for a resumption of talks. We will keep you posted with the latest information and developments.
The Union Bargaining Committee reminds members to ignore all rumors. All official negotiation and mobilization information will be delivered on the Sector website (www.nabetcwa.org), on Local websites, hotlines, and e-mail lists.
NABET-CWA Network Negotiating Committee
NABET Local 16 member Donald DiFranco was working at the WABC-TV transmitter at Number One World Trade Center on the morning of September 11th when we were attacked.
Don was a great guy, conscientious worker and a dedicated union member. We were all devastated by this horrible loss, and all the lives lost that day.
Bin Laden is dead, but Don DiFranco will live forever. Our thoughts and prayers are with the DiFranco family.
WELCOME
To the web site of NABET-CWA Local 16 (CWA Local 51016) New York City. The National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET) is the Broadcasting and Cable Sector of the Communications Workers of America (CWA).
Old Unit: 1 Network Videotape, Videotape Library
New Unit 1: WABC-TV, Network and Local Radio, Publicists, Radio Call Screeners, Desk Assistants
Old Unit 2: TD, LDE, Audio, Video
New Unit 2: TD, LDE, Audio, Video, Network Videotape, Videotape Library
Unit 3: Studio Field (No change)
Old Unit 4: Network and Local Radio, Traffic, Publicists, Radio Call Screeners.
New Unit 4: ENG, ENG Edit, Graphics
Old Unit 5: TV MCR, NTM, SMAG
New Unit 5: TV MCR, NTM, SMAG, DMC MTCE, Traffic
Units 6, 7 and 8 are dissolved.
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Union Plus
Union Plus was created by the AFL-CIO in 1986 to help unions recruit and retain members and to provide union members and their families with high-quality consumer benefits and services.
Each program is carefully researched and developed by a team of experts. They do all the homework and negotiate the best deals using the financial clout of the more than 13 million members represented by AFL-CIO unions. Through this affiliation, Union Privilege is able to offer benefits of much greater value and quality than members can generally get on their own. Because Union Privilege carefully monitors each program, members get prompt, courteous service and high-quality benefits - as well as help in resolving any problems.
Visit the Union Plus Benefits page for detailed summary of some great union negotiated discounts on a wide variety of goods and services.
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NABET-CWA LOCAL 51016 
NABET Local 16 member Donald DiFranco was working at the WABC-TV transmitter at Number One World Trade Center on the morning of September 11th when we were attacked.
Union Plus was created by the AFL-CIO in 1986 to help unions recruit and retain members and to provide union members and their families with high-quality consumer benefits and services.
Each program is carefully researched and developed by a team of experts. They do all the homework and negotiate the best deals using the financial clout of the more than 13 million members represented by AFL-CIO unions. Through this affiliation, Union Privilege is able to offer benefits of much greater value and quality than members can generally get on their own. Because Union Privilege carefully monitors each program, members get prompt, courteous service and high-quality benefits - as well as help in resolving any problems.
Visit the Union Plus Benefits page for detailed summary of some great union negotiated discounts on a wide variety of goods and services.