The Communications Workers of America New Jersey reached a favorable outcome this week with Governor Phil Murphy, in their four-year contract renewal. Around 32,000 state-worker-members will be paid 2% more annually under the new agreement, and improvements for employee health care plans are in place. The insurance savings would result mostly from a change in out-of-network reimbursements which may equate to as much as 3% of annual pay.
See "N.J.'s Biggest Public-Worker Union Wins Raises in Murphy Deal", Elise Young, Bloomberg Law, March 7, 2019