Monthly Archives: November 2014

Verizon Declares Surplus (Process Change)

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Verizon has declared a surplus in FAAs 1-6.  This surplus  has been determined by the Company to be due to a process change, not an external event. The provisions of FAP Articles 8(b) and 10 will not apply. CWA Local 1101 titles affected by the surplus appear in column marked FAA1.

There are a total of 190 declared surplus in FAA 1.  They are as follows: Accounting Financial Clerk (8); Administrative Assistant (38);  Building Servicer (3); Cable Splicer Technician’s Helper (1); Central Office Technician (38); Coin Telephone Collector (14); Drafter (2); Facilities Specialist (4); Materiel Attendant (1); Materiel Equipment Technician (11); Material Systems Technician (5); Network Services Coordinator (5); Office Assistant (11); Senior Administrative Assistant (11); Special Assistant (19); Special Representative (6); Storekeeper (1); Translations Administrator (12).

If the surplus condition requires the use of the Enhanced Income Protection Plan (EIPP) under step three of the Force Adjustment Plan, the EIPP packages will be distributed to employees in the surplus titles and FAAs involved by November 26, 2014.  The election period will be until December 10, 2014, and the off-payroll date will be December 21, 2014.

The surplus numbers for the different FAAs affected are listed in the document below.  Click here to download the full list of titles in each FAA.

Rally to Protect our Jobs and Our Future

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Where will you be Thursday, Dec 4?
Rally to Protect our Jobs and Our Future
Verizon Headquarters, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, 6pm

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Verizon CEO McAdam made more last year than the company paid in taxes.
Verizon is refusing to extend the FiOS build, leaving many communities without access to essential high speed internet service.
There’s plenty of work, but the company has its priorities wrong. Good jobs, quality service, and high speed access for everyone. It’s not complicated!

Thursday, December 4th show Verizon we remember 1989, and we’re ready to fight for our future in 2015.

Local 1101 Election Results

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November 7, 2014

Local 1101 members voted overwhelmingly to re-elect President Keith Purce, Secretary-Treasurer Kevin Condy, Business Agents Ken Beckett, Peter Torres, and Val Valentino. Heather Trainor was elected Business Agent for AT&T Mobility/Avaya and Bill Stefandel was elected Business Agent for Southern. Vice Presidents Mike Baxter, Pat LaScala, and Al Russo, and Business Agents Kathy Brindle and Joe Ventola ran unopposed and won by acclimation. (see results below).

We’re facing huge challenges to protect our jobs and our contracts. We’ll face those challenges head on. To win we need to stand together and fight. I know I can count on all of you.

Thank you to everyone who voted.

Keith Purce, President

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1101 Officers Election Tentative Results
(Awaiting final certification)

President

Keith Purce  – 1449

Angel Feliciano – 835

Secretary-Treasurer

Kevin Condy – 1544

Richard Mancino – 724

Business Agent Northern

Peter Torres- 1497

Henry Robinson – 746

Business Agent Eastern

Val Valentino – 1540

John Joseph- 686

Business Agent Western

Ken Beckett- 1453

Donnie Hoffman- 662

Business Agent AT&T Mobility/Avaya

Heather Trainor – 1520

Doug Grant – 604

Vice President Northern

Mike Baxter (unopposed)

Vice President Southern

Al Russo (unopposed)

Vice President Bronx

Pat LaScala (unopposed)

Business Agent Health and Education

Kathy Bridle (unopposed)

Business Agent Southern

Bill Stefandel (unopposed)

Business Agent Bronx

Joe Ventola (unopposed)

Update On Proposal For Special Incentive Offer to the NY/NE CWA

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Email from Verizon to CWA members 11-5-2014

This is a follow-up to my recent letter to you regarding the Company’s Oct. 2 proposal for an enhanced incentive offer. On Oct. 29 the Company gave the union a slightly revised proposal and provided a deadline of Nov. 7 to reach an agreement. More than a month after the Company made its initial proposal, at 5:00 p.m. on Nov. 3 – with just four days left to reach an agreement – the Company received a voluminous information request. The union is now seeking, among other things, 12 months of data relating to overtime records, meal allowance and daily travel allowance for approximately 11,000 associates. As a practical matter, it seems unrealistic that the information requested could be compiled by the Company, reviewed and analyzed by the union, and an agreement reached within four days given the Nov. 7 deadline. The reality is that the union could have made this information request in early October if it was really necessary for them to determine their response to the Company’s proposal. Moreover, none of the other unions which agreed to the special incentive on behalf of the 22,000 associates they represent found it necessary to request such information in order to reach an agreement. As we spend time focused on the voluminous information request, there is little time left to reach an agreement.

The issue the Company and the union are negotiating about is straightforward. The Company is not seeking the union’s agreement to declare a surplus; the Company already has the right to declare a surplus. Rather, the Company is just seeking the union’s agreement to give an enhanced incentive to eligible employees who voluntarily decide to leave. If we are unable to reach an agreement, the Company will proceed under the collective bargaining agreement to declare a surplus and offer the standard EIPP. The Company would prefer to reach an agreement, but without an agreement covered associates will not be eligible for a special incentive offer which would have added a minimum of $40,000 to the standard EIPP payment.

Sincerely,
Marc Reed
Chief Administrative Officer