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Re: Strike's Over

Tue, 29 Aug 2000 11:31:00 EDT

sporkme posted : The strike is over and now it's time for management to P-A-R-T-A-Y!!! Wow, can you say 'top shelf open bar'?

This was forwarded by a friend who receives many typo'd emails....

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Subject: Management After Strike Party

You are cordially invited to attend the Phila. North After Strike Party.

The party will be held at Romano's Catering on Friday, September 15, 2000.
We have reserved the Capri Room.
Romano's is located at Castor and Wingohocking St (directly across the street from the Wingohocking Street garage.)

The menu is as follows:

Salad A La Romano (Garden Salad)
Pasta Salad
Herbed Oven Roasted Potatoes
String Beans Almondine
Raviolo-cheese filled raviolis with sauce
Top Round of Beef-served with gravy and horseradish
Chicken Paesana-baked chicken with Italian herbs and spices
Cake for dessert
rolls and butter
coffee, tea and soda

Top Shelf Open Bar for 4 hours

all for $30.00 a head.

Our party will begin at 5:30 and last until 9:30

We can have up to 100 people attending, so if you know somebody that is not on the list, please contact me, or email them and have them contact me.

Thank you,
xxxxx
xxxxx (lotus notes)
215-xxx-xxxx - office number

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Maybe some of the union guys can crash this...

$30 for all that?? Damn.

C

Re: Strike's Over

Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:56:00 EDT

m4jor_p41n posted : Glad to see our troops back to work. May be now we can blitz these outstanding repair and new service tickets and help these folks get their service back to a satisfactory level.

Welcome back!

Tony,

Re: Strike's Over

Thu, 24 Aug 2000 10:58:00 EDT

AHBAC posted : Welcome back CWA and IBEW South!

Re: Strike's Over

Thu, 24 Aug 2000 07:21:00 EDT

verizondsltech posted : according to news.com all workes and union groups have settled. you can read more at http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-2599164.html .

verizondsltech

Re: Strike's Over

Tue, 22 Aug 2000 19:54:00 EDT

Steve723 posted :
and...the sticking point issss.

Back in 1989 during the last strike. The mid-atlantic CWA union members were not willing to
hold out for issues that we wanted up here. They settled for less. Now they basically have to stand up and fight for themselves now. Union members dictate what they will settle for to there bargaining unit. We respect them ...and honor there picket lines..and wish them all the best.But we dont have to stay out of work for them...We lost more wages fighting for what we wanted in 1989. Mid Atlantic CWA members understand this. Yes ...we are one company now...
But the past just doesn't disappear.

Steve

Re: Strike's Over

Tue, 22 Aug 2000 14:07:00 EDT

anon posted : I'm in Dover, DE and they are still picnicking, I mean striking here. 2 weeks w/o sync, 4 trouble tickets, no DSL, no end in sight. Very sad that the end user (me) is the one to suffer like this.

Re: Strike's Over

Mon, 21 Aug 2000 19:18:00 EDT

anon posted : My activation date was suppose to be tomorrow (8/22/2000) and now my activation date is freaking delay due to Bell Atlantic's f*cking strike!!!!!!!!!! And now since they got their freaking asses back to work, I am going to call and call until I freaking lose the damn signal from Bell Atlantic. I have been waiting 2 months now for the damn DSL to work and now I am looking into 3 months.

Please excuse my language, this is the only way I can express how I feel about this DSL crap.

Re: Strike's Over

Mon, 21 Aug 2000 19:16:00 EDT

anon posted : I am still getting that damn signal from Bell Atlantic and I got an email from ACEDSL saying that my activation date was delayed.

Re: Strike's Over

Mon, 21 Aug 2000 11:35:00 EDT

VictorChan posted : Anders1338, is your line still receiving DSL signal from BA? Well, my line is since 8/2 that I cancelled the account.

Re: Strike's Over

Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:49:00 EDT

anon posted : amen to that

Re: Strike's Over

Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:05:00 EDT

AHBAC posted : Apparently the northern CWA can handle the sticking point throught their allready existing grievance procedure, but the southern (NJ South) cannot. Don't know what that sticking point is, but hopefully it will get worked out today.

Re: Strike's Over

Mon, 21 Aug 2000 07:21:00 EDT

anon posted : It seems that the midatlantic states are still on strike. Apparently what's good enough for the rest of the CWA Unions isn't good enough them.

Go figure...

(of course I'm in NJ)

Re: Strike's Over

Mon, 21 Aug 2000 06:56:00 EDT

m4jor_p41n posted : NY and NE workers should be back to work. It's the
Mid-Atlantic states that are still on strike, hopefully they wil settle by today.

Tony,

Re: Strike's Over

Mon, 21 Aug 2000 06:30:00 EDT

verizondsltech posted : news is still sort of fuzzy, but work should resume by the end of today, once final agreements are made.

still, it is important to note that service may not return to normal for a little bit longer. keep in mind that ordered service have been backed up while the strike was going on, and the backlog will have to be cleared. it should be fairly quickly, though.

verizondsltech

Re: Strike's Over

Mon, 21 Aug 2000 01:28:00 EDT

satnel posted : Well, according to the local news here in Westchester County (NYC news), and the Verizon website, http://newscenter.verizon.com/labor/ , the strike for at least NY is over. That still leaves Jersey, and other mid-atlantic state workers striking though. Sorry. Maybe my line will be finished now.

Re: Strike's Over

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 23:22:00 EDT

anon posted : ok good to know and they better finish my line before my activation date.

[This message has been edited by anders1338 (edited 20 August 2000).]

Re: Strike's Over

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 23:21:00 EDT

AHBAC posted : I just spoke with two unhappy campers that were not expecting to have to work midnights tonight. They'll be sleepy, but they'll be there.

Re: Strike's Over

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 23:12:00 EDT

anon posted : Are you sure about that? I don't want to discover tomorrow that they are still on strike.

Re: Strike's Over

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 22:46:00 EDT

AHBAC posted : CWA workers in NY are returning at 12:01 tonight, so things should be kinda back to normal by morning.

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Re: Strike's Over

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 22:43:00 EDT

anon posted : awww crap, just when i thought my DSL is going to be installed.

Re: Strike's Over

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 22:35:00 EDT

m4jor_p41n posted : We're not out of the woods yet boys. I'm sorry to be the party pooper, but here is the story.

"The agreement was struck with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and one of two bargaining units for the Communications Workers of America covering employees in New York and New England."

This was from the Washington Post @ 09:02pm today. http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60566-2000Aug20.html

Tony,

[This message has been edited by t0nydiep (edited 20 August 2000).]

Re: Strike's Over

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 21:42:00 EDT

willardk posted : Here in NYC..its a miracle when they show up..and its second miracle when they want to lift their little pinky to help you and not walk away without fixing the problem.

Re: Strike's Over

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 21:14:00 EDT

anon posted : Thank god, it's time that they get back to work.

Re: Strike's Over

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 21:00:00 EDT

AHBAC posted : Yes... same old makeing silk purses from the sow ear facilities the company gives them. Get out there and work those miracles guys and gals, and if you're not too busy, could you part a sea or walk on water for us too?

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Re: Strike's Over

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 20:54:00 EDT

willardk posted : Yep, now its back to the same level of work we come to expect from Verizon.

Different name same service.

Will

Strike's Over

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 20:51:00 EDT

AHBAC posted : Work resumes tonight 8/20/00 at midnight.

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