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Bargaining Update - January 2012
Bargaining Update January 17, 2012 Meetings with the company resumed last week and he unions are no closer to any agreements, in fact the company rejected the unions call share proposal. So much for working with the unions. This week there will be limited bargaining. We do have a meeting scheduled for the T6 on the company’s forced migration plans on Tuesday in Boston. Please remain vigilant on the job. We are looking for more volunteers for mobilization and are asking members to call the hall and sign up for mobilization activities, the unions are asking for 4 volunteer hours from each member to help in the fight for a fair contract. Do not listen to rumors, there are too many to keep track of. Attend union meetings, join with other union members in mobilization activities and talk with your stewards. Any updates on bargaining will be shared with this membership through the informational tape, the web-site and of course at the union meetings. Business Manager Local 2320 (NH) Bowling TournamentLocal 2320 Bowling Tournament Our brothers and sisters in NH are having a Bowling Tournament at Merrimack Ten Pin Saturday, April 21st, 10:30AM $100 per foursome
There will also be a 50/50 Raffle! Call Dave Duhamel, 603-391-4171 Or Cathi Dion, 603-440-3785 For details and to enter your team.
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Local 2321 Mourns Passing of Brother Duke Hanlon (retired)
Hubert P. HanlonHANLON, Hubert P. Of Carver formerly of Medford Dec. 30, Beloved Husband of Rosemarie (Valente) Hanlon of Carver. Loving father of Louis P. Hanlon of Medford, Hubert P. Hanlon Jr. of Northboro, Gina Marie Hanlon-Cavicchi of Carver, Peter Hanlon of Wilmington, William Hanlon of New Hampshire, Michael Hanlon of Revere, Patricia Hanlon of Revere, and Colleen Argenzio of Revere. Devoted Brother of Paul Hanlon of CA, Robert Hanlon of Winthrop, Arthur Hanlon of New Hampshire, Edward Hanlon of Wilmington, Dorothy Turner of CA, The late William Hanlon and Albert Hanlon. Cherished Grandfather of many loving Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, dear friends and family. Relatives and friends invited Funeral from the Gaffey Funeral Home 43 High St. Medford Square Medford on Thursday Jan. 5, at 9 am followed by a Funeral Mass of Christian Burial in Saint Frances of Assisi Church Medford at 10 am Visiting hours Wednesday Jan. 4, from 4 pm to 8 pm Interment Oak Grove Cemetery Medford. Gaffey Funeral Home 781-396-7700Local 2321 Mourns Passing of Brother Gerry Cunningham (retired)Gerald J Cunningham, Jr., 59, Hernando, Fl. »
Negotiations Ongoing - No Movement
Bargaining Update January 17, 2012 Meetings with the company resumed last week and he unions are no closer to any agreements, in fact the company rejected the unions call share proposal. So much for working with the unions. This week there will be limited bargaining. We do have a meeting scheduled for the T6 on the company’s forced migration plans on Tuesday in Boston. Please remain vigilant on the job. We are looking for more volunteers for mobilization and are asking members to call the hall and sign up for mobilization activities, the unions are asking for 4 volunteer hours from each member to help in the fight for a fair contract. Do not listen to rumors, there are too many to keep track of. Attend union meetings, join with other union members in mobilization activities and talk with your stewards. Any updates on bargaining will be shared with this membership through the informational tape, the web-site and of course at the union meetings.
November 20, 2011
The IBEW & CWA bargaining teams from the New York/New England and Mid-Atlantic regions will resume bargaining after the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. Over the past few weeks, the unions broke into smaller subcommittees with the Verizon bargaining representatives with the hopes of beginning to come up with solutions which could be used as the framework for an agreement. Other than discussions, there has been no movement. We are committed to continue to work the issues and come up with the best proposals we can considering that all of Verizon's major concessions are still on the table.
As soon as any information develops, we will pass that information on to the membership.
Just a reminder, we are still awaiting word from Verizon's General Counsel on the fate of the suspended members in our local and throughout the region. There are over 100 cases that the company has investigated on alleged strike misconduct from Massachusetts to Washington, DC. This has been a convoluted process in which local Verizon management has targeted individuals and Verizon Security did an appalling job investigating and embellishing details in the false allegations. We advocated for our members based on the Security report findings and the sham investigation and allegations. Nonetheless, we are waiting for the investigatory process to finish out before we take the next steps legally in defending our members and exonerating these members. Thank you for your overwhelming support for these members and the local union as we have been very busy with negotiations and in adjudicating the rights of our suspended members.
