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join:2003-01-20
Brooklyn, NY | verizon  This evening at around 8:30 PM our bargaining team was summoned back to the bargaining table in Washington, D.C. I was on a president\'s coference call late tonight with our international president Larry Cohen, District 1 V.P. Chris Shelton, and the bargaining team. They reported that \"substantial progress\" in various areas was achieved. Issues of our health care for both active employees and retirees was addressed.
They reported \"substansial\" wage increases as well as pension band increases. Significant movement on the Verizon Business front were accomplished as well. Therefore, our leadership has made the decision to \"stop the clock,\" effectively meaning that we are covered under the existing contract as talks continue.
They said that mobilization drives, especially in the last few days really made a difference at bargaining.
I want to thank all of our members for their support and solidarity and remember to be prepared to strike at anytime and to continue your mobilization awareness in case things fall apart. But for right now, all members are expected to return to work on their next scheduled tour. Keep in touch with this tape for further updated information. Continue to wear red everyday, work safely, and remember IN UNITY THERE IS STRENGTH.
Thats for those who said we would give up our retirees and also without the field tech there wouldn't be no wireless because we are the one's who install and maintaine the t-1's and mux's that run off of them. If you don't know what we go thru you should shut the f@#*k up!!! |
