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CWA Intl.Newsletter 6/25/09

Verizon Wage Tables Eff.8/1/10

Important Info Regarding a Serious FMLA Problem for Verizon Members

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35,000 Rally in Trenton to Oppose
Christie Budget,

Largest Rally In New Jersey History

Surplus Update 4-05-10

2010 JoAnn Diana
Scholarship Application

Chris Shelton Bargaining Memo

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CWA, IBEW & Verizon Come To Agreement on EISP Enhancement

Below Are The Highlights of the Agreement

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April 22, 2010

• A One Time Supplemental Voluntary Termination Bonus $40,000.00 added to the existing $10,000.00

• Raised Caps on the EISP Payment – Members with greater than 30 years of service will have their EISP payment capped at 40 years rather than 30 years.

• Pension Band Increase - Move the 3.75% band increase from October to the EISP off payroll date.

• A Lump Sum Interest Rate – Those members who choose to retire will get the better of interest rate of March 2010 or the date of when they retire.

• A Waiver of Age Based Restrictions for Early Commencement
Service Pension eligible employees will not have the age based reductions for early commencement. (Could be as much as 30% reduction).

• No Increase of Contracting because of Enhanced Offer.

• Job protections for post August 2, 2003 members when certain thresholds are met associated with this offer.

• Offer to Non-Surplus Employees – Incentive Packages will be sent to non-surplus employees and the Union and company will meet to determine which, if any, will be accepted. Company retains full discretion as to which and how many will be allowed to leave.

• The Company will Abide by All Contract Provisions Associated with surplus reductions and layoffs.

• Continued talks under the contract about other contracting initiatives.

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is the largest telecommunications Union in North America, it represents 630,000 workers in public and private employment, including 500,000 workers building the Information Highway. More than 1,200 chartered CWA local unions are affiliated. Members work and live in some 10,000 communities in the U.S. and Canada. CWA members are employed in telecommunications, printing and media, public service, health care, cable television, general manufacturing, electronics, gas and electric utilities, and other fields. CWA holds over 1,000 collective bargaining agreements spelling out wages, benefits, and working conditions for its members. Among major employers of CWA members are AT&T, the Regional Bell telephone companies (RBOC's), GTE, NBC, and ABC television networks, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the state of New Jersey, and leading newspapers.

SPEED MATTERS!
www.speedmatters.org/howfast

Every American needs access to reliable and affordable high-speed internet. Verizon’s strategy of concentrating on high-revenue customers and dumping lines in rural and other lower-revenue areas puts that in jeopardy.

Why is the US so Far Behind?
Why is the US 16th in the world in broadband adoption?
We invest less in communications; there is an enormous digital divide based on income and geography; and unionized jobs are being replaced by low-wage jobs with less training and higher turnover.

Almost every other developed country has a strategy to promote affordable, universal, fast broadband. High speed is essential for a strong economy in our communities and on the global playing field.

HOW FAST ARE YOU?

Our Union’s are fighting for public policy for universal high-speed broadband and for the jobs on that network. Take the first step by testing the speed of your home internet connection. It’s quick and easy and helps us gather data we need to make our case.

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