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Regional Bargaining Report # 13 Monday, July 25, 2011 CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 Regional and Local Bargaining Teams met with the Company today at the Rye Town Hilton in Rye, NY. The Regional Committee presented their Health Care proposal, together with a detailed plan to rein in the spiraling cost of benefits, while at the same time, improving the quality of care received. Discussions are scheduled to resume tomorrow morning. Mobilization plans continue throughout the Locals with a focus on this Saturdays Rally at 140 West Street in New York City. On Wednesday, July 27th, CWA will host a virtual union hall meeting on Verizon East Bargaining and Mobilization. You will hear from Districts Vice President Chris Shelton and Ed Mooney, IBEW Local 827 President Bill Huber , and IBEW T-6 Chairperson Myles Calvey on what is happening at the table and how we are fighting back. Please RSVP to join the call on Wednesday at 7PM EDT You can sign up for the call now by going to: http://www.cwaaction.org or text VZCALL to 69866. If you have already signed up, please forward this message to your co-workers. We want to make sure that everyone is on this call. Every member and retiree should be making plans to attend the July 30th rally at Verizon headquarters in New York City. The rally will begin at 11 a.m. at 140 West St. Thousands of CWA and IBEW members are coming from across the footprint, some of them riding buses all night to be there. We need every member and retiree to make that same commitment to fight against Verizon's greed and for a fair contract that protects our jobs and standard of living. Contact your steward or local now for transportation. Bring your family members and other supporters. And, of course, wear red! Now more than ever we need to mobilize! Mobilize! – Mobilize! – Mobilize!
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