Potomac Region Local Bargaining Report #5

Local Bargaining Report #5

Saturday July 23, 2011

Negotiations continued at the Local Bargaining table today.  Following yesterday’s session where management rejected almost all of our proposals, today we placed a modified list of proposals back on the table. The response from management was simply to reiterate that their full list of retrogressive demands remain on the table.  They made no movement on any of their proposals.  We are ready to talk when they are ready to negotiate.

It seems clear they don’t believe our members are up to the fight. They believe they can push us right into going backwards. They are coming after us and they will win this fight unless every one of our members gets involved.

We still have room on the buses going to New York for the rally on July 30th.  Everyone needs to be on the bus.  Bring your family and let Verizon management know we are bringing the fight to them and they better be ready for the fight of their lives.

Mobilize!  Mobilize!  Mobilize!