4/28: VZ best and final offer 4/29: CWA counter, VZ says refer to best and final offer 4/29: VZ & CWA agree to meet 5/2 to discuss acceptance or rejection of best and final offer 5/1: CWA loses insurance&benefits, have to reapply unless contract is... — read more 

Turn on the lights! Somebody's UGLY! https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-news-wire/PRNews_20160429DC85683/cwa-launches-verizongreedcom-as-verizon-moves-to-cut-off-benefits-for-100k-workers-family-members.html

Verizon: Network sabotage during strike disrupted thousands of customers, Union blames Verizon for failing to maintain network, and strike continues. Somehow the Xbox came down and all the wires got chewed by a squirrel, to the point that none where... — read more 

As predicted by the union letter posted on Joe Shmuks awhile ago, it looks like the strike will be EPIC. My brother has worked strike duty (management filling in for union) for both AT&T & Verizon and said he had never seen a "Last Best Offer" -- the... — read more 

Ya heard it here first boys. I won't name my source but it came from the rank and file and it's happening. All but certain, and I for one am very glad. I'll just look for another job within the next 2 years

Regional Bargaining Report # 66 Friday, April 29, 2016 While the CWA Mid Atlantic Bargaining Committee was meeting with the company this morning questioning the Company’s latest proposal, CWA members across the region were receiving overnight... — read more 

PITTSBURGH (PAI) - Allegheny Technologies' long lockout of its Steelworkers nationwide ended March 14 with a big union win. Workers returned to their jobs under the new 4-year pact, which they ratified by a 5-to-1 ratio days before. The firm, which... — read more 

Not getting into right or wrong on either side but as a compassionate human I hope nothing happens to anybody when the medical and life insurance expire. COBRA is not an option for most as it's around 1200-1500 for a family of 4 per month. A car... — read more 

CWA Local 2204 Many of you have asked why we didn't take the deal offered from the company yesterday. The following is the reason. It is a list of bullet points put together by the bargaining team. Specifics from yesterday's Proposal · Job Security... — read more 

Hold that Line....United we will stand....and, we will Rise...United!

Is a striking or locked-out employee still considered an employee? A: Yes. Although employees are not working and are not entitled to pay, they are still considered employees and cannot be terminated simply because of being on strike or locked out... — read more 

The poster formerly known as Squirrel Force Five will now be known as Squirrel Force Four, as sadly our fifth member decided to up and cross the picket line. As a result of us not wanting to dip into the strike fund that you guys built, cost reducing... — read more 

The union can safely call Verizon's bluff, they will not put that many people into permanent unemployment. I am sure they would like to, but the political and PR cost is just too high.

This is great. Two entities that I absolutely hate, Verizon and the fu(king union, are in a pitched battle. I hope all you greedy fu(ks tear each other apart and there is nothing left but rubble. I hope all scabs fail. I hope the cwa dies of... — read more 

The unions are done. The unions will enjoy New Mexico next week on members dues

Union provided a counter proposal today and it was flatly rejected by Verizon. The company reiterated that the "last best and final" offer is already on the table. Looks like the company will outlast the union this time around. Time to seriously... — read more 

We met with the Mid-Atlantic unions today. The unions provided a proposal that was not constructive. We rejected their proposal. We reiterated that the unions have our last best final offer. At the request of the New York/New England unions, we will... — read more 

The growing gap between company profits and employee compensation reflects the shifting balance of power in employment relations. In the 30 years after World War II, when unions had a significant presence in the workplace, productivity and wages grew... — read more 

Old story but similar to this strike. Union employees think the CEO is overpaid.

OH LOOKY, THE UNION IS GETTING REPLACED DUE TO THEIR CAVALIER ATTITUDE

Union forces AT&T West workers to continue working after contract expiration By Steve Filips 27 April 2016 Sixteen thousand workers at AT&T have been ordered by their union, the Communications Workers of America (CWA), to continue working following... — read more 

The most powerful union in the united states is The Business Roundtable, a union of CEOs. Yes, CEOs are unionized, and the purpose of their union is to destroy all other unions. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Business_Roundtable. - their current... — read more 

Having been forced to be a member of the CWA, they're a joke. More of us were fired (not me, I eventually quit) after the CWA came in than ever before, the people that did the best in sales and service took a huge pay-cut to fund ridiculously higher... — read more 

Verizon and Lowell McAdam's Leadership has once again Miscalculated the resolve of the American Worker against Corporate Greed. How much more money do you want Lowell and Gang?

The Bargaining Committee met with the company this morning.The company couldn’t tell us how it would handle the process of telling you what kind of doctor you can treat with, or how it plans on handling the application of limiting your access to... — read more 

“They’re funding this sham union and it is 1000% illegal.”

This is the so called professional experts who are representing the membership. They can't even get spell check to work and they are telling you what is best? I don't get it, maybe they don't have technical abilities, that is why they are union... — read more 

New England IBEW.. Attachment 2 Retiree Benefits Provision Description Company Contributions For New Hires For those hired on or after the Effective Date, there will be no Company contributions toward retiree medical or dental; this coverage will be... — read more 

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