Verizon Regional Bargaining Report # 40

The Mid-Atlantic Regional bargaining committee is back in Philadelphia after meeting with the Locals at our District Leadership Conference last week in Maryland. The committee met with the company today and the company passed three modifications on its proposals regarding Technological Change, Evaluative Observations and Electronic Recording of Calls. The Committee will review these proposals and respond appropriately to the Company.

The company also attempted to spin today’s 3rd Quarter Earnings announcement. This announcement clearly shows that Verizon beat earnings estimates with FiOS being a large part of the company’s growth. Verizon Stock rose in response to this announcement. Yet at the table, the Company tried to somehow spin profitability as a bad thing. CWA committee members had to repeatedly point out that Verizon continues to make money. It’s incredible what Verizon’s bargaining committee will say to avoid recognizing that CWA members are making this company money and should be fairly compensated because of it. The facts are the facts and neither Marc Reed nor the Company’s bargaining committee can twist them to mean anything different.

The Committees are scheduled to meet again tomorrow. Your committee is determined to do what it takes to let Verizon know that we will not accept a contract that is not fair for ALL of us. Keep Mobilizing Sisters and Brothers.