Attached is the non binding PEB Report our GC will have an official comment after the coalition has a chance to thoroughly review it

Motor Fuel Tax Dedication (ACR-1). The Assembly Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on this resolution, sponsored by Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, to amend the constitution to dedicate more money to the Transportation Trust Fund without raising the 10.5-cent gas tax or the 13.5-cent tax on diesel fuels. The amendment asks voters to dedicate all revenues from the motor fuels and petroleum products gross receipts tax to fund the state’s transportation needs. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO supported the resolution in committee.

http://www.njaflcio.org/?utm_campaign=legis_axn_1_7&utm_medium=email&utm_source=njaflcio

Attached is a message from your Legislative Representative and Alternate Legislative Representative, Dave Rasmussen and Lionel Giron, they want to ensure that all members and their family members are registered to vote in the upcoming election. Also please consider signing a PAC contribution form (they are available from most of your union representatives)

While we can be proud that SMART TD members vote in higher numbers than the general public we also know that in the recent elections in New Jersey the voter turnout was the lowest on record. We need to impress on our members that their jobs, wages, benefits and pensions depend on having friends in elected office at the local, state and federal level. Please share this with our members. Voter registration forms can be found online at the New Jersey Department of State’s website, www.state.nj.us/state . Then go to the Division of Elections for the forms and general information on elections in New Jersey. You cannot register online but you can print out the form and then mail it back. Also for those members who may be working on Election Day you can register to Vote By Mail (VBM). This program replaces the old absentee ballot and the application for that is also available online at the same website. Today unions and their members in the public and private sector are under attack as never before. That’s why we say, “Elections have consequences.” If you have any questions or if we can be of any assistance to you please contact our office, (609) 396-1994. Thank you for all you do for our members.    

http://www.congressweb.com/smart_transportation

I have been assigned to document and to follow up on members behalf uniform issues please email sspratt@utulocal60.com or call or text 973-223-8654.

I need your name, employee number, date of your order, date received, items missing, items wrong, if you called who you spoke to and how were you treated, did they respond, was your order fixed. Also include any other information pertaining to your dealing with This and That.

Our GC’s intent is to have all information documented so he can have proof to present to the carrier. Please be as thorough with as many details as possible. I will try and make sure all of your issues are rectified.

Thanks in advance.

Scott Spratt GCS

A update provided by brother Johnson this is a interpretation from the International on some questions on the updated SMART-TD constitution

We have our regular scheduled monthly meeting on Sunday 10:00am at the VFW in Linden. A couple updates;

• We will NOT be voting on the temporary supplemental list change. As per the international we need a vote by ballot from all members even for a “temporary agreement” and the cost associated with that is not worth the three month trial period proposed
• Our GC has a family commitment for the holiday weekend and regrettably is unable to attend
• “PEB 249” in the coalitions opinion went very well for us, and we are waiting for their non-binding recommendation, we should have that by mid January

Our GC is asking that all recent or unresolved payroll issues be forwarded to him at sburkert@utulocal60.com

The information is needed so he can possibly get additional assistance for resolving payroll issues, he said he needs a paper trail so please give all the details. This would include issues you have handled yourself and had resolved. Thanks