Been almost 5 months since you guys went with IBEW.
Any negotiations currently taking place with management?
Is MasTec involved and cooperating?
How exactly would they construct the CBA?
1 bargaining unit ---> 1 contract
or
2 separate units ---> 2 separate contracts (OSP-Altice) / (FS-MasTec)
this is why we are in this position. we have a bunch of id--ts. Fight for your job, fight for safety, fight for your pay, .. then fight for the extras
Vacation picks is last thing you should be worried about. How about losing your Vacation time? Pick the battles
careful who you choose. My depot went "brotherhood" and it was obvious the stewards picked were the wrong ones. I'll never forget submitting my pto and didnt get a week due to senority. As I went through who got approved, somehow a steward got the week with less time. When I questioned it, I got a simple. "I don't know, I submitted it and it got approved"......so strange.
Day 1 no representation another dropped ball by my steward
Waiting until the last day to decide probably