The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the MWRA and NAGE Local R1-168 is now available.
Please click HERE to view.
Mar 3, 2020GIC Healthcare FY21 Premiums AnnouncedOn February 27, 2020, the GIC Commissioners voted to approve the FY21 Health Insurance Premium Rates. Bobbi Kaplan, Executive Vice-President of Local 207 and Vice Chair of the Group Insurance Commission strongly advocated against the rise in premiums. She argued the unfairness of raising premiums more than twice what our members receive annually in salary increases but was unable to succeed in changing the minds of her fellow commissioners. The motion to increase premiums was approved by a majority of the commissioners who do not represent labor interests, though Kaplan maintained her strong vote against.
Kaplan said “The increase is just another pay cut for our members who are left further and further behind every year. We intend to fight for raises at the bargaining table that are equal to the value our members bring to the citizens of the Commonwealth every day.”
Please review the increases which become effective July 1, 2020 and attend the Health Fairs to ask questions of your current carriers. If you wish to change carriers, you must make that decision during open enrollment April 6th – May 1st. Please find all documents and link to the Health Fair schedule below.
FY21 Health Insurance Premium Rates
FY21 Full Cost Monthly Premiums and Percent Increases
GIC Health Fair Schedule 2020
Mar 02, 2020
GIC Health Fairs and Open Enrollment 2020
GIC open enrollment is just around the corner, beginning April 6, 2020 until May 1, 2020. The GIC Health Fair Schedule can be found below. For more information, you can visit the GIC website HERE.Completed forms must be returned to your GIC Coordinator no later than Friday, May 1st if you intend to change insurance carriers.
Feb 29, 2020
NAGE offers Gov Baker coronavirus prevention assistance
NAGE has written to Governor Baker, offering any assistance possible in light of coronavirus worries in Massachusetts. The letter can be found below or HERE. Members should refer to any of the following sites for tips in preventing the spread of illness.
Mass.gov
Center for Disease Control
World Health Organization
February 12, 2020
We are union members providing water and wastewater services to the public. With that comes a responsibility as a public servant. While in uniform you are the face of the MWRA. We are extremely visible on the roadways, in the streets, and at the water and wastewater stations in the neighborhoods. Its important to follow the MWRA Code of Conduct at all times while on the job and in uniform.
Sincerely,
Your Local 168 Executive Board
September 24, 2019
Election Results
Thank you to all who participated in the MWRA Local 168 Executive Board Election. The results are below
President: Dennis R. Normant
Executive Vice President: Sean McGonagle
Treasurer: Robert Ellis
Recording Secretary: Todd DeCost
Eastern Regional Vice President: Paul Arena
Central Regional Vice President: Paul Hynes
Western Regional Vice President: Tie vote between Bob BonFiglio and Edward Pollock. A tie-breaker election will occur, details to follow.
Congratualtions to the new Executive Board of MWRA Local 168!
Your Union Benefits
In addition to regular salary increases and step increases, NAGE provides you with benefits such as:
Did you know Union Plus gets you and your family special discounts, rates, and savings? Just as unions provide strength in the workplace, Union Plus provides strength in the marketplace.
Click here to learn more about your benefits.
CONTRACT RATIFIED
Ballots for the contract ratification were counted Friday, March 2nd. The contract was ratified by a vote of 110 to 95. The contract term is July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2014
Download MWRA Contract
| Dennis R. Normant President 617-233-4446 (cell) 617-305-5820 (work) dennisnormant@gmail.com |
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| Sean McGonagle Executive Vice President 617-655-3791 seannage168@gmail.com |
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| Todd DeCost Recording Secretary 857-360-9580 Todd2Shock@live.com |
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| Bob Ellis Treasurer 617-655-3789 bobbbye12@gmail.com |
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| Paul C. Arena Eastern Regional Vice President 617-828-0233 P.Arena@verizon.net |
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| Paul Hynes Central Regional Vice President 617-699-5221 paul.hynes722@gmail.com |
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| Robert BonFiglio Western Regional Vice President 978-821-1765 Bonfigliord1@hotmail.com  |
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- Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
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