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
HOT TOPICS OF THE LOCAL....
9/3/2010
It is with great saddness of the Local that we have lost one of own. Yesterday we rceieved a call that
Mike Dean passed away. Mike was always dedicated to this local along with its members. He was a
wealth of knowledge and if you ever had the oppurtunity to talk to Mike you would have shared his
passion of the Union. Mike will be greatly missed. Arrangements are as follows

Viewing:  McComas Funeral Home, 1317 Cokesbury Rd, Abingdon, MD 21009 - Sunday Sept 5, 2p - 4p and 7p - 9p

Services: Smith Chapel Methodist Church, 3111 Churchville Rd, Churchville, MD 21028 - Tuesday Sept 7, 11a

Burial: Holly Hill Memorial Gardens, 10201 Bird River Rd, Middle River, MD 21220 - Tuesday Sept 7, Following Funeral Services
8/23/2010
Good Afternoon All,
This is to advise the District has reached an agreement allowing Vz. 
to bring technicians from outside the bargaining unit into MD and VA.  
These technicians will be performing work in both the FIOS and Copper 
technologies.  These loans will be in our area through November 21st.  
During this time all overtime restrictions placed on our technicians as a 
result of their productivity will be lifted.  I will advise you of the 
locations the loaned technicians will report as soon as the information is 
made available.  CWA has advised Verizon these loans are only a temporary 
solution to the issue.  Our members who left the payroll on an 
"imaginary surplus" need to be recalled if the work load is high enough to 
require forced and excessive overtime or loans into our area.
In Unity,
Gail Evans
8/2/2010
Attached are the VCS TIPP objectives for second half 2010. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Click here for TIPP Awards
7/22/2010
Good Afternoon All,
This is an update on the non-surplus group of volunteers for the special enhanced offer. After meeting with the company on several occasions over the last month Vz. has agreed to release all of the non-surplus volunteers. They will be released on one of two dates. The dates are August 8, 2010 and November 21, 2010. A letter will go to the Potomac non-surplus volunteers who will be leaving the payroll on August 8, 2010. The letters will be mailed beginning Friday July 23, 2010.

The second attachment lists all the Potomac non-surplus volunteers and
their respective off payroll dates.

In Unity,
Gail Evans
CWA District 2

If you are a non-surplus volunteer for the EISP and need to know your off-payroll date please call the Union Hall as the list will not be posted on the web site.


Tune into WBAL channel 11 to see the report done on Verizon service quality tonight at 11:00 pm.
7/21/2010
The Local is looking for volunteers for a phone bank session which would take 1 to 2 hrs of an evening. This will be for political candidates endorsed by CWA and AFL-CIO for the upcoming elections in Maryland. If you are interested in volunteering please contact the Local and have your name added to the list. Please let us know when you call what evenings you are available.
7/19/2010
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently announced the National Consumer
Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The May
2009 CPI-W was 208.77 while the May 2010 CPI-W was 214.12. This
resulted in a difference of 2.56% which fell below the 3.75% in the
CPI-W as outlined in the 2008 MOU. Therefore, eligible associates in the
New England, New York and Mid-Atlantic areas covered by East Collective
Bargaining Agreements will not receive a cost of living adjustment
(COLA) in 2010.
The General Wage Increase (GWI) of 3.75% will be effective Aug. 1,
2010.
 
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