Communications Workers of America
Local 3180
Representing Professional Support Employees
of the School District of Indian River County
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NOTICE:
General Membership Meeting
Thursday, April 3, 2025
of each month at 6:30 pm.
You can attend at the Union Hall or on Zoom.
Joining Local 3180 is now done exclusively online.
The site is very secure, easy to navigate, and quick.
(Click on the button below to be redirected to the signup link.)
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URGENT CWA LOCAL 3180 MESSAGE TO ALL
SDIRC BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES
Due to prior laws passed by our Florida State Legislature, and the Pending NEW State Legislated Laws 2025 which could mean we would need 100% to ensure Membership to even have a Local if we don't maintain more than above 60%, the structure of SDIRC Support Staff Union Members of CWA Local 3180 is at risk of losing all Collective Bargaining Rights And that means everything in your Contract. For those that are not aware, our Local consists of TWO Bargaining groups: Blue-Collar Workers and White-Collar Workers are both having to maintain above 60% which we straddle to ensure collective strength and effective representation for all members.
Members of the Blue Collar group includes: Custodial, Maintenance, Food Service, Lab Techs, Bus Drivers, Bus Assistants, and IT.
The White Collar group consists of: Secretaries/Clerical, Bookkeepers, Nurses, Teacher Assistants, ESOL Assistants, Self-care Aides, Behavior Techs and Media Assistants.
Both groups are mandated by the State of Florida and PERC (Public Employees Relation Commission) to maintain a minimum of 60% membership in EACH group to be eligible for Union representation. Everything negotiated by our CWA Local elected Executive Board, including our Yearly Salary increases, will be lost.
As of today, both Bargaining groups are just at 60% membership. If we do not get to 61% by September 2025 and maintain that number indefinitely, Support Staff will no longer be part of CWA Local 3180 Union. What does that mean for us Bookkeepers, Secretaries, Nurses, Media, Behavior Techs, ESOL Assistants, Self-care Aides, & Teacher Assistants?
How about, Custodial, Food Service, Maintenance, Transportation Lab Techs, Security IT???
WE WILL NOT benefit from the protections afforded by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (contract between SDIRC and CWA) and will NOT be eligible for the raises the Union negotiates with SDIRC. Gone are the days of NOT being a dues paying member and still benefiting from yearly raises. If we ALL do not join the Union we will lose our raises, seniority, and our health insurance can increase drastically.This is the reality of what is going on right now! Florida state statutes have changed dramatically since last summer..
Our White-Collar group is over 90% Women. Let go Ladies!
AND we also have a sizeable amount of Women in Blue-Collar!!
Bottom line: You are the Union. You have a voice! All you have to do is use it. There is more lo lose if you don't join! CLICK on the link below to join electronically. You will need a debit or credit card to pay your monthly dues on approximately the 15th and the 30th of each month (SDIRC no longer collects dues directly from our paychecks).:
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We had a great day talking about the union during the Food Service Back to School Training day! Stay tuned for CWA Solidarity days every first Wednesday of the month,
when all food service workers can wear their union t-shirts!
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CONTRACT RATIFICATION RESULTS
As you know we had our contract ratification vote, the final results were
58 yes to 29 no. We will be
signing off on this at the August
School Board meeting.
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On January 4th, 2024 we installed our new Board Officers.
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CWA Strong!!!
Laurie Taylor, Arlene Espinal, Claudia Viladrosa, and Liz Caldwell
busy at the Union Hall on September 30, 2023.
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The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will help provide free internet or discounted internet to many qualified workers and their families:
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Local 3180 Union VP Officer for Transportation Area shares
her story about the challenging job & low pay of Bus Drivers:
Be sure to read the accompanying article to the video:
There are two more articles, Lunch Ladies and Paraeducators/Paraprofessionals.
Click buttons below to read these additional articles:
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Organizing during the School Board Meeting:
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The CWA Local 3180 Bargaining Unit are blue and white collar employees including teacher assistants, secretaries, cafeteria workers, maintenance workers, custodians, school bus drivers, bus assistants, media and computer lab assistants, and clerks who want fair and equitable treatment by the School District of Indian River County.
CWA Local 3180 proudly represents workers to ensure their well-being. In today's uncertain time, we are there to help members with any labor issue they may have. When negotiating with employers, there is power in the numbers. Collectively we can achieve great things.
Our members can expect a very engaged organization who looks out for their best interest and has a track record of positive results.
If you need to contact a Board Officer, go the Board Officers page of the website to find their contact information.
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