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Member Resources Member Home Bergen County Employee's Information Smart 90 RX throughCVS network Open Enrollment meeting documents available Understanding Your Paycheck Deductions MOBILE APP for Mail Order RX Beneficiary Form for Accidental Death and Disability 2016 Fringe Benefit Rate Analysis NJ Manufacturers Insurance Tuition Reimbursement Policy (READ THIS FIRST BEFORE FILLING OUT THE FORM) Tuition Reimbursement Approval Form Bergen Community College Tuition Waiver Form Civil Service Commission Bergen County Policy on Discipline Downloads - Contract Understanding your Medical Contribution News and Views Letter to the Editor Letter to the Editor Retired former Union President speaks out on behalf of union workers. What is a state of emergency? SALT Deduction AFSCME Video 2017 The Supreme Court takes aim at public sector unions Unions Under Siege Bergen County officials look to contain health care costs Supreme Court to decide if Christie violated the law when denying COLA increases! Labor's Last Stand NJ premiums rose even after new health law Senator Sweeny and Kyrillos introduce bill to limit sick time payouts! Public Employees Pay High Percentage County unveils "Project Lifesaver" Who Is the Real Education Governor? A Lake County judge has determined Indiana's right-to-work law violates a provision in the state constitution barring the delivery of services "without just compensation." Five reasons for optimism about unions this Labor Day New Article from Chris Mathews Poverty up 20 % among N.J. Children USWU Joins With CWA To Protest Civil Service Changes Property Tax Increase Much Higher Under Christie Surveys show management and workers don't see eye to eye. The Adult Care Brief Bank Pope Francis Condemns Slave Labor Candidate Buono opposes changes to the Civil Service Rules Union Workers protest throughout the State Take Action on Overtime Christie Demonizes Unions says Buono Candidate Buono visits Healthcare Center Gov Christie says, "Union are the problem." Anti-Union Laws Unconstitutional?? Wealth Distribution in America - An interesting video Wisconsin Update GOV TERMS AFSCME CONTRACT Holiday Discount Tickets @ WorkingAdvantage.com For Sandie's Responders, Saying Thanks Isn't Enough! - (from The Indypendent) Letters To Members 06-30-19 Letter from Joe Gautier 05-21-19 Letter from Joe Gautier 04-11-19 Letter from Joe Gautier 02-26-19 Letter from Joe Gautier 01-27-19 Letter from Joe Gautier 12-19-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 12-01-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 11-29-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 11-14-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 10-18-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 10-14-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 09-27-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 09-20-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 08-29-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 07-27-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 06-27-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 06-22-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 05-31-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 05-26-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 05-17-18 Letter from Joe Gautier Charity Commitee UPDATE 05-09-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 05-04-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 04-28-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 04-12-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 03-29-18 Letter from Joe Gautier TOWN HALL MEETING INVITATION 02-23-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 01-27-18 Letter from Joe Gautier 12-03-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 11-03-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 10-31-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 10-20-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 10-08-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 08-29-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 