Verizon Potomac Local Bargaining Report # 5

The Local Bargaining Committee met twice with the company today. We passed proposals re-introducing a mediation process to our grievance procedure, working in unsafe areas, improvements on relocation expenses and Operator Service Monitoring. We also passed a series of data requests dealing with contracting in different job titles.

Since day one, we have introduced over 30 proposals at the Local Table in an attempt to make meaningful changes to our contract, to improve our working conditions and to protect our future...and we are not done!! To date, the Company has yet to respond to a single one.

The bargaining committee will continue to work hard to win a fair and equitable contract. We also appreciate that every member is working just as hard mobilizing, all the while being subjected to a ridiculous interpretation of a Long Term Service difficulty.

As we used to hear, “No job is so important and no service is so urgent that we cannot take time to do our job safely.” NOTHING is more important than your safety!!! Make sure you go home safely at the end of your tour!!