In This Issue
VZ-East Negotiations Focus on Jobs of the Future
Union leaders from CWA Districts 1, 2, and 13 and
the IBEW are stressing the importance of job security in early
negotiations with Verizon that are taking place in Washington
and New York.
A June 16 update to local union presidents made the case:
"Bringing in the best contract in the world won't mean much if
the bargaining unit keeps shrinking until we end up with no
work. [T]hat's the course Verizon has been on: offering
surpluses and backfilling with contractors; defining our work
more and more narrowly; using call centers in Canada, the
Philippines, Mexico, and India; moving bargaining unit work to
lower-wage, lower-benefit workers at Verizon Business and
Verizon Wireless; and busting organizing campaigns. Read
the full story.
What about health care?
At the start of
a recent bargaining session, CWA Chief Negotiator Dennis Trainor
strongly urged Verizon to join with CWA, other national unions
and businesses to work for the enactment of a national health
care program. This would save Verizon billions of dollars
and remove the issue from the bargaining table in the
future. Quoting CWA President Larry Cohen, Trainor told
the Verizon representative to "get off our backs and get on our
side" in this matter. Read
the full story.
Long Term Evolution (But for
whom?)
Verizon is planning to use a technology
called Long-Term Evolution (or LTE) for its 4G network.
Verizon's Chief Technology Officer Dick Lynch says that the LTE
network, "will be the first that truly bridges Verizon's
wireline and wireless businesses... The LTE network, however,
will bring true broadband speeds, off of which Verizon can hang
services it has always reserved for wireline." Read
the full story.
Michigan IBEW members fight contracting out
trend
IBEW Local 1106 members have had a total of
226 Income Security Plan (ISP) offerings since Nov. 2007.
"The company declares a surplus, gets people to take the offer,
and then backfills with contractors," said Local 1106 Business
Manager Mike Brousseau. "Good union jobs are being
decimated." Read
the full story.
VZB techs reaching out core company
co-workers
Verizon Business field technicians in
Massachusetts and New York are updating the core membership
about their efforts to unite in a union. VZB techs are
attending local union meetings and contract mobilization events
to keep members informed about their campaign and build support
for inclusion in the union. Read
the full story.
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verizon/subscribe.html
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VZB tech Mark Latham spoke out at the
June IBEW Local 2222 membership meeting.
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