http://fortune.com/2016/05/31/verizon-union-contract/

The call center job security is not as big as people are saying, just a year. If it was a big strike point why is it worth just 1 year. I smell a sellout.

Nice Vacation!

I think we as a company should enforce no OT for the Union, let them work 40 hrs per week and no more. Give them the same performance measures that management has and discipline them on EVERY offense! Enjoy your crap Union employees. You don't even... — read more 

For the love, will you get off your f---ing high horse. No wonder everyone hates you

Because the Union wants us to get back to work so we won't go back out when we see the crap they are shoving down our throats after ratification! READ the agreement, still deciding on relocation assignment, training , forced OT, performance and... — read more 

Stay strong.or waste the 10onths of effort! Sure the raises sound good, but are a wash with medical increases. The raises don't go in until after ratification they should be retro. AND they are still bargaining about relocations productivity... — read more 

Nobody wants to hear your b.s. anymore. Let's start talking about the RIFs in October.

What are they still working on? Nothing we care about, just forced time away from our families, relocation assignment (called RAMP), training, productivity, performance requirements, forced overtime, performance feedback, scheduling issues, and... — read more 

This should have been ratified last August; the vz organization and McAdam started a fight and lost, so I want the agreed increase from 8/15, otherwise NO to the new contract. who is with me?

1108 IS IN THE HOUSE

Accepting this offer would essentially be a total wash between the "raise" and the increase in health care costs. No contract = no Yahoo purchase and turmoil in Washington as the Fed would love to raise interest rates but will be hesitant to do so... — read more 

The way it appears to me is 3 percent immediately going back to August 2015 retro applied to all wages and ot since then. Year 1. Then 2.5 percent raise in 2 months August 2016. Year 2. Then 2.5 in August 2017. Year 3. Final year raise applied August... — read more 

as a banking executive. One thing everyone needs to remember and acknowledge is that we all enjoy certain well deserved benefits from our employers......safe working condition, health care, vacations, sick leave, etc. None of us would have these if... — read more 

Friday’s employment report is expected to reveal the labor market bounced back in May after job gains slowed in April — but that likely won’t be reflected in the headline number. The Verizon workers’ strike probably removed about 40,000 union workers... — read more 

The raises???? 3% after ratification and 2.5% on anniversary of ratification date for every year until August 2019. So if the contract is ratified on June 17 as predicted, our 2.5% raise in 2019 will be effective for approx. 6 weeks!!! But!!! Big... — read more 

and they act like they hit Lotto lmao they say they aren't worried about rifs so please tell your story walking you pieces of sh-- and proceed to jump from job to job if that's what you really want to do with your life although I'm not buying it No... — read more 

Mr. Keefe said that it was quite rare for a strike in the telecom industry to have a significant economic impact on the target company, as opposed to a public relations impact. But, he said, Verizon may have been vulnerable because so few of its... — read more 

CWA sold us out in 2011 and now look to Sell us out again..Do you really believe this contract just happened right before the Govt pays unemployment, CWA has to pay 400 a week? lol....Workers lost $10k in pay and wont get that back over the next 4... — read more 

We are to vote on a contract that is still being resolved? Give me a break. We go back right before unemployment was to start? Wholly sh-- batman.

So the QARs are gone for NY. 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... — read more 

To all the veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice.... Many of you died fighting our socialist and communist enemies. I have done my part to the best of my abilities. My leadership failed me, however. We had the opportunity to rid this democratic... — read more 

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... — read more 

Overall it was a great experience. I learned a lot more in the field than the NCC training prepared me to do. I closed an average of four jobs per day while traveling three hours round trip from my assigned garage. The biggest obstacle was opening... — read more 

Maybe that's the reason for the rush back without having a contract to review?

According to National Right to Work I can do a decertification election to get rid of this local. I hope that is true!

Read the doc here: http://www.cwalocal2108.org/

Would you rather stay with verzon with CEO McAdam or frontier without McAdam? Remember Lowell caved in on this last contract?

“They needed to end the strike and they bit the bullet," said Roger Entner of Recon Analytics. "In my opinion, it reinforced their commitment to basically exiting the least profitable, most problematic part of the business.” The new contract "gives... — read more 

The deal, which one analyst called "very rich" for Verizon workers,will be a prelude to the company exiting the wireline telecommunications business, transforming into a wireless internet business. The new contract "gives Verizon four years basically... — read more 

We as members of CWA scabbed because we believe in not walking off our jobs! We also realize we have great jobs and benefits already! There will be no retribution. I live in Virginia and don't have to pay dues lol. We helped the EWA's succeed at... — read more 

Voting at local all week. Thats what they are telling us. contact your chiefs for more info.

Looks like NY/NE won, but the mid-Atlantic contract still has way too many things to be bargained AFTER ratification. Shady!!!

So when will they start offering EISPS. They will want to make sure they get one in for this year since they can offer one every year now.

The company agreed to terminate a performance supervisory program (known as QARS) in effect in the five boroughs of New York City that workers found extremely abusive, and both parties will work with an outside consultant to develop a non-punitive... — read more