STAND UP TO VERIZON RALLY March 31, 2016, 5pm 111 Main Street White Plains NY  Despite Huge Profits and Soaring Executive Compensation, Verizon Executives Demand Massive Worker Givebacks.

Fifteen partial college scholarships of $3,000 each are being offered for the 2016-2017 school year. Winners, selected in a lottery drawing, also will receive second-year scholarships of the same amount contingent upon satisfactory academic accomplishment.  Part-time students, less than 12 credits, will receive half of the scholarship monies.

Regional Bargaining Report #48 The CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Committees met with the Company last week at the Rye Town Hilton to exchange proposals on Call Sharing.

Over the next several days Senators & Assembly members of the NYS legislature will reject cuts in workers compensation under the one-house budget bills/resolutions.    This is good news but there is still a full three weeks to go before the budget deadline and we will need to continue lobbying to make sure the proposal stays out of the final budget.

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Regional Bargaining Report # 47 Saturday March 5, 2016  The CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Committees met with the Company Thursday at the Rye Town Hilton to receive another proposal from Verizon.

Verizon NY Inc, Empire City Subway, Verizon Corporate Services Corp and Verizon Services Corp have declared a surplus condition in 22 titles within Force Adjustment Areas 1-6.  This is a process change therefore the provision of FAP Articles 8(b) and 10 will not apply.

Another article from Bruce Kushnick on Verizon & the PSC: New Reports Expose Verizon NY's Financial Shell Game and the State Commission's Role.  CWA Continues to fight for a fair contact, keep informed, keep active. Click the Link to read: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-kushnick/new-reports-expose-verizo_b_9287970.

Friday, February 12, 2016.  Likely you will be receiving an email soon, if you haven't already, from company bosses Marc Reed and Larry Marcus.

Friday February 5, 2016 As you know from prior bargaining reports the CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Committees made a proposal which addressed needs of both the Company and the Union. One of the critical issues for the Company is the cost of healthcare.