06-29-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 06-21-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 05-24-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 05-19-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 04-23-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 03-29-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 03-24-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 02-27-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 02-04-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 01-28-17 Letter from Joe Gautier 12-23-16 Letter from the Administration 12-22-16 Letter from Joe Gautier 12-15-16 Letter from Joe Gautier 12-05-16 Letter from Joe Gautier 10-26-16 Letter from Joe Gautier 10-21-16 Letter from Joe Gautier 09-08-16 Letter from Joe Gautier 09-01-16 Letter from Joe Gautier 08-11-16 Letter from Joe Gautier 07-26-16 Letter from Joe Gautier 06-30-16 Letter from Joe Gautier May 11, 2016 *** GMM venue change *** National Nursing Home Week *** Diane Holzberg ADON of the Year *** Thank You to our Public Health Nurses *** March 3, 2016 *** Status of current pension system *** Contract negotiations to begin collective bargaining with the administration *** February 15, 2016 *** Contact your state representatives to request support for the constitutional amendment to fund our pensions *** January 24 2016 *** Winter Gala Success *** 12-11-2015 *** Concerning our Pensions *** 12-03-2015 *** Winter Gala *** Last GMM of the Year *** County Employees Are Now Eligible for NJ Manufacturers Insurance *** 10-27-2015 *** PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2015 *** 10-14-15 *** Freeholder candidate endorsement survey results *** Freeholder Sullivan will address the membership at our next GMM on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 *** 09-24-15 *** Meet the Candidates *** Candidate Endorsement Survey 2015 *** 09-04-15 *** Agreement with administration *** 08-25-15 *** Labor Day *** 08-17-15 *** Website Improvements *** Membership Survey *** 07-19-15 *** Membership Survey *** 07-01-15 *** Freeholders voted to accept county executive's budget which included payment to the PERS pension system*** 07-08-15 *** Meeting with the County Executive and his Chief of Staff * Met with members of the Administration for the quarterly Health and Safety Committee meeting *** 06-05-15 *** Joe and Connie _______THANK YOU_______ 06-01-15 *** Local 755 June 1, 2015 Election Results *** Ballots sent out!! 04-15-15 ***Presidents's Letter on Nominations *** 03-23-15 *** Union Nominations (April 15) & Elections for Office *** 02-06-15 *** WINTER GALA and EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING WITH COUNTY EXECUTIVE JIM TEDESCO *** 01-07-15 *** A WARM WINTER PARTY FOR ALL *** 12-24-14 *** TIME FOR OUR UNION PARTY *** 11-03-14 * ELECTION IS TOMORROW NOVEMBER 4th. * 10-22-14 *** SECRET BALLOT -- JT: 188 KD: 26 NEITHER: 8 *** 10-17-14 *** WILL YOU RECOGNIZE OUR COUNTY UNION *** 10-02-14 *** LABOR'S DUTY TO VOTE - CE 10 QUESTIONS *** 08-29-14 *** WHAT LABOR DAY MEANS *** 08-09-14 *** Where politics and public safety collide. *** 06-20-14 ***A return engagement with both candidates present is clearly in order.*** 05-29-14 INVITE THE CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY EXECUTIVE 05-01-14 CONTRACT UPDATED AND SIGNED 01-16-14 HANDS OFF OUR PENSIONS 12-21-13 Holiday Party - January 24th, 2014 12-05-13 AREA VPs 11-28-13 HAPPY THANKSGIVING 11-07-13 Wednesday November 6, Freeholders Approve MOA 11-02-13 Election Nov 5; Freeholders vote on contract Nov 6 10-30-13 Ratification Vote - RESULTS 10-30-13 Ratification Vote 08-29-13 Aging with dignity and workers too. 08-02-13 Buono Picks Labor Leader Silva of SEIU's 1199 07-12-13 Union Ad Campaign - Negotiations - Chief John Frank RIP 07-02-13 Negotiations - Victor Graziano - Donations - Pari Sharif - Replacements Needed - Pope Francis 06-06-13 Next Contract Negotiating Session 05-18-13 Full Page Labor Program 05-02-13 Invite Published 03-01-13--We made US NEWS TOP NURSING HOMES & MORE! 02-20-13 General Membership Meeting 02-13-13 Holiday Party Deadline Extended To February 15th. 02-01-13 The good and the bad 2013 Holiday Party Flyer-TicketA 12-21-12--Christmas and Holiday cliff-climbing 12-14-12 We go on living and helping. 