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Designated VP for Verizon is Stan Santos ssantos@cwa9408.org Please email him with any questions or concerns. August 20, 2011
Thanks to our unity and public support for bargaining rights, striking Verizon workers will return to work on Tuesday with the contract back in force and bargaining restructured. There will be a member update call on Sunday at 11 am EDT. Visit www.cwa-union.org/verizoncall for information on how to connect to the call. Our public statement, to be released at 1 pm Saturday, follows and public demonstrations will cease at this time. With your support, we return to bargain the major issues we face. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers CWA, IBEW Reach Agreement on Bargaining with Verizon; Following is a statement by the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: For release 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011 Washington, D.C. Members of CWA and IBEW at Verizon Communications will return to work on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at which time the contract will be back in force for an indefinite period. We have reached agreement with Verizon on how bargaining will proceed and how it will be restructured. The major issues remain to be discussed, but overall, issues now are focused and narrowed. We appreciate the unity of our members and the support of so many in the greater community. Now we will focus on bargaining fairly and moving forward. CWA and IBEW represent 45,000 workers at Verizon covered by this contract from Virginia to New England. August 8, 2011 45,000 Workers on Strike at Verizon Verizon Communications' 45,000 union wireline workers have gone on strike after the two sides failed to reach an agreement for a labor contract that expired Saturday night. This is the first time in 11 years the service provider has had to deal with a strike. In 2000, 80,000 union workers went on strike for three weeks until the unions and Verizon came to an agreement.
The contract covers 45,000 members of CWA and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers from New England to Virginia.
NATIONAL BURIED SERVICE WIRE GROUP” And CWA-VERIZON CALIFORNIA CONTRACT |
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For more information send email to: cwa9408@pacbell.net
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