On the face of it, it looks like a decent contract. But it is not. This contract, facilitates the companies desire to get rid of us more easily. The changes in JOG make it MUCH easier to get us off the payroll. Educate yourselves. It is a bad deal.
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J.O.G is a joke in this contract. Before anyone asks "What is JOG"? It is the Job Offer Guarantee afforded to anyone surplussed that allows them to replace someone who is retiring. With the age of our work force there is always someone retiring and thus an opening is available. Currently, a surplussed employee will be offered a vacated job within their scope of work, i.e. near their home town. With the new contract that is being offered, modifications to the J.O.G. make the "scope of work" to include the 5 State area.
So, you are surplussed in Texas, well we have an opening in Kansas for you. Relocate and rebuild on your own dime, no promise of length of employment once you have settled in. (Going to take it)??
And it is for this reason I am out. I am not alone. Contract looks shiny until you see how the company will be able to cut people. (And still make Billions).
So who makes the decision, management? We know they will choose the a-- kissers.
Does 20 years of good work have no value?
Just more wanna-bee smack that lets management off the hook and tries to blame the union for everything.
Or... is that you Randy?
start laying off with senior workers in mind. reason being they take their jobs for granted because they know if layoffs come around folks under them will be layed off and they will not be harmed by the layoffs. seniorty rule must get the hell out it is not fair to employees that bust their a-- only to be layed off because they do not have seniority,
I don't think te Union gurus can answer your post , they do not have talking points for your question
CA union members voted for strike last year , and the Union was against it How is that possible?
Grass is greener on the other side get out while you can.
That's not true, we have voted TA's down before. I have been a part of one. Vote what you believe, your vote matters.
It does not atter how the vote is casted, this agreements are always confirmed by the fat cats
I personally know people that were surplus moved and continued to be in other declarations within the same year, since they have no seniority they have not recourse but to follow the job, if there is any
Trolls say vote yes....company doesn't care about a go getter hard charger....only the $$ it has to pay a person for the same job! That's why they want PT's to do more mst work for less pay & benefits! So go TROLL some other place you lazy 💩
Right the union says thay surplus wont end head count?, well the way it works goes as follows, since junior employees can't bump anyone if they are at the bottom of the food chain they are out th door, the ones that have some seniority are bumped by senior employees and displaced to other locations, that is they are willing to move, and this is all under normal surplus declaration period, now add the DTV techs and becomes a total nightmare
Correction "company does not"
I'm not quite sure you understand how layoffs work. Layoffs are done by seniority. The company does get to pick and choose who they want to keep. So go getter or not, senority rules.
Come on now! Let's just sign the contract and get it over with. The way I see it is simple. If you go out there and perform at the bare minimum then you should be worried about the JOG modifications because when s**t hits the fan you'll probably be one of the first ones that kicks rocks. But if you're a hard charger that goes above and beyond then you should have nothing to worry about. What kind of company would keep a lazy POS over a tech that goes above and beyond? Only the lazy employees are worried about the JOG modification and truth be told, I really hope they get rid of all you lazy, good for nothing CWA sheep. I'm voting YES!
Way to go guys stick to your guns job security means the most
Finally.........a voice of reason!!
Rage Against The Machine !!