11-21-12 Happy Thanksgiving. We donate. 11-13-12--JOBS FIRST; DEFICIT SECOND 11-05-12 VOTE NOV 6TH despite Hurricane Sandy 10-18-12 Endorsements L755 10-09-12 2012 AM-Negotiation 1. PM-Problem w Ordinance 12-27 09-21-12 Grateful 08-11-12 Contract Warm Up--NOW 07-18-12 $1000 to Center for Food Action 07-12-12 Halftime is planning time 06-06-12 D-Day Saving the Rock and Freezing Layoffs 05/03/12 Support Rockleigh NOW! 04/05/12 Progress In Addressing Layoffs 04/03/12 Why Attend April 4 Freeholders Meeting 04-23-13 JOINT 755-655 FRANCIS 2013 MAY 1 THE RECORD 03-24-13 Meeting Minutes for March 20, 2013 03/29/12 Layoffs, 3/21/12 Membership Meeting, Freeholders 03/09/12 Report About Freeholders Meeting on 03/07/12 03/07/12 Freeholders No Layoffs, No Sale of the Rock 03/06/12 Freeholders Meeting on 03/07/12 NO LAYOFFS 02/28/12 Nominations - Driving - Layoffs - and Saving The Rock 02/02/12 Addressing Layoffs 01/27/12 Working for a County Government Epiphany 01/19/12 Draft Budget Presented 01/18/12 01/10/12 Action Needed Now - Save The Rock 12/02/11 A Union Gospel Parable 10/21/11 Fiscal Status of Bergen County Meeting 10/19/11 Membership Meeting 10/12/11 Letter to Republican and Democratic Candidates for State Office 09/21/11 Candidates at the Membership Meeting 09/05/11 Labor Day 07/27/11 Sad News 06/17/11 Save Your Pensions 06/15/11 Results of Freeholder Meeting 04/04/11 Rally and 04/06/11 Freeholder Meeting 03/25/11 Unions Past and Present 03/22/11 Collective Bargaining 03/06/11 President Drummond's Letter to the Record 03/04/11 Bargaining Rights-Human Rights 02/24/11 Wear Red on 02/25/11 02/18/11 Madison, Wisconsin: Read all about it! 01/20/11 Amendment to 2011 Furlough Days Agrement 01/04/11 Furlough Days 2011 12/30/10 FA Raises 2011 12/21/10 Bergen Record Article, Raises, and Layoffs 12/17/10 FA Raises-Letter to Administration 12/07/10 Endorsing Candidates 12/07/10 Civil Service Retention 10/29/10 Election Endorsements Part II 10/07/10 Election Endorsements Part I 09/22/10 Letter to Freeholders 09/17/10 Pensions Under Attack 09/08/10 Invitation to the Honorable Dennis McNerney 09/03/10 Union Education Day 08/20/10 News on NJ Pension Fraud 08/20/10 Notes From Meeting with County Executive 08/05/10 S2206 and Furloughs 08/05/10 Q & A Candidates for County Executive 07/09/10 Battles Ahead and Behind 06/18/10 Some Presidential Notes 05/28/10 The Vote and Layoffs 05/22/10 Bumping Information 05/14/10 Saving Jobs 05/13/10 Saving Jobs Agreement 05/07/10 Progress 05/05/10 Freeholders' Meeting 04/30/10 Progress 04/21/10 Membership Meeting 04/12/10 Bergen Record and Layoffs Update 03/31/10 Labor Committee Meeting 03/17/10 Notes on Membership Meeting 03/04/10 Budget Cuts 01/13/10 Summaries of Meetings 10/18/09 Membership's Position on Upcoming Election 10/02/09 FYI 08/14/09 Selling Lemonade and County Budget Deficits 07/17/09 Raises, Orthotics, and Privatization 07/15/09 Freeholders' Meeting Summary-07/16/09 07/02/09 Make July 4th Live Today 07/02/09 Report About County Request to State for Furloughs 06/19/09 Services-YES! Furloughs-NO! 06/12/09 Services-Yes; Furloughs-No 06/04/09 Report about 6/3 Freeholders 05/30/09 Attend the 6/3/09 Freeholders' Meeting 05/21/09 Budget Deficit Meeting- 05/19/09 Progress 05/09/09 Our Position on Furloughs- 05/08/09 Budget Updates 05/01/09 Our Requests- 04/28/09 The Problem with Furloughs 04/21/09 10 Questions for the County Administrator 03/27/09 Mandatory Furloughs? 02/27/09 The Good News and the Not So Good News 12/22/08 Looking Back and Going Forward 12/02/08 PERS Pension Fund News 07/16/08 Contract Negotiations and Layoffs 07/15/08 Layoff News 06/30/08 Report to Members 06/18/08 Report to Members- 06/16/08 Sobering and Disappointing News with Dates to Remember 06/09/08 Important Update to Members 06/04/08 Update to Members Retiree Information Planning your retirement from PERS THE PERS handbook An Intro to MBOS - The PERS Member Benefit Online System MBOS registration instructions What am I entitled to Contractually? 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