Apparently, there was a meeting with upper management where they were unaware of the fact that they had to have all contractors gone two weeks prior to layoffs. They didn't know that they couldn't hire contractors back for two years after the layoffs either. Oops!
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AZ safe for now, I think due to work load and economic boom they cut aps but couldn't cut field techs, still busting my azz but working on plan B.
And.... They just cancelled our layoffs. We're preparing for the next time this happens. We'll be ready. This one was a surprise.
Contractors are the future. Look how at&t went. Verizon's on the verge going same way.
I'm contract worker. Job is secure until January 1st per contract through CenturyLink headquarters. Breach of contract would still result in pay.
Absolutely no language about when they can bring contractors in after the layoff.
In Phoenix the word is the contractors are gone July 16th but they are bringing them back August 1st. According to CTL there is no language or specific date in the contract on when they can bring them back. The employees who are impacted or surplused have retrieval rights for up to 2 years but from what I’m hearing CTL will bring back the contractors and not offer them their job back. They will expect grievances and tie the union and everything up in arbitration and when it’s finally time for a ruling they will just announce another surplus.
No later than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the
resolution date the Company shall provide the
Union a list of contractors who are performing work
previously performed by represented employees in
the impacted RCA. The list shall include the type
and amount of work they perform in the RCA.
Work that must be returned in accordance with this
subsection will be returned under the following
guidelines:
(a) Work previously performed within a job title
shall be returned and assigned to
employees in the adjustment group with
the skills and training to perform such
work.
(b) If the returned work, as outlined in
subsection (a), does not resolve the
surplus, work previously performed outside
of the title shall be offered to the impacted
employees that have the skills and training
to perform the work. However, if the
returned work will create an opportunity for
an upgrade, the Company will offer
returned work to employees in the
Adjustment Group that have the skills and
training to perform the work. The local
union shall assist in the identification of
non-impacted employees who would be
interested in such an opportunity.