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Verizon Regional Bargaining Report #20

There continues to be no progress made at the bargaining table. If the Company wants a deal by the expiration of our Agreements and avoid the cost of a battle with us they should start getting serious at the bargaining table. The Company?s Regional Bargaining Committee still has not responded to a single Union proposal.

Verizon Regional Bargaining Report #20

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Verizon Regional Bargaining Report #19

The Union continued to ask Verizon about safety issues involving work being done by Contractors. All members should remember that safety should be their #1 concern. The Union also raised concerns about the closing of the LPC stores which are now staffed with unqualified contractors.

Verizon Regional Bargaining Report #19

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Verizon Regional Bargaining Report #18

This morning we met with the Company and rejected numerous sections of the Company?s proposal, including Job Security, Pensions, Force Adjustment Plan changes and more. We also reminded the Company that they have not yet responded to a single Union Proposal at the Regional Table. We told them we need our issues addressed.

Verizon Regional Bargaining Report #18

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Verizon Regional Bargaining Report #17

On Friday the Company responded to the Union?s request for information on call centers which we requested over two weeks earlier. After reviewing the information over the weekend we found that it was incomplete and incorrect. Today the Union criticized the Company?s committee for not providing all the data. The Union also blasted Verizon on the Company?s plan to go forward with the contracting of pole work in Suffolk County and possibly Albany, Syracuse, and Utica.

Verizon Regional Bargaining Report #17

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Verizon Regional Bargaining Report # 16

CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Bargaining Committees met with the Company today at the Rye Town Hilton in Rye, New York. Today we presented the Company with a proposal dealing with Neutrality. We also requested additional information regarding costs associated with our collective bargaining agreements.

Verizon Regional Bargaining Report # 16