Responses are linked from this page: Election 2012 – NM House and Senate Candidate Survey We asked all 230 candidates for New Mexico Senate and House Office a list of questions and are posting their responses here. The launch was yesterday, so keep checking back to see candidate response numbers grow. Deadline for all candidates…

May 3, 2012 From http://independentsourcepac.org At the Special Meeting of the New Mexico State Board of Finance presided over by Governor Susana Martinez on Monday, Apr 30, 2012, the latest prong of attack on public employee families and the educational community seemed to be ramping up.   During a presentation by Pension Fund officials that was…

International Workers' Day Celebrations Santa Fe CWA 7076 Members Lunch Meeting       Join Dept of Health and Environment Dept. members for the latest info on contract negotiations, grievances, politics and the outlook for PERA pension reform!    When: Tuesday, May 1st, 11:30-1:30 pm Where: 1301 Siler Rd, Santa Fe Santa Fe FLYER for May Day…

CWA Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC Our Work Environment   By the numbers Workers’ health and safety protections have a long way to go  4,340 workers were killed on the job in 2009, an average of 12 workers every day. More than 4.1 million work-related injuries and illnesses were reported in 2009, but healthand…

Brothers and Sisters of CWA Local 7076,     I’m calling all members and allies to be actively involved during the coming weeks and months. There are many challenges facing New Mexico’s People and our Labor Movement. Our strength grows from the collective action of our many members. Our Union is built on the three pillars…

A years-old lawsuit could cost New Mexico millions Joey Peters SFReporter – If state appellate judges uphold the rulings of their predecessors in a three-year-old lawsuit, New Mexico may be on the hook to pay millions—if not tens of millions—of dollars to current and former state employees. If state appellate judges uphold the rulings of…

Recently there have been a lot of meetings regarding changes to your PERA and ERB Retirement Plans. At some point in the meeting, someone will inevitably say the words, "shared sacrifice" or "everyone needs to put some skin in the game". By the end of the meetings though, it is always clear that "shared sacrifice"…

  ***UPDATE*** Tomorrow oral arguments will be heard in a case stretching back four years when the State underfunded the raises agreed to in our contract. The numbers have become staggering, not only in terms of the tens-of-millions that are owed in retroactive wage increases, but the huge amount (unknown at this time) that Govenor…

A deeper look at what’s really behind the story… Issue No.2 ›› A Free Publication Of Independent Source PAC ‹‹ March 16, 2012 http://independentsourcepac.org/new-mexicos-spyglass.html

Over the weekend CWA members came out for the Democratic Party Pre-Primary Convention to send out message, "When Union Members Vote, New Mexico WINS!" Members spoke with candidates and leaders of the democratic party. We also staged a magnificient photo with 3,000 New Mexicans gazing into the camera and asking Governor Susana Martinez, "WHERE ARE…