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Joining Local 3180 is now done exclusively online.

The site is very secure, easy to navigate, and quick.

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URGENT CWA LOCAL 3180 MESSAGE TO ALL

SDIRC BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES

Due to the new laws passed last summer via our state legislature, the structure of SDIRC Support Staff Union – CWA Local 3180 has changed dramatically. For those that are not aware, our Local consists of TWO groups: Blue-Collar Workers and White-Collar Workers.

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, our group, White-Collar, is at only 58% membership. If we do not get to 61% by August 19th and maintain that number indefinitely, White Collar 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? 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. We only have until August 19^th for YOU to join our Union and benefit from upcoming raises OR stay at the salaries we are at now indefinitely. WHY? Because we will no longer have a union to represent us and negotiate yearly pay raises.

Our White-Collar group is over 90% women. Let us join, together as a powerful group of ladies, having each other’s backs, and maintain our group’s status.

Bottom line: Don’t join the Union and stay at the salary you are at now OR join the Union and benefit from yearly raises.

It’s easy to 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 15^th and the 30^th of each month (SDIRC no longer collects dues directly from our paychecks).:

https://cwa3180.unioni.se/signup

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!

NOTICE:

General Membership Meeting is the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm.

You can attend at the Union Hall or on Zoom.

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.

On January 4th, 2024 we installed our new Board Officers.

CWA Strong!!!

Laurie Taylor, Arlene Espinal, Claudia Viladrosa, and Liz Caldwell

busy at the Union Hall on September 30, 2023.

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will help provide free internet or discounted internet to many qualified workers and their families:

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:

Organizing during the School Board Meeting: