Avaya Bargaining Report #4


Today the company presented proposals for Active employee

medical and dental plans. While we were anticipating

retrogressive demands, the plans presented by Avaya were the

most insulting we have ever seen. Not only were they proposing

increases in co-pays of 100% similar to the proposals for our

retired members, but they want you to pay for the "privilege" of

signing up during the Open Enrollment period each year. Under

Ayaya's proposal employees will have to pay a fee of $1200.00

in 2007, $1320.00 in 2008 and $1440.00 in 2009 just to enroll

in the medical plan. The proposal for the prescription drug plan

was just as regressive with increases of up to 100% in co-pays

for both Retail and Mail Order. In addition they want you to pay

a fee of $240.00 in 2007, $288.00 in 2008 and $336.00 in 2009

to enroll in the Dental plan for Active employees. As greedy as

other employers have been over the years, no one has been as

arrogant as Avaya. While we have had proposals to pay retirees

to Opt Out of a plan, Avaya wants to pay Active employees to

forego any medical coverage whether or not they have alternate

medical insurance. This from a company that still pays its

executives millions of dollars a year to basically destroy the

business.


We need to ramp up the mobilization and show Avaya that their

Union employees will not accept this! Do whatever you can to

send the message!


Tomorrow the company will present proposals on Reimbursement

Accounts, Disability, Domestic Partner Benefits and Leaves of

Absences.


Updates will be posted at the end of the session.


Mobilize----Mobilize---Mobilize---Mobilize---Mobilize---Mobilize---Mobilize


In Unity,

CWA-Avaya Bargaining Team

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