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Care providers for developmentally disabled adults, along with members of CWA Locals 1037 and 1040, join New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine as he signs an order recognizing the workers' union.

More than 1,000 New Jersey providers who open their homes to care for developmentally disabled adults have gained a voice on the job by joining the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) signed an executive order recognizing the union last week, two days after the state Board of Mediation verified that a majority of the workers, called sponsors, signed cards seeking representation by CWA Locals 1037 and 1040.

CWA Vice President Chris Shelton says:

This is what "standing together" really means. These two locals accomplished great things by working collectively.