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Welcome to the official website for NABET-CWA Local 31. We are the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians, a sector of the Communications Workers of America. |
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Our Union strives to provide its members with a sense of pride and dignity in the workplace, while maintaining quality work conditions and fair wages. Over the years, NABET-CWA has fought for and won benefits and wages for its represented members which include a union shop, 8-hour work days, vacations, holidays, sick leave, insurance, overtime pay, pension plans, seniority, grievance and arbitration, safety, and health. NABET-CWA is proud of its fine tradition of democracy and the servicing of its members by officers and staff whose roots are in the industry it now serves. |
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Our members have a key role in the broadcast industry, producing quality news and sports programming, seen and heard around the world. Local 31 members include broadcast professionals employed by ABC, ABC Radio, NBC, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), National Public Radio (NPR), Cable News Network (CNN), WRC-TV, WJLA-TV, WHUT-TV, WMAL/WRQX, House Recording Studios, Senate Recording Studios, Montgomery Community Television, as well as production and crewing companies throughout the Southeast United States. Recently, our members at WSVN-TV in Miami have joined with us to better serve our total membership in South Florida. |
NABET News:
CWA-NABET Asks Viewers in 4 Cities to 'Turn Off NBC'
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| CWAers from Local 1103, 1108 and other locals join NABET-CWA members outside NBC's Today show broadcast. |
With talks still stalled two months after their contract expired, NABET-CWA members at NBC-Universal are turning up the heat and asking viewers in four major cities to turn off NBC and its local stations where members work.
On Monday, 50 NABET-CWA and CWA members in New York leafleted in front of the Today Show studio as the morning program aired. "Our mobile billboard made the rounds in front of audience, and some of our more ambitious supporters went right up to the glass behind Matt Lauer during the show with some pretty good signage," NABET Vice President Jim Joyce said.
The other cities with NABET contracts with NBC network and local stations are Washington, D.C., Chicago and Burbank, Calif. The contract covers 2,500 workers.
NABET-CWA is working for a fair contract that benefits members, the company and viewers. "Unfortunately, there has been no sign from NBC-U that it will do the right thing for its workers. While claiming the current economy is driving the posture that has brought us to the bargaining table, NBC-U and GE are still posting profits. Nonetheless, the company seems determined to remove job security, reduce compensation and subcontract work," the union said.
NBC is pushing to create a non-union job title for work that union members have been doing for decades. It also plans to close some operations in New York City and Burbank and transfer the work to a non-union facility in New Jersey.
The union is asking New Yorkers and viewers in Washington, D.C, Chicago and Burbank, Calif., to "Turn off NBC" and local stations.
Local News:
 Latest Bulletin from Citadel / NABET-CWA Negotiations
Announcement of 2009 Officer Election:
Local Officer candiates, (President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary), will be heard at the next General Membership meeting, August 3, 2009 at 7:30 PM, at the Local Office. . All Local 31 members are welcome.
 The Current State of 2009 NBCU Negotiations (.pdf)
NBCU Proposal Summary (April '09) (.doc)
Announcement of 2009 Alternate Executive Board Representative Election: The NABET Local 31 Executive Board has approved the election of alternate Executive Board members for all vacant positions. Those positions are as follows: ABC, Citadel/WMAL, MCT, NBC-Net, NPR, PBS, TVS, WHUT, WJLA/NewsChannel 8, and Freelance.
If you would like to submit a petition for alternate Executive Board member for the unit in which you work, or if you are a daily hire, or a petition for the Freelance position, please download the form and instructions here. The deadline to submit a nomination petition is 1:00 p.m.on July 6, 2009. Ballots will be distributed on July 7, 2009 for each position for which there is more than one candidate.
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 New Training Opportunity for Members!
NABET-CWA members now have free access to online training via a partnership with Lynda.com. These premium memberships include access to almost 500 course and 30,000 video tutorials. Training is self-paced and can be done from any computer with an internet connection (Broadband recommended). Courses range from simple overviews such as "Digital Video Principles" to intensive training in Final Cut, Photoshop, and After Effects.
Please take a minute to visit Lynda.com and browse through the selection. You can even watch the first few videos free to get a sense of each course. Once you have decided what you want to take, or have any questions, please Email us HERE. |
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If you have an emergency and need to reach an officer, please call:
President Carl Mayers - 202-316-9979
Vice President Jim Lee - 301-495-4999
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Secretary Maurice Thomas - 301-996-0537 |
Meetings:
 The next Executive Board and General Membership meeting is Monday, August 3, 2009, at 6:30 PM, at the Local Office. All Local 31 members are welcome.
- The NABET-CWA Local 31 office is located at 962 Wayne Avenue, Suite 300, Silver Spring, MD. 20910
The office is open 7am to 5pm Monday thru Friday. 301-495-4999.
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