Update: January 25, 2012

Important Message From Local 1036 About PLB Day Misdirection from State

As you know, CWA recently received the long-pending decision from NJ Appellate Court upholding our challenge to the PLB rule. In short, the Court ruled that the Civil Service Commission rule limiting carryover of negotiated PLB days violated our Memorandum of Agreement and the Court remanded the rule back to the Commission. However, the Civil Service Commission has issued a memo to all Executive Branch Human Resource Directors notifying them that the CSC is considering a ruling that the creation of PLB days was contrary to existing law and that "Pending further action by the Commission, it would be inappropriate at this time to advise employees that any unused PLB days may be carried or used beyond June 30, 2012."

It is obvious the CSC is trying to delay implementation of the judge’s ruling and pressure workers in to burning their PLB days now. 

Our message to the membership remains the same:  

• Do not use your PLB days unless you want to. It is our position that PLB days carry over as was negotiated into the Memorandum of Agreement.
• If you want to use your PLB days, feel free to do so. 
• If you feel you must use your PLB days, consider scheduling them for June. That will provide us with sufficient time to resolve this matter.