In This Issue
Strike vote underway
IBEW and CWA bargaining committees have
been at the table with Verizon management since
May 27. Union leaders have raised all the major
issues concerning our jobs at Verizon. But
management still hasn’t got the message about
the importance of reaching a new agreement that
meets our needs. Read
the full story.
Bargaining updates
Check the following websites for Verizon East
bargaining updates from your union:
CWA updates
Northeast Bargaining Updates
http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/verizon-bargaining-updates.html
Mid-Atlantic Bargaining Updates
(covers D.2, D.13, and NJ)
http://district13.cwa-union.org/bargaining/verizon.html
IBEW updates
http://ibew2222.org/2008_contract_bargaining_updates_0
http://www.ibew.org/IBEW/departments/telecommunications.htm
NY tech addresses CWA convention
about Verizon Business
VZB tech Roger Reece of Hillburn, NY (at left)
spoke passionately to CWA convention delegates
about their campaign to form a union. He
described one act of management intimidation
this way: “I asked my manager when he thought
we would be allowed to vote for a union. He
hauled me into his office and gave me a verbal
warning that if I even mentioned the word
‘union’ I would be subject to ‘strong
disciplinary action’, which included possible
‘dismissal.’ I was stunned!” Read
the full story.
Solidarity rallies July 26 in NYC and
July 31 in Boston
Two huge rallies of members and retirees from
throughout VZ-East are planned. We’ll see you
there!
- Saturday, July 26, 1:00 PM at Verizon’s
West St. headquarters in Manhattan. (Contact
your local for information on transportation
on New York City.)
- Thursday, July 31, 6:00 PM at 185 Franklin
St. in Boston.
“Givebacks My . . .!”
We all know by now that Verizon has taken the
gloves off. Across the District, our
mobilization activities seem to have struck a
nerve with local management. We're planning a
wide-range of activities in the near future to
fight back. Read
the full story.
Just Practicing . . . For Now
Just before the Mid-Atlantic bargaining
committee met with the company, over 150 members
from CWA Districts 1, 2, and 13 along with IBEW
Locals 1944 and 827 participated in a rally
outside of CWA headquarters to show their
support for the committee. CWA
Secretary-Treasurer Jeff Rechenbach spoke at the
rally. Read
the full story.
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