Communications Workers of America Local 4321
Representing Zanesville, Marietta, Gallipolis, New Lexington, Ironton , Coshocton and Newark


CWA Local 4321
1526 Bluff Street
Zanesville, Ohio 43701

Contact Pres. Frank Mathews at 740-624-8678

Contact Vice Pres. Kelly Williams at 740-624-8679


President - Frank Mathews

Vice President- Kelly Williams

Treasurer - Brian Parker

Secretary - Dave Earich

Click on Officer name to send E-Mail


CWA Joe Beirne Foundation Scholarship Program

Fifteen partial college scholarships of $3,000 each are being offered for the 2010-2011 school year. Winners, selected in a lottery drawing, also will receive second-year scholarships of the same amount contingent upon satisfactory academic accomplishment. Part-time students, less than 12 credits, will receive half of the scholarship monies.

Eligible for the awards are CWA members and their spouses, children and grandchildren, including those of retired or deceased members. Click on General Information for more details.

The 2010-2011 application is now available. Apply here.

ROBERT D. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

The Robert D. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund, administered by the Cleveland Foundation, is now accepting applications for the 2010-2011 academic year.  Applications must be postmarked by April 30, 2010.  Awards will be announced by June 15, 2010.

The fund was established by a unanimous vote at the 1999 CWA District 4 Meeting in memory of District 4 Vice President Emeritus Robert D. Johnson.  A random drawing is used to select the scholarship awards.

Applications can be obtained by contacting the District 4 Office in Cleveland, Ohio.   Applications can also be downloaded from the Cleveland Foundation's website:

Cleveland Foundation

  • From the homepage, click on "Scholarships"
  • Click on "Scholarship Descriptions"
  • Scroll to Robert D. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • To download the application, click on the link.  You will need Adobe support or will be prompted to download Adobe.  Print application using normal print command.

Please make special note of the application deadline date of April 30, 2010.




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HealthCare Tips:

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HRAs and Success Sharing

 
We continue to have some confusion in the field over how Success Sharing works, when it starts and what exactly happens to payable dollars.  Understandable since this is all new for us.
 

Each year the Success Sharing Plan year begins October 1 - September 30.
 
It began October 1, 2009 under this current contract.  (TPA/TPAP expired with the 2004 contract).
 
IF Success Share pays out; ALL Members will have their payout deposited into an HRA Account (Healthcare Reimbursement Account) regardless of which Medical Plan they chose.
 
If the member already has an existing HRA account; the deposit will go into that account.
 
If there is no existing HRA account; one will be established on behalf of that member for the deposit.
 
IF payable; Success Share dollars will be deposited prior to Dec 31.
 
SHPS (pronounced Ships) is the administrator of the HRA accounts and when/if dollars are deposited; each member will receive an HRA welcome kit from SHPS that will include information on how to access the dollars, websites and how to view their account.  (SHPS has been an administrator here in D-4 for years and relatively successful.  Member response has been positive.)
 
Remember that unused HRA dollars roll over year to year and to reimburse monthly premiums they must be paid from paychecks on a POST Tax basis.            

On 01/11/10 you can log online at
www.myshps.com to manage your HRA account and download forms.

Go to
www.myshps.com and under login click on participant/member
User Last Name- your last name
User Participant ID- your SSN
Password - your 8 digit Birthday example 12141970
 Hit Login



Standing Committee's
(click on committee name to go to its page)

Employee Assistance

Workers Compensation

Safety

Benefits

Legislative

Community Service
Stewards Corner

Johnson Controls Contract

Grievant Statement (must be filled out by grievant prior to filing of any grievance)

At&t Grievance Form

New At&t Contract 2009



Our Stewards
 

Zanesville - Kevin Kenily Chief Steward
                   Tom Dick Steward 
                    Barrett Tamasovich Eng-C.O.
               
Coshocton - Jeff Cox Chief Steward
                     Rusty Crew Steward 
                     
Marietta - Tracy Shook Chief Steward
                 Jay Kendall Steward  
                 
Gallipolis - Todd Smittle  Chief Steward
                  Dave Allison Steward
                  Ron Lykins Steward                    

Ironton - Jeff Frisby Chief Steward
               Mike Boyles Steward

New Lexington - Alex Boyd Chief Steward
                           Paul Flautt Steward 
                           
Newark/ Windstream- Mark Garey Chief Steward
                                    Ryan O'Halloran Steward

                   

 




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