“Verizon has declared a surplus condition in 19 titles within the force adjustment areas FAA’s 1 through 6. To alleviate the surplus condition the company will invoke the force adjustment plan of the collective bargaining agreement. This surplus condition has been determined by the company to be due to a process change. ”

If the surplus condition requires the use of the enhanced income protection plan (EIPP) under step three (3) of the FAP article, EIPP offers will be tendered to those employees in the surplus titles and FAA’s involved by May 19,2015. An employee’s election to leave the service of the company and receive EIPP payments must be in writing and transmitted to the company within 15 days of the offer, in this case June 2, 2015. The off payroll date for employees who accept the offer will be June 14, 2015.

Memo from Verizon Human Resources: We are writing to provide an update on information related to the recent data breach at Anthem. Anthem has begun the process of sending official notification letters via U.S. mail to its members’ homes regarding the data breach. Some members may have already received letters and given the volume of letters that Anthem is sending (all current and former Anthem members and their dependents will receive letters) it is expected that the mailing process will continue through the end of April.

As previously communicated, Anthem is offering everyone potentially subject to the breach two years of free credit monitoring and ID theft repair services through AllClearID. Details can be found on https://www.anthemfacts.com/ or by calling AllClearID directly at 877-263-7995. We encourage employees to familiarize themselves with this protection and to take advantage of the offer.

In addition, Anthem is now able to tell its members whether their Social Security number was exposed as part of the breach. You can call AllClearID at 877-263-7995 and request to be transferred to an Anthem representative who will provide this information. Anthem can only communicate this information for the caller and any covered dependents under age 18; dependents over 18 will need to call Anthem directly.

We continue to be in regular contact with Anthem and will keep you updated as new information becomes available.

*****FLASH*****

March 11, 2015

The vacancies for Field Technician in Bronx and Manhattan are Article 8 Special Postings open for bidding from 3/11/15 through 3/17/15. Only Field Technicians and TTA-Field Technicians located in Bronx and Manhattan may apply for these positions.

These openings are Article 8 Force Adjustment Transfers to rebalance the Field Technician work force. It is NOT a Specific Published Vacancy (SPV).

The vacancy for Administrative Assistant is a Specific Published Vacancy (SPV). It is open for all to apply.

SPECIAL POSTINGS PROCESS

• Posted for 5 Business Days (3/11/15 – 3/17/15 5:00 p.m.)
• Postings are Special Postings in accordance with Article 8, not SPVs.
• Time in Title is not required to apply.
• New Time in Title will not be required in the new location.
• NO REFUSAL/NO RETREAT rules apply to these special postings.
• If you apply for a Special Posting and do not withdraw prior to 5:00 p.m. March 17, 2015 you may not refuse.

W.26th Street – Manhattan
W.129th Street – Manhattan
2885 Jerome Ave. – Bronx
Brooklyn

Verizon has sent out two letters to CWA which provide notice of the company’s intention to contract out certain work in six months. (see below). The company has shown what they think of our jobs and our job security, we will mobilize and fight!  Our labor built this company and we will not allow this group of multi-millionaires to take away our ability to feed and take care of our families!  We have a mandatory Verizon Chiefs meeting at the Local Tuesday, January 27 at 5:30PM.

Last night, in his state of the union address, President Obama spoke with confid ence about his vision for our nation. I was glad to hear about initiatives to expand educational opportunities and help workers better balance work and family responsibilities.

But there was one thing in his speech that didn’t make sense– asking Congress for Trade Promotion Authority, also known as “Fast Track,” to push through dangerous trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

We need to make it clear to Congress that American voters are opposed to this deal before it gains momentum.

President Obama acknowledged that trade deals often do not live up to t heir promises that increased exports will create new jobs. Big corporations exploit these deals to send more jobs overseas than are created at home, taking advantage of low wages and weak environmental rules.

And with low-wage countries like Vietnam and Malaysia involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, there’s no reason to think it will be any different this time.

You have spoken out against this deal before, but corporate lobbyists are doubling down on their efforts to push this through, so please call now to say no to fast track for the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Source: CWA

Verizon has declared a surplus of 169 Field Technicians in FAA 1 (New York City). 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.

The Corporate Profit Sharing Award will be distributed March 13, 2015. Deadline to defer is February 5, 2015. Members should have received a letter from Verizon stating that the Corporate Profit Sharing Award will be paid to eligible employees on March 13 in your regularly scheduled paycheck. The actual amount of the award will be announced in March.