Thread regarding Altice USA (Cablevision) layoffs

Unionize long island!!!!

We need a Fidel Castro revolution.

He already live like a king in Europe ,he love his Real state!

Stop saying you owe the company anything you gave them just under 20 years of your life hell of a price to pay and now you cannot leave on your own terms you made this company billions of dollars and this is how they repay us I commend you for your efforts but you do not owe them anything you did a job and gave up your time to do it

are they offering COBRA?

I've been here under 20 years. I owe the OLD company a lot. I'm fortunate in that I was offered a package while many others still have not. The funny thing is, I WAS going to jump on the package as I'm not ready to retire BUT I'm certainly ready for a change. I wrote "but" because it looks like the Company wants to pay out over time rather than a lump payoff. So, since I'm not actually retiring from work, I would get about half my check every two weeks (as it's taxed at a 40% rate because it's technically a bonus and not a paycheck; then add in other taxes and it puts me about 50%); then I'd be paying full for FIOS (yes, I went there); and I'd be picking up my 401k loan as it would not be paid off before leaving. In the end I'd wind up with nothing until I find another job. The irony is that we're supposed to sign off by Dec 1, yet we're not getting definitive answers. But I can tell you, IF they do offer a lump Doell have to take it. In addition to losing people quickly, they're taking away 4 days off and now want us to pay a lot more for our personal cable service (we used to get cable for free, i'm currently paying over $50 and the new policy will at least double that). And this my friends, IS ONLY THE BEGINNING

In one fell swoop they just took away a week of sick time and the employee product benefit. When will enough be enough.

Bronx technicians who have not signed a union card as of yet need to wake up and realize that Altice is coming full speed like a freight train. They will destroy anything in their path. In UNITY THERE IS STRENGTH! UNION STRONG! TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!

I would be down for making a union. Would make them sh-- themselves a bit. :)

F--- Altice... f--- optimum.... F--- all upper management..... Just give me a package and let me go!!!

Would it make sense for long island to unionize as well?

It is a sad day for all Cablevision long term employees, I'm glad I got out before the dismantling of what was a great place to work. Charles Dolan GREAT man and I owe him a lot. Jim--- let just say what he and his wife did, is appalling. To all the people I worked with and for THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING 26 YEAR. I wish you all the best moving forward.

4 years safe means nothing. As long as they offer a position perhaps in NJ or Ct. They are covered with the PSC in NY. They will be banking on people not wanting to travel a long distance or possibly moving such as what is happening in Shelton

Great insight!!! Thanks for the info. Good luck.!!

on page 79 of the Altice / NYPSC agreement reads --- "The Commission will prohibit Cablevision from laying off, or taking any action effecting an involuntary reduction (excluding retirement incentives and attrition), in any customer-facing jobs in New York in the four years following the issuance of this Order"

(1) pay special attention to the keyword "attrition"

(2) understand that every employee is "AT-WILL" - check first page of employee handbook for proof

(3) Altice will strategically outsource & contract out everything. (except in Brooklyn)

(4) Bronx trying to unionize right now. they better get it done quick!

That's only for ny. Not NJ or ct. Get the staff small enough so that the penalty payout that ny would get is much less than keeping the techs employed. (70 year rule)

Thanks for sharing this - good luck