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Support the Landline Merger bill S5731/A2208A

Updated On: Jul 01, 2009 (12:13:00)
Verizon is conducting an E-Mail Campaign rejecting  S5731/A2208A The Landline & Merger Bill. 
 
CWA is asking our Members to Help Protect Workers Jobs
and
Pass S5731/A2208A to Protect Consumers and the Workers
Who Are the Network
 
This bill protects CWA jobs, S5731/A2208A adds common-sense requirements to ensure that consumers and workers, not just telecommunications corporations, benefit in case of a sale or merger. The Landline and Merger bill ensures that:
 
ü     Any sale must not result in worse quality of service or have detrimental effects on workers.
ü     Rate payers must get at least 40% of the economic benefits that derive from the sale. 
ü     Local economies in the areas affected must benefit.
ü     PSC must consider proposed alternatives to the sale.
ü     Any sale must not result in an entity that is overburdened by debt or financially weakened.
ü     PSC must consider the Attorney General’s analysis of the effects of a sale on competition.
 
Background: New England Network Sale a Failure for Consumers and Workers
 
Across the country, Verizon is divesting itself of its regulated “legacy” or “copper” landline network. Last year, over CWA’s strong objections, regulators in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine approved the sale of Verizon’s network to FairPoint communications. 
 
Since the FairPoint sale, service quality has plummeted, cutting off telephone and broadband service for business and residential consumers. In just one month in New Hampshire alone, 1,500 customers complained of a variety of service quality issues. 
 
FairPoint has acknowledged its problems, calling service quality “unacceptably low” since the sale. However, in CWA’s view, there is a fundamental problem: unlike Verizon, FairPoint does not have the cash flow or capital reserves to properly maintain or develop the network. 
 
Regulators are now scrambling to get FairPoint to fix its problems. But these efforts are after the fact: they should not have approved the sale in the first instance. The horse has, in effect, left the proverbial barn. Fairpoint’s stock trades at low values and its financial condition is weak. 
 
Verizon used a complex tax vehicle called a Reverse Morris Trust to take hundreds of millions of dollars in tax savings from the sale. Now, ironically, FairPoint needs an infusion of federal broadband stimulus funds. Without stimulus funding for network development, the company’s future and the region’s maintenance and development of high-speed internet could be bleak. 
 
Background: Verizon is Proposing a Sale in 14 other States to Frontier Communications
 
Verizon and Frontier just proposed a network sale of 4.8 million telephone access lines in 14 states (primarily, but not exclusively, covering the old GTE territory). CWA is closely examining this proposal, which could endanger consumers and workers in the affected areas. 
 
Verizon is not currently indicating a plan to sell any of its legacy network in New York State. However, in 2004, Verizon was stopped from selling 2.6 million telephone access lines from Orange County to Buffalo by political pressure and an inability to find a buyer. 
 
Background: The “Legacy” Telephone Network, While Shrinking, is Vital
 
In some areas of New York State, such as Long Island or the Bronx, Verizon is no longer the dominant provider of telephone service. Moreover, Verizon, Frontier and other telephone are losing customers on the legacy or “landline” network. 
 
Yet even though the number of access lines is declining by over 5% per year, millions of New Yorkers will rely on them for many years to come, particularly lower income consumers of “lifeline” services and consumers in rural areas. Telephone service quality and affordability requirements are vital for many of these consumers. 
 
The telephone companies also provide unionized jobs with better pay and benefits than their cable competitors, helping to strengthen local economies with middle-class jobs. The broadband services and telephone services that run on the network are also vital to local economies. 
 
Verizon, Frontier and other legacy telephone service providers should not be allowed to take value out of the declining network through a sale or merger without clear and certain benefits for consumers and workers. Before approving a network sale or merger, the PSC should be required to follow common-sense requirements to protect the public’s interest. 
 
CWA Members need to Support S5731/A2208A The Landline Sale & Merger bill, because it supports New York Customers and Telecom Workers.  
 
 
 
VP Joe Biden @ CWA Convention

Updated On: Jun 27, 2009 (09:08:00)

United States Vice President Joe Biden speaks out for EFCA, Health Care Reform & his support for CWA at the 71st CWA National Convention.   Click the link to hear his speach: VP Joe Biden Speech

Bus Leaves for DC

Updated On: Jun 30, 2009 (18:26:00)
CWA Local 1103 Members will take their message to Washington DC on June 25, 2009 to NOT TAX OUR HEALTHCARE.   They will be joining Union Members and Healthcare advocates from around the country demanding Healthcare Reform. Over the last 6 weeks CWA Local 1103 Members have driven home our 5 priorities for Healthcare reform to US Senator Chuck Schumer in hundreds of letters Read More...
HEALTHCARE: Know the Facts, Get on the Bus

Updated On: Jun 30, 2009 (18:29:00)
HealthCare reform will affect all of us. As CWA Members we need to ensure that our 5 principles for HealthCare reform become the foundation of any changes. Those principles are: 1.      No taxing health care benefits. 2.      Ensure we keep the good benefits we have negotiated at the bargaining table Read More...
CWA is Making History in Washington, D.C.

