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VCS Bargaining 2011: Report # 31

02 Nov, 2011

VCS Bargaining resumed yesterday, November 1, 2011. Two items were discussed and they were TIPP and Medical. The Company revised their demand pertaining to the TIPP payout. The Union presented the Company with a new medical proposal that would improve your current level of coverage. The Company is reviewing this information and assigning a cost to our proposal and when they have assigned a cost to this item we will reconvene for further discussions. Also, your bargaining team is putting together a counter offer on the Company’s TIPP demand. It is still obvious that the Company wants to strip almost every GAIN that the Union has made through the years and by doing this the Company will destroy your ability to maintain the standard of living that you and your family are able to enjoy today. It is time for each of us to double our efforts in our MOBILIZATION activities so we can send a strong message to Verizon that we will not accept their RETROGRESSIVE PROPOSALS and we will do whatever it takes to accomplish that goal. We must maintain our opposition to these DEMANDS and together we will move forward and reach a FAIR AND EQUITABLE AGREEMENT.