Verizon Regional Bargaining Report # 21

The company and the Union met today at both the Regional and Local tables. At the Regional table the Union withdrew a proposal regarding corporate web access. The Union also passed a proposal to extend all MOU, MOA’s and Stipulation agreements. An additional information request was presented by the Union. The Company withdrew one proposal involving a modification to the call sharing agreement in Live Source. No progress was made at any local table today.

The Union ended today’s session by advising the company that the Union’s issues are still on the table and the Union is available to meet to work toward attaining a fair agreement.

Our Regional Bargaining Committee continues to review data associated with the company’s proposal in order to clearly see the level of give backs the Company is demanding. Mudge and McAdams keep trying to convince you to take a contract that would cost you more while destroying your family’s current standard of living. How dare they sit in their pen raking in millions from this highly profitable company, which was built by our members and then ask those same members to give back everything we fought for over the last 60 years!

Now is the time to fight for what we have earned! Now is the time to tell Verizon they will not take what is ours! Let’s send Verizon a message that we demand a fair and just contract. We are one day out! We must stand together and work together to win this fight!