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VCS Bargaining 2011: Report # 30

14 Oct, 2011

Your Bargaining Team met with the Company on Thursday October 13th and we are scheduled to meet again on Tuesday October 18th. Throughout this round of negotiations with VCS, the Company has not removed any of their RETROGRESSIVE demands since negotiations began in June. Every RETROGRESSIVE demand that they initially presented is still on the table. Yesterday the Company did offer to withdraw one of their RETROGRESSIVE demands but only if the Union agreed to accept another of their RETROGRESSIVE demands. It is 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.