Updated On: Jun 13, 2009 (09:52:00)
The timing couldn't be better. More than 2,500 CWAers will be in Washington for our joint convention and legislative-political conference June 22-25 just as the Employee Free Choice Act and health care reform are being debated by Congress and moving forward Read More...
AVAYA Tentative Agreement Reached

Updated On: Jun 04, 2009 (07:48:00)
 CWA has reached a tentative agreement with Avaya Read More...
Avaya Bargaining Update

Posted On: May 27, 2009 (22:15:59)

Meetings continued around Avaya's Health Care proposals that were presented to the Union on Saturday, May 23.

Everybody should continue normal work operations, as the clock remains stopped while bargaining continues.

We will update this information as warranted.

Verizon Surplus Declared

Updated On: May 26, 2009 (15:00:00)
Verizon has notified the Union that a surplus condition exists in twenty-two (22) titles within FAA 1, 2, 3,4,5,& 6. There are twenty (20) titles within the Long Island FAA, and eight (8) titles within the Mid-State FAA of Verizon-New York. This surplus condition has been determined by the Company to be a process change Read More...
Employee Free Choice Act Senate Negotiations

Updated On: May 25, 2009 (23:37:00)

Serious discussions to design a meaningful Employee Free Choice Act which can pass the Senate continue. Vice President Biden as well as Senators Harkin (IA), Schumer (NY), Brown (OH) are leading discussions with Democratic moderates and Senator Specter. We continue to expect a meaningful bill to pass the Senate.

Locals and allies continue to pressure their Representatives. Handmade signs went up over major highways in Pennsylvania and New York. These will be displayed at the CWA Convention and Legislative-Political conference scheduled in Washington at the end of June. Wednesday, June 24th, will be a lobby day with 2,500 delegates seeking support for the Employee Free Choice Act and other CWA priority issues.

1103 Represented at AT&T Rally

Updated On: May 24, 2009 (15:40:00)
CWA Local 1103 Members join our Brothers and Sisters on the Green in New Haven. CWA Members from the as far as Boston made the trek to New Haven CT on May 16, 2009 to support AT&T workers who’s contract has expired without an end is sight.   It wasn’t just Telco workers that turned out to support our Brothers and Sisters, CWA-IUE Local 200 sent a busload of Members who work in the manufacturing sector. 
CWA Local 1103 Member Paul Bauer from the West Haven Supervisors group came to support AT&T. Paul now working for the City of West Haven was once a Frameman for Ma Bell in New Haven. Every major Local within the tri-state area sent representatives to show our Brothers and Sisters they are not alone.  
CWA RAISES OVER 25K FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Updated On: May 24, 2009 (12:12:00)
On behalf of the all children of our region, Thank you. This year CWA Local 1103 once again join forces with Local 1120 to raise over $25,000 to support the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. At a time, when we are seeing more and more area hospitals closing due to budget cuts from the state, we can rest assured that our children will have world class care that isn’t a world away. Thank you to all the members who donated to the hospital and special thanks to the CWA Local 1103 Children’s Hospital Committee who had to work harder this year than in the past. 
 
CWA LOCAL 1103 CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL COMMITTEE. 
 
410                   George Conroy
999                   Rich Dorney
Arlo                   Brian Brehm
Brewster          Tim Cullen
Crompond       John Shuk
Holiday             Fred Velotti
Horgan             Al Richard
Horgan West   Kevin Campo
Knollwood        Bobby Chiarello
Marbledale       ich Graphstein
New Rochelle  John Digocomo
Norm Rd.         Trevor Kubik
Post Rd.            Scott Peterson
Rock Cut          Ray Weickel
Ryan Ave.        Caroline Dimezza
Sonotone         Brian Smyth
Summit            Lisa Cherry
VZ Buffalo Transfer Agreements

Updated On: May 24, 2009 (12:14:00)
Your CWA Local 1103 Executive Board has been working diligently everyday at mitigating any hardship our Members experience during their forced transfer to assignments in Buffalo Read More...
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