Ed Starr, Esq.
Business Manager
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Petition Verizon
Send a Petition to Verizon Social Media has become a mainstream phenomenon that allows people from all over the world to be part of a community, and in some cases to act together to enact change. Local 2321 Member, Lyn Stan, has started a petition on change.org to tell Verizon to stop outsourcing U.S. jobs and bankrupting the middle class. It’s a great idea, and we should all not only sign the petition but also encourage our families, friends, neighbors, and anyone else who wants to keep good paying jobs in the U.S. to join us in our fight against corporate greed. There are also other petitions on the site to let Verizon know that the public is watching. Make your voice heard!
Solidarity Update
SOLIDARITY UPDATE We have seen an overwhelming amount of support from various union locals, businesses, community groups, and private individuals. To all those who have supported us so far, a big IBEW Local 2321 Thank You! Some notable groups to thank are: Local 22 Laborers, who brought food and drinks to our Saugus line. Not Your Average Joe’s Restaurant, who brought food to Methuen. Tina Rainville, of Salem, NH who brought water and snacks to our lines near the NH Border Lou Mandarini of the AFL-CIO who has delivered food to Danvers Kate Glidden – Compass Point – donating food and supplies Tony’s Pizza – Marblehead – 20 pizzas to Danvers Garage Paul Labrie – donated Little Debbie’s snacks to the Union Office IBEW 2320 Members at 879 Holt Ave, Manchester - Donated $300 to be dispersed to all picket locations Andover Finest Painting Co – Mike Bouchard dropped 10 Pizzas and water off at Shattuck Rd in Andover. Robert Sechrist of Sechrist Financial Services – delivering drinks to the line Beverly Police Association – donated food- Danvers Local 3 Bricklayers – supporting us in Andover Thomas’s English Muffins – brought food to the Billerica line Shaw’s Distribution Workers - on the line picketing with us every day in Methuen NBPA Police Union – walking on the lines in Lowell Dependable Masonry – 73 Concord St., North Reading, 978-664-5453, a small union shop that is letting us use their parking lot. Tanya from Yellow Trucking on 80 Concord St., North Reading, dropped off a case of water and had Papa Gino’s deliver $100 worth of pizzas at the North Reading Garage… an unbelievable gesture! CWA Local 6171 – dropped off Gatorade at Shattuck Rd in Andover Gervais Lincoln-Mercury, Kia in Lowell for their kindness and generosity to all of our picketers at Crosspoint Bricklayers Local 3 supporting us in Andover Nolan, Perroni, and Harrington, LLP - Attorneys, 133 Merrimack St., Lowell MA Joe Currao Landscaping brought coffee and donuts to Andover Steve Morse, Business Rep, IUEC Local 4, Dorchester Ed Adley, Business Agent, Teamsters Local 170, Worcester Nick’s Place delivered pizza to Saugus Heavenly Donuts Lawrence Papa Gino’s delivered pizza to us at Saugus Wireless Meaghan Pike donated to food bank George K at Heavenly Donuts, Merrimack St., Methuen Joan Norton, Financial Advisor, Woburn ice cream in Methuen And our own Local 2321 Retirees, walking the lines with us, and bringing food and water And these people refused to cross our picket lines: DHL at Crosspoint Towers UPS at Crosspoint Towers A Cleaning Lady at the Dracut Garage Dynamic Mobile Repair at the Saugus Garage Carrier – Lawrence CO FedEx in Dracut Allied Waste – Dracut GCR Fleet Services of Lowell - Dracut Sullivan Tire - Danvers Thank you for your support! We won’t forget! Unfortunately, there are also those who must not understand why we are on strike, what we are fighting for, how they can support us, and what it means to respect a picket line. Crossed our picket lines or would not support us: AT&T crossed at Crosspoint Towers in Lowell Poland Springs Next Generation Vending Balmoral Transportation FedEx at Crosspoint Sal’s Pizza East Pen Deco Young’s Hottop who harassed our picketers in North Reading Iron Mountain Management Solutions in Billerica Equipnet a Haverhill moving company removing equipment- Give them a call to let them know how you feel 888-371-6555! Global Cleaning of Danvers – a worker would not cross but her manger forced her to go and drove her across our line All Star Towing in Danvers Air Technology – Danvers Hector Beaulieu Trucking – Maine, 207-499-7870 – Dracut, picked up junk poles Export Towing of Medford - crossed in Danvers Perfecto’s - crossed Andover delivering Market Basket food Mass Hauling Waste Management of Weymouth – crossed Andover Coady’s Towing crossed our line in Danvers and other locations Mano’s Pizza Methuen, in the Eagle Tribune blamed the strikers for why his phone doesn’t work Please let these businesses know that if they don’t respect you then you don’t need them!
