Verizon Regional Bargaining Report # 44

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Bargaining Committee met with the company today. The company rejected every proposal the Union passed yesterday, without making any meaningful counter proposals to help move the bargaining process forward. Clearly, the Company believes this round of bargaining should only address its issues.

The Company did pass a couple of proposals containing minimal changes. The company also passed a new proposal attempting to negate an Arbitration award regarding lump sum payments in the Absence From Duty provisions in our collective bargaining agreements. This arbitration win clearly demonstrated that the company's interpretation was completely wrong and now, in a blatant attempt to disrespect the bargaining process and arbitration proceedings, they want to add this into the equation at this late stage of the game. Shame on you Verizon!

Every member should take this as the slap in the face it is and get out and mobilize, mobilize, mobilize! Tomorrow will be a day of action across the Verizon footprint to show Verizon they need to get serious at this table. Every active and retired member has skin in this game and should be mobilizing.