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CV workers attempting to unionize (CWA)

said by NY Times :

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They describe themselves as beaten-up workhorses, these burly fellows with linebacker shoulders and bass-register voices.

Four men sit in a union hall on a darkened stretch of Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, talking about life as cable installers for Cablevision and efforts to bring in a union, in this case the Communication Workers of America.
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Cablevision Systems Corporation, run by James L. Dolan, has hired a premier anti-union law firm. The company began an internal Web site called “Why Union Free?” and required 285 Brooklyn employees to attend anti-union meetings. The union vote is Jan. 26.

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This link might work better - »www.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/nyreg···tml?_r=2

reply to aannoonn
Our labor process at work. Union thugs and company thugs fighting it out, with the workers caught in the middle. It will be interesting to see how the vote turns out.

If wages at Verizon are 1/3 more, why not just go work there?
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NOTHING justifies terrorism. We don't negotiate with terrorists. Those that support terrorists are terrorists.

reply to aannoonn
Well, that is an interesting academic debate. Which is better - fewer jobs at a higher rate, or more jobs at a lower rate? Or, is it good to have some of each, and not a single-size fits all?

It will be interesting to see what the CV workers decide. I think it all comes down to whether they believe their opportunity for advancement, and wage increases (less union dues), would be better with the union than without.

One thing is for certain - it would be good for the CWA. One more mouth to feed with our monthly cable fees.
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NOTHING justifies terrorism. We don't negotiate with terrorists. Those that support terrorists are terrorists.

reply to aannoonn
Cablevision is mostly in Long Island and wages in LI are typically 1/3rd of Manhattan which would easily explain the differences to a certain degree.

reply to aannoonn
Unions; Socialism at work.

reply to aannoonn
Just read the article which is a nice emotional piece but the only two facts I picked up is the pay differential already noted in this thread and a retirement plan (outside of the 401k they already receive) that no company in the world will agree to giving; those that have them are phasing them out.

Does CV use outside vendors like TWC does for certain work?

All the CV installers are contractors.

Re: CV workers attempting to unionize (CWA)

Will this include Lightpath Tech's. I sure hope not. The service will be sure to go down if they do.

reply to jaa
union thugs!!! where the hell are you from? do you have a clue on how a union is run? what a tool !!!!

reply to aannoonn
Glad im not a cablevision subscriber because if they form a union u can kiss that $69.95 triple play bye bye.

reply to aannoonn
Funny thing is the article doesn't mention how employees get the gold package all international channel disounts on ppv, vod free ool and off if they unionize they can kiss that good bye. In Verizon their employees get a discount like 10-20% off normal rates. Cablevison also pay a majority of the health benefits as well, if you make under 40k you don't have to pay a dime for benefits and after that its on a sliding scale based on how much you make.

reply to bohratom
I can't get that rate anyway because there are no competing services in my area. That rate is designed specifically to compete where there's competition (no monopoly), with little influence of Cablevision's internals such as worker pay.

reply to excvcsales