Thursday, June 14, 2012 8 AM

Last week and again this week, the CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Committee and the CWA District 2-13/ IBEW Mid Atlantic Regional Committee met with the Company together on the issues of Job Security and Call Sharing.

There were also several off table discussions with Union and the Company chairs regarding these same issues. Both Regional committees presented the company with counter proposals on the Company’s issue of Call Sharing last week. The Union’s proposals looked to provide flexibility the Company is demanding within call centers that handle similar calls from customers. In return the Union demands a return of the work from contractors to the bargaining units. CWA District 1 and IBEW NY and NE also made several other proposals last week on Job Security, Jobs and Absence. Last week, all Union proposals were rejected by the company and the company responded with a counter comprehensive proposal

Yesterday, District 1 and IBEW NY/ NE Bargaining Committee again rejected the company’s proposals and gave the company a new counter proposal on Call Sharing, Absence, Job Security and Jobs.

Your Union Bargaining team is working hard and is committed to finding ways to address both the concerns of the Company and the needs of our members in this round of negotiations. The Company continues to have only one goal, givebacks. Their agenda continues to include retrogressive demands across virtually every area of our contracts from job security to pensions to Health Care and work rules. The Company has no interest in any of the Union’s issues.

Verizon is doing more than its part to destroy middle class jobs in this country. The Company is still not hearing us so it is more important than ever that we take this fight to a new level. Our members must continue to mobilize. Every member needs to commit to spending 4 hours per week participating in mobilization activities.

Next week we will be asking every member to get involved

as we intensify our Mobilization

If you have not been involved it is time to get involved.

Call your Local and find out what you can do today to help.

IT IS TIME TO GET ANGRY! IT IS TIME TO GET INVOLVED!

IT’S TIME TO FIGHT BACK!

Mobilize! – Mobilize! – Mobilize!