To help ease the financial burden we will all be under, CWA has been contacted by the Temporary Employment Agencies listed below. Click on the Company name to find the office closest to you. PLEASE BE ADVISED!!! Do NOT start calling and selecting employment opportunities until we are sure of a work stoppage AND unless you are sure you can accept them. It has been the experience of many that turning down as many as two jobs will move your name to the bottom of the list for anymore job offers.

What does it mean to members to be on strike? There is no denying it is hard on everyone, the loss of pay creates a hardship. But please know that CWA is prepared to help our members that honor a strike but there are stipulations that have to be met:

• To receive any benefits from CWA a member MUST perform their share of strike duty. Strike duty may be any number of jobs or tasks as assigned by the Local, and the amount of time that is voted on by the membership to walk picket lines. Remember, while on strike, the bargaining work stopage becomes your job!
  
• Health Care: Normally, health care benefits are covered thru the end of the month, since the premiums have already been paid by BST on the 1st. This means you will have health insurance until August 31st AT LEAST. If a strike should go into the next month, members emergency health care will be taken care of by CWA, the Members Relief Fund. But any costs MUST be pre-approved by the Local Community Service Committee and be verifiable to meet the strict guidelines of CWA. The health of our members and family will NOT suffer for honoring our picket lines!
  
• If a member performs their strike duty as assigned, each BST member on strike will be paid $200 starting the 15 day for 2 weeks, after the 29th day the amount will increase to $300 per week for the duration of the strike! The members will be responsible for paying the taxes, a 1099 will be issues for amounts over $600 and submitted to the IRS. THIS FORM MUST BE FILLED OUT TO RECEIVE BENEFITS!
  
• No CWA member has ever been put on the street, with no place to live for honoring a picket line. CWA will not pay mortgage payments, but will do everything to assist the member in all possible ways to help keep the home intact.
  

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Time to take a stand!

Important: Beginning the fifteenth calendar day of a strike, any local member on strike who walks the picket line or performs strike-related duty for eight hours per week will receive $200/week strike pay. ***Please note: It is strongly encouraged that you picket your own work location as you will best recognize scabs crossing the picket line***