Looks like NY/NE won, but the mid-Atlantic contract still has way too many things to be bargained AFTER ratification. Shady!!!
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OP likes talking to himself, lmfao
Thank you for the support, we are all in this together! Please tell others about this nonsense hidden in our "agreement"!
"Look at the bottom of that post about RAMP and forced OT, perferormance measures, etc."
That's not right. By any means.
I'm in NY but will vote against this contract for this reason alone. All of us stood together on the picket lines. We deserve the same level of respect across the board.
Very best of luck to all of you guys and gals.
Look at the bottom of that post about RAMP and forced OT, perferormance measures, etc.
From the released tentative agreement.
- Preserving Job Security and Growing Jobs
CWA/IBEW members went on strike for 45 days to protest management’s
demands to strip our contract of job security protections. Management wanted
to eliminate limits on contracting, gain “flexibility” to transfer workers to different
locations for months at a time, and to shift work to outside and offshore
contractors.
During the course of the strike, CWA discovered that Verizon was shifting work to
call centers in the Philippines where wages average $1.78 per hour. This
agreement preserves job protections won in past contracts and provides for more
jobs, despite management’s original intent to strip all protections from our
contract.
a. The company began negotiations demanding to close 31 work locations
affecting approximately 700 members. We were successful in preventing
any of these locations from closing.
b. Verizon will hire 850 new full-time call center employees in the Mid-
Atlantic region during the term of contract.
272 will be allocated to Tech Support
578 will be allocated to Sales and Service Centers
These new jobs will be allocated by bargaining unit.
c. Company will hire 100 additional technicians in the Potomac area. This is in
addition to the 95 technicians previously hired.
d. The company will reclassify all Term Employees in Local 13000 to regular
full-time employees.
e. Job Security Provisions Protected
All existing job security provisions, including no involuntary layoff,
forced transfer, and downgrade, were maintained despite the
company’s determined effort to eliminate them.
Other employees are covered by existing provisions of the contract
regarding layoffs, transfers, and other job protections which remain in
full force and effect.
f. Regional Associate Mobility Plan – Bargaining will continue over the RAMP
process through a committee after ratification.
b. Meetings – Within 90-days of contract ratification, a meeting comprised of
the Vice-Presidents of the different business units and the Director of Labor
Relations along with six representatives from the union including the
District Vice-President will be held. The topics for the meeting include
training, productivity, performance requirements, forced overtime,
performance feedback, scheduling issues, and monitoring. Subsequent
meetings may be scheduled to ensure continued progress on resolving
these adverse workplace issues.
"Looks like NY/NE won, but the mid-Atlantic contract still has way too many things to be bargained AFTER ratification. "
Where are you getting the Mid-Atlantic part of your info from?