msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu (Mark Robert Smith) (09/06/89)
According to the Associated Press (as quoted in the Rutgers _Daily Targum_), the CWA and IBEW have settled with NJ Bell. This means that the CWA has gone back to work today (9/6/89), and that the IBEW will be voting on the contract today. The CWA had signed an agreement on August 28, but they stayed out in support of the IBEW until now. The IBEW could be back on the job Friday. The terms of the settlement includes a 3% wage increase for the first year, and 2.25% the second. Pensions for those retiring after August 6, 1989 will be increased by 15%. There will also be a health care network set up to hold down costs for Bell Atlantic workers. Mark ---- Mark Smith | "Be careful when looking into the distance, |All Rights 61 Tenafly Road|that you do not miss what is right under your nose."| Reserved Tenafly,NJ 07670-2643|rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!msmith,msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu You may redistribute this article only to those who may freely do likewise.