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Tape Update!

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Transcript: Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano Speaking;

“CWA District 1 / IBEW Local 2213 Regional and Local Bargaining Teams as well as the IBEW New England Committees met with the Company today at the Rye Town Hilton in Rye, NY to continue discussions on health care. The Regional Committee has requested additional data and information from the Company and is scheduled to resume negotiations at 9 AM tomorrow.

Preparations are being made for strike votes to be held in all locals. Plans are also being made for a Rally at Verizon Headquarters in New York City at 140 West Street on July 30, 2011. We will supply more details next week but it is time to set aside this date and make plans to attend this Rally. Members from all three Districts from New England to Virginia as well as IBEW members from NY, NE, NJ and Pennsylvania will be attending.

We need to continue to stand strong and get our message out that we are more committed than  we’ve ever been to fight to protect our wages, benefits and working conditions.

Now more than ever we need to mobilize! 

Mobilize!  –  Mobilize!  –  Mobilize!

Thank you and please stay in touch with this tape.”

Verizon Tape Update!

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Transcript: Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano Speaking;

“CWA District 1 / IBEW Local 2213 Regional and Local Bargaining Teams as well as the IBEW New England Committees met with the Company today. At the Regional table the Company gave us a proposal on Health Benefits. Verizon management had made it clear in their opening remarks on Wednesday that their goal in this round of bargaining was to erode our standard of living and the many hard fought for gains we have made through our more than sixty years of contract negotiations.

The Company proposed today to replace the MEP HCPPO and the HCN plan with two inferior plans and to vastly increase deductibles, out of pocket maximums and to add employee contributions. This proposal would also add considerable cost to retirees by implementing this plan. Retirees would begin paying annual contributions as well as paying more for their benefits with higher deductibles and higher out of pocket maximums.

The committee spent the day discussing these new plans with the company and will evaluate the plans over the weekend. The Company seems intent on making the plans so expensive that no one will be able to afford to use them.

We have told the company that we are prepared to work with them to help them cut cost with the Health Benefits but we are not prepared to shift the cost of those benefits to our members. We fought too hard for these plans, these benefits and our members and their employees deserve the best health care coverage from a company that is extremely profitable.

We have recessed for the weekend and will reconvene with the Regional Bargaining Committee on Tuesday. Most of the Local committees will be reconvening on Monday.

Thank you and please stay in touch with this tape.”

The Tape number is 212-633-6753, press 8 for Verizon.

Absence Control Plan (ACP) Arbitration Decision

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Tape Transcript, May 26, 2011: Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano;

“We have just received the Arbitrators decision on our Absence Control Plan case. In a split decision the arbitrator ruled that the Company violated the contract when they eliminated a seventh step and when they changed the definition of satisfactory attendance under the contract and UTP.

He however found no violation in the implementation of the rest of the plan. Copies of the decision are being sent to all Chief Stewards”.

Click here to view the ACP Arbitration Decision

Verizon Tape Update!

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Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano:
May 6, 2011

“The Mobilization activities and training are ongoing. We urge all members to be a part of the activities. This is your contract and your livelihood.

Thanks you and please stay in touch with this tape.”

Verizon Tape!

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To: Our Fellow CWA 1101 Members
From: Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano
Date: April 1, 2011

“The National Union has informed us that they have overturned our By-Laws election based on the layout of the ballot.

We are appealing that decision on numerous grounds, but in the meantime, we will of course abide by their decision”.

Verizon Tape Update!

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To: Our Fellow CWA 1101 Members
From: Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano
Date: February 24, 2011
Transcript: Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano Speaking;

Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano

“Over 5,000 CWA Members participated in a unique nationwide conference call last night, which discussed many of the issues concerning the labor movement and indeed all working people.

Make no mistake about it, the attacks in Wisconsin are not isolated incidents – the right wing is attacking all workers rights, including the right to form and join unions, collective bargaining, defined pensions, wages, and so on. These attacks are going on in states throughout this great country of ours. A country built not by the barons, but on the backs of working people.

Together we can and will stop this assault on all working people, which could destroy 70 years of progress, and indeed, our very standard of living.

To those of you who participated last night, we want to say thank you. To those who missed the opportunity, you owe it to yourself to participate next Wednesday night at the same time.

In connection with this nationwide mobilization, we will have buses to the Trenton March this Friday leaving from 140 West Street, 275 Seventh Avenue, and 1541 Bronx River Avenue at 9:30 a.m. Friday. If you are interested in attending please contact your Chief Steward.

We also urge all Members to wear red this Friday, February 25th, to show solidarity.”

Verizon Tape Update!

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To: Our Fellow CWA 1101 Members
From: Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano
Date: Feb. 22, 2011
TRANSCRIPT: Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano Speaking;

“The working men and women of Wisconsin are under intense attack. In support of our brothers and sisters the entire labor movement is mobilizing in support.

There will be a Rally, this Friday at 12:00 noon, at the State House in New Jersey.

We will be providing buses from the Bronx, West Street and from Local Headquarters.

 If you are interested contact your Chief Steward. 

 Please stay in touch with this tape.”

 The Tape number is 212-633-6753, press 8 for Verizon.

Tape Update!

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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano Speaking;

“Ballots for the By-Laws Referendum are in the mail.

Any Member who has not received his or her ballot by December 21st should call the Election Committee at the Local and request a duplicate ballot”.

Verizon Tape Update!

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TRANSCRIPT: Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano Speaking;

“Our Membership Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 23rd at 5:30pm at the Fashion Institute of Technology which is on 27th Street between 7th & 8th Avenues. To facilitate entrance please bring your union card or other form of ID. 

Thank you for calling and please stay in touch with this tape.”

Tape Update!

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Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano:

“As the Company begins filling the recent openings, I want to remind all Members that the Local has test preparation material on all Company tests.  Just call the Local or your Chief Steward.

We’ve scheduled a Membership Meeting for Tuesday, November 23rd at 5:30pm at the Fashion Institute of Technology which is located at 27th Street between 7th & 8th Avenues.  On the agenda will be this year’s financial report and proposed bi-laws changes.”

If anyone has not received a notice in the mail regarding this meeting, please contact the union office to verify or update our records.
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