new york city

 
  
 

For distribution
To all Prospective 2008 ABC VSP (Buyout) Participants,

As previously reported in March, after the Union raised the issue of Plan Year 2008 Service Credit in light of the May 30, 2008 separation date required by the current VSP (Buyout) program, ABC and NABET-CWA reached agreement to amend the Pension Plan Trust Agreement to provide for a full year of 2008 pension service credit for those employees who accept the VSP offer and separate their employment by May 30, 2008.

I am happy to report, in addition to receiving the full year of service credit, the Union has been successful in also reaching agreement to provide that any VSP participant who retires or resigns as a result of accepting the buyout by May 30, and who would have achieved any early retirement threshold (e.g. The Rule of 85, etc.) at any time later in 2008 had they not resigned or retired, will be treated for pension benefit purposes as if they achieved that threshold before separating employment from ABC.

Please refer to the attached Joint Resolution for the specific details of this agreement, and feel free to call me in the Local 16 office (212-757-7191) should you have any questions.


Jim Joyce
Sector Vice President
NABET-CWA

 

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Results of the Local 16 elections

Date: April 7, 2008

To: The Membership of NABET-CWA Local 16
From: Brendan Black, Chairman, Elections Committee
Re: Run-Off Election Results for President Local 16

Following are the results of the run-off election for President of Local 16:

Ballots Received 622
Invalid Ballots 6      
Ballots Cast 616    

Candidates

James C. Joyce 265

Paul Vasquez 351

BROTHER VASQUEZ HAVING RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST IS HEREBY DECLARED ELECTED.

April 7, 2008

To: The Membership of NABET-CWA Local 16

From: Brendan Black, Election Chairman

Re: Election Results – Special Election for Executive Board Unit #5

We have been notified that the U.S. Secretary of Labor will not take enforcement action under the Landrum-Griffin Act because of failure to hold a Secret Ballot Election where candidates for a union office run unopposed, and other qualifications are met.

Inasmuch as Brother Arthur Mazzacca, has run unopposed for the office of Executive Board Representative, Unit #5 and all other qualifications have been met, he is hereby declared Elected.

 

 

WELCOME to the website 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).


Local 16 represents over 1200 workers at the ABC Television Network and WABC-TV divisions of the Walt Disney Company, WABC-AM, WPLJ-FM, ABC Radio Networks and also WOR-AM (New York) and KYW Radio (Philadelphia).


NABET-CWA also represents workers at four other ABC operations in Chicago, Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco and dozens of local staions around the country.

BURST is planning for future New York AVID classes. We need to know how many members are interested and what their preferred schedules are. The classes are held over three consecutive days. Contact training at nabet16 dot org. Click here for more info.
 
 

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May 5, 2008

To: Members in Good Standing of Executive Board Unit #7 (WABC-TV)

From: Brendan Black, Election Chairman

Re:  Special Election – Executive Board Representative #7

                     

In accordance with section 7.5 of the Local 16 By-Laws, this is to announce the special election currently underway for Executive Board Representative Unit #7.

Ballots have been mailed.  If you do not receive your ballot by May 9, 2008, please call the Local 16 office for a duplicate ballot (212-757-7191).

Fraternally,

Brendan Black

Chairman, Elections Committee