Last Monday, three bills making changes to the New Jersey Public Employees Retirement System and the State Health Benefits Plan were signed into law.  The bills, which are an attack on the ability of public sector unions to collectively bargain for working conditions and wages and benefits, were passed over the strong objection of CWA and our allies on the public sector.

President Barack Obama signed the final pieces of the health insurance reform package into law today, making permanent a few improvements to the bill passed earlier this week. 

The improvements will ensure middle class families are not hurt by the provision designed to tax "Cadillac" health plans, and takes federal funding for some college scholarship programs away from commercial banks and focusing it instead on new education initiatives. 

President Obama made recess appointments of Craig Becker and Mark Pearce to the National Labor Relations Board over the weekend, ending months of partisan obstruction over the nominations.  CWA President Larry Cohen called the appointments "critical to removing a backlog of cases and bringing justice to our workplaces." 

The New Jersey Legislature passed--and governor Christie signed--changes to the state's public pension and health care system late Monday night.