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IBEW Work & Family Committee
Work & Family Committee Web-Site
IBEW & Verizon New England Work & Family Committee
The New England Work and Family Committee is a joint committee comprised of Union and Company representatives and supported by funds obtained through contract negotiations with each Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Committee creates programs to assist members and employees with health and life issues. The New England Work and Family Committee meets monthly to approve requests for reimbursement to members for a variety of programs. Programs change frequently, and the Committee works to introduce new programs to cover a wide spectrum of membership needs and interests. Some programs, such as dependent care reimbursement and summer camp reimbursement, are provided every year. In the past, we have also offered healthcare books, health fairs, and lifeline assistance. Our goal is to cover a wide range of life issues for all age groups through a mixture of program offerings. The committee has two full time staff members that oversee the daily functions and day to day operations of these programs. These two staff members are comprised of one Union representative and one Company representative. IBEW Local 2321 Business manger Ed Starr serves as an appointed member of the work and family committee. The New England Work and Family Committee is an excellent bargained for benefit that specializes in assisting in everyday life situations. We highly recommend that you follow the link below to the Work and Family website and take full advantage of everything the committee has to offer. A New Program from the VZ New England Work & Family Committee
The New England Work and Family Committee recognize the importance of your health. We want to ease your financial obligation and reimburse for a gym membership or weight management program. The program will run from January 1 through June 30, 2011. The New England Work and Family Committee will reimburse up to $125.00 for the period identified above. We will reimburse for fitness membership or weight management program for you and your immediate family. All Health and Wellness reimbursements from this program are taxable. Eligibility Requirements
· You must be a member of IBEW, management or non-bargained from MA and RI , VT , NH ME · CWA and IBEW 2213, VIS, Idearc and FairPoint employees are not eligible for this program · The program is for Verizon employee or family memberships · You must have incurred fitness center membership or weight management membership expenses · Must be a legitimate business. Example include but not limited to Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, YMCA, Gold Gym, Planet Fitness, Global Fit, etc For more information & an application please click here. All receipts must be received before June 30, 2011 Medical Alert Pendent Reimbursement Program The New England Work & Family Committee is also proud to sponsor a new program. The new benefit is called the Medical Alert pendant program. The committee will pay up to 40 dollars monthly towards the monitoring service for Lifelines. If you have a family member who has a lifeline or version of, you can apply for this benefit. All you will need to do is prove payment and fill out the proper forms. Pendant Program Enrollment Guidelines All New England IBEW and Management Verizon employees are eligible for enrollment This is a pilot program, eligibility for enrollment ends when determined by the New England Work and Family Committee All employees will be eligible on a first come first serve basis. Employees can enroll at any time during year. Attach a copy of the signed monitoring agreement (Agreement must indicate the billing party and person covered) to your enrollment application and mail via U.S. Mail to: New England Work & Family Committee Pendant Program 15 Chestnut St. 3rd floor Worcester, MA 01609 · Pendant must be for one eligible family member as specified in your current collective bargaining agreement(s) article 10.03 on P14 of the plant section of the contract.(one pendant per employee household) · Reimbursements will be made quarterly, directly to employee the month after reimbursements are due May 2010, August 2010, November 2010 and February 2011 · Only monthly monitoring service fee is reimbursable up to $40.00 per month. · Acceptable proof of payments must be submitted in the form of: credit card receipt, cancelled
If you have any questions or would like to enroll for this program call the New England Work and Family Committee at 508-890-3558
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Unit 2 Meeting - Hibernians Club in LynnSubmitted by Craig Fields on August 3, 2010 - 3:50pm.
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