Communication Workers of America
The Union For The Information Age
LOCAL 2100
410 335-2100 - 1 800 445-0242 - Fax: 410 335-0414
email: mail@cwa2100.org 
Chase, Maryland


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4/12/2012
Proxy voting recommendations click here. Please forward your ballot to the hall after you have filled it out and signed it or you can fill out your ballot on line with the instructions that were provided in your packet of information from Verizon.
4/12/2012
Verizon has notified CWA it is now moving forward with the Dependent Verification. 

4/17 – Packages Mailed to Home Address on file
            5/15 – Reminder Mailed
            6/15 – Communicated End Date
            6/20-6/26 – Coverage Termination notices sent
            7/13 – Grace period ends
            7/31 – Termination of benefits for unverified dependents.

3/14/2012
A message from Jim Davis in Labor Relations to Gail Evans of D2-13 in Bowie.

Gail,

Chris Childs intends to hire term employees to perform work on projects associated with the completion of FTTP builds for some remaining LFA commitments, the Maryland Broadband Project, and certain state highway/bridge projects; and to perform other work as necessary to free up RFT employees to perform work on the projects.  It is estimated that work on the projects will last 30 months.  It is likely that 46 OPTs and 44 CSTs will be hired to report to work locations in DC and MD.  It is likely that 72 OPTs and 63 CSTs will be hired to report to work locations in VA.  The first term employees hired are tentatively expected to report to work on March 26.  Please call if you have questions.

Gail,

I did not include fiber to the cell in my notice below.  I should have.  The term employees will also work to help complete the fiber to the cell project in Potomac.  Thanks.  Jim
2/17/2012
Verizon Called "Poison" as Flashmob Strikes Union Station Store: The unexpected sounds of brass instruments echoed through Union Station last night as commuters turned to watch an unusual gathering in front of the Verizon store. Over a dozen young people donned protective medical face masks and -- accompanied by a live band -- broke into a fully-choreographed dance to Bell Biv Davoe’s “Poison,” adapting the lyrics to "Verizon’s poison” as they critiqued Verizon’s continued unwillingness to negotiate fairly with its workers. Explained Sam Nelson, a George Washington student working with DC Student Labor Action Project, "I'm tired of corporations using their power against the workers of this country… It should be the responsibility of the consumer to stand side by side with the worker when the worker's livelihood is threatened.” - report by Julia Kann; photo by Beth Geglia
2/9/2012
Last week the company announced that approx. 280 VCSI technicians were being laid-off in the New Jersey area. They retained about 20 technicians. There has been no further information as to the return of these technicians or their final seperation. This information does not involve any of the Maryland or Virginia technicians to this point. As information is obtained we will pass it along.
1/25/2012
New You Tube video  < http://youtu.be/1LO1QB-1vtI>
1/18/2012
Members may be seeing copies of picket schedules posted on bulletin boards soon. We have no inside information on a strike or lock-out in the future or any additional information that has not been shared with the membership. This is just a preperation step in the event that anything were to unfold in the future. 
10/24/2011
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10/20/2011
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Food for Thought;
"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark."

Michelangelo Buonarroti

"Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they need to do, when all they need is one reason why they can."
"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility to help change them."                                                       

"Losing is a learning experience. It teaches you humility. It teaches you to work harder. It's also a powerful motivator."

Yogi Berra

The morale of our company has reached a new "Lowell"
                                                                                                                Verizon Employees
"The more reasons you have for achieving your goal, the more determined you will become."

Brian Tracy

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