Let’s face it we all know that one the unions didn’t do much of anything to get what was gonna end up being the offer in the end.Last year they were all about fighting to win things like caps on retirement medical ,but in the end the unions knew the environment they are in political wise along with on the company level work wise technology wise .Lets also face the fact they are concerned about the younger members who never been thru a strike along with making them go on strike for benefits they don’t have .So let’s all stop patting backs and just admit it’s was needs based decision .Call it like it is tired of Ibew and cwa pounding their chest about how great it is along with the problem isn’t Verizon it’s the country health care system.Lets be real the company said no way never gonna happen with retirees healthcare or pensions for younger guys take it or leave it .So the unions took it .Im okay with that but please wish the unions specially the CWA locals would just stop pounding their chests they rolled over a decade or more ago .Thats how we got to this point.So any of us thinking of retirement in next few years might as well forget that now .Also I’m okay with that but to the the unions just stop with posts please it’s making me sick every email and Facebook post
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@a8 Keep paying your dues. CWA execs need new cars and golf club memberships.
@a8+1km0ngk9k Actually a lot of us did not vote yes .But as usual it was passed so once again I’m not too sure how the democracy of the voting was back then in fact most didn’t vote .Unfortunately while I didn’t vote to give up the new members or the retirees I can definitely feel you .Sadly a lot of us were even blind sided when not 1 time but twice we were out and strike had them right where we wanted them back then also right be for two separate times there were major natural disasters just to be told we were returning to work while negotiations took place not only forcing us back to work but allowing the company to immediately do the forced 16 hour overtime rule on us that’s when I knew cwa and ibew had lost their way with no return retirees and new employees were sold out with is
The pre 2008 hires are all terrible.
They voted to get rid of pensions for new hires.
They voted to get rid of healthcare for new hires.
They voted against job security for new hires.
They voted against us, now they want you to vote for them.
No thank you!!