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VCS Bargaining 2011: Report # 48

08 Jun, 2012

Your VCS Bargaining Team met with the company again this week and we still have not resolved any of the major issues. There was some progress dealing with some of the minor issues but when it comes to Healthcare, Pensions, 401K and Wages there has basically been no progress to date. Your Committee continues to try and find ways that we can reach a FAIR and EQUITABLE agreement but to date the company has continued to throw ROADBLOCKS across our paths to an agreement that each of you and your family deserve. Since June 2011 the company has done absolutely nothing to resolve the major issues other than to convey to your Committee that it’s the company’s way or the HIGHWAY. Your Committee will continue to explore every avenue in order to find a way to resolve what is currently taking place so that we can reach the agreement that each of you deserve. We need your continued support so we can move these people off their ridiculous proposals that are currently on the table. It is obvious by their actions that the company is attempting to destroy your benefits and to destroy the middle class jobs that CWA and IBEW have fought so hard to create since the inception of VCSI in 1995. We must have your total support in this effort and without your support our efforts to resolve these serious issues before us become even more difficult. Your support to date has made a difference but we need to turn up the heat a few notches so that the company clearly understands that we are serious and we are not going anywhere until this fight is over with a FAIR and EQUITABLE agreement reached at the table. The future is on the line so turn up the heat and contact your Local office to find out what you can do. Each of you must continue to MOBILIZE everyday because together we can prevail. One of our main targets must continue to be Verizon Wireless stores throughout our areas, coordinated with your Local, as well as our other activities on the job and in our communities. In order for all of us to be successful, your assistance is essential to accomplish our goals in this round of negotiations. Thanks for your support in the past and now more than ever we need your continued support so we can all win this FIGHT!!