#negotiation

The and the union did not agree to an extension, however they said they counter offers were swapped and further negotiations will happen in February

Around 15% of the entire labour force is being made redundant. Those who joined two to four years ago are particularly affected, with no replacements being offered, and every department is impacted. The good news is that they are being slightly more generous in negotiations over the redundancy package.

So hearing the severance situation is at least 2 months garden pay, possibly another 8 weeks on top of that and 2x weeks for each year of service; at least from two other threads on here. Has anyone heard of the ability to negotiate for more pay and/or at least getting health benefit as longer (or a COBRA payment for say, 6 months)?

Looking for advice on how best to ask for a higher severance amount. Has anyone recently been able to successfully negotiate higher.

Do not sign anything, hire lawyer right away!

We all know the bank changed the severance package last year. But I’m hearing from long time employees that you’re able to negotiate a longer severance.
Is any of that true?

Ericsson has submitted a notice to the Swedish Public Employment Service and initiated negotiations with relevant trade unions, it said in the statement. “Approximately 1.600 positions could be impacted in Sweden. The Company has initiated negotiations with the relevant Swedish trade unions.”

https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/ericsson-layoffs-telecom-equipment-giant-to-cut-1-600-jobs-in-sweden-in-push-to-cut-costs/ar-AA1UfYQp

Has anyone successfully negotiated the severance package?
Any tips or tricks?

Verizon has been selling our pension funds, we loose guaranteed protections. The union needs to negotiate to allow us to roll our pension balance into our 401ks.

So according to an email sent last month the company and union are talking again this month. Will there be a complete blackout form both sides as usual? Would be nice to know if any progress is made, or if not, what are sticking points.

I am currently working at Cisco, Sr Tech Leader title.
Base: $260k
Bonus: 15%
RSU: 75k/year (for next 4 years)

I cleared CMTS interview with OCI recently. They are offering $230k base and $600k RSU, no bonus. Shall I take the offer? They told me that this is the max they can offer for IC5 and they can't hire for IC6. Why the base pay is so low for IC5?

If you could continue WFH for a pay cut, would you do it? I'd be more than happy to accept such a trade, as long as the pay cut is reasonable.

Why is the union negotiating for an extension? Why not get a new contract. They have to fix retiree Healthcare. Then the union should try to get everyone a pension or at very least a bump in the match in 401K plans.

As I said months ago they already have a contract extension in place .Both sides just needed to make it look like there was so much between them.As though so much hard work had to be done .Now they sell us the bag that’s filled with you know what.They will say man we made progress it was a tough fight and this is what we got .So I think retirees best not get their hopes up the cost of the health is not reverting.The only hope you have is a cap of some sort.The raises will be just enough to cover the medical increase for active workers.The company as you know wants to wack the disability down so there goes that when the majority of us now at at a point we may need it.So here’s to 2026 best of luck brothers.Lets just hope they don’t sell out the lump for the pension carriers maybe they throw us a bone with another paid holiday like June 19

IBEW AND CWA already struck a deal with verizon. January 2026 they'll start cutting service techs then outside plant they're saving splicers because they can work down in title

Has anyone been successful in negotiating keeping their tenure at the company. Had a two year gap and just got an offer.

You gotta hand it to The Stankmeiser. He really knows the landscape and how to be a wheeler dealer.

So another failed venture by ATT gets sold to Discovery for $43billion. Today, Netflix buys WB for $82billion. ATT must be the worst negotiators ever.

I was able to negotiate a better severance package. The company recently bumped up its severance fund to $205 million, so theres more room to work. I got extra compensation and more months of outplacement services. Definitely try negotiating. They're open to it and it's worth asking

Why do the Works Council in BCN keep saying that everything is confidential? Of course they have the list of names to check possible irregularities. It's part of the report provided by the company. The law doesn't make any mention to a confidentiality clause. If you ask about yourself, they should provide the information. I want more transparency and information from them! Plus, I'm really really worried about the negotiations. Unlike the Madrid WC, they've never been able to negotiate much for us. Will they be able to get good conditions?

Go Colts and Hoosiers! Now that I have that out, time to get serious. REAL SERIOUS! iI was one that was going to try to tell our leaders to give and take because of our hard times. Not after reading these words! The insistence on not listening to what matters to us will help us not bend either in our contract talks. Hold firm union leaders and brothers and sisters.

I can't wait until VZ royally sc--ws up the negotiations in 2026 and has to redeploy the remaining management employees that just saw 20% of their peers RIFed to climb the poles and install fiber again.

Curious if anyone in Canada has submitted a counter offer to the severance package. Did you get told to pound sand or did CPC negotiate?

Who is taking the offer and who is declining it and why?

Are we still expecting a strike in the east coast next summer ? I’m sure new CEO would want to settle unless he will be very strict with negotiations

I was doing some research on common severance situations using my AI of choice and it mentioned that some have been able to negotiate a better severance offer even up to the VSP levels? Anybody know is that really a thing? I didn't think we really had any leverage in this whole thing?

Any one from Germany, how much need to negotiate for 6.5 years experience in synopsys. please help me to understand some thumb rule to negotiate with HR.

In German labor law, if you want to challenge a termination (Kündigungsschutzklage) in court, you must file the lawsuit within 3 weeks of receiving the termination letter.

Hello. Has anyone been successful at negotiating severance package?

If you are located in an office like Burbank that did not get the warn notice and you are let go before 12/31, have you tried to negotiate with HR to get a higher severance? Were you successful?

Should i tell my boss now i want go or wait to nov 20 to negotiate terms.??

I’m a GL31, that was laid off. My last day is late November. I have been with Optum for six years, and have been in various roles (including two integrations). During that time I’ve accumulated a decent amount of stock options (all currently worthless at the $400-500 strike price), and stock RSU grants. My next RSU vesting is Feb 21, and would have amounted to about $30K (at today’s share price). I also obviously am not getting a bonus for 2025.

My severance letter is offering to give me 12 weeks of pay, plus a week of unused vacation. No RSUs, etc.

My question is - before I sign my severance agreement, should I have a lawyer attempt to negotiate the inclusion of my RSUs as part of my package? Has anyone done or heard of this being a successful strategy?

I have 45 days after my last day to sign the letter. I feel I’ve put it the vesting time of six years waiting for these stock awards to vest, and that I should receive these RSUs that are just a couple months shy of vesting. Do I have any case?

Thanks for any advice you may have.

Is the union and company done negotiating? I haven’t heard anything about negotiations, either good or bad. Last I heard it was unsettled on many issues. So now
does it just sit till after the holidays? August is on its way. If anyone has feedback please let me know.

I see a lot of people that are still remote… has anyone recently successfully negotiated to be remote? Will those that are remote be eventually asked to go back to the office?

Is this like CEOs of the business line and up? I found the salary chart and it says 33 and above do not have a pay scale. I assume 33+ negotiate their entire employment/contract with the company then and are not considered like regular employees?

Sorry, I don’t belong to a union at Verizon so I don’t understand the protections that it gives you.

Are you not able to be laid off without a special package? Or are you able to be laid off but the union will do a strike if or when Verizon does?

Has anyone had any luck negotiating their severance offer? If so how did you go about it?

I work for Verizon. A little over a year away from qualifying for Medicare. Our new CEO Dan Schulman promised us big layoffs are coming. Our current severance package is 2 weeks per year capped at 35 weeks. I'm guessing that he will reduce that significantly to save money and point to ATT's severance policy as justification. How many older ATT employees have been layed off and negotiated a better severance package from the company? I'm thinking they should bridge my healthcare until I turn 65 and honor the old (current) 35 weeks pay cap.