CWA/Verizon West Bargaining Report #6, Friday, February 22, 2013

After 4 weeks of bargaining, the Company has rejected over 80% of the Union’s proposals and not backed off any of its retrogressive cost shifting proposals. Below is a comparison of the Verizon contracts settled; VZ East, VZ Southwest and VZ California- still in negotiations.

VZ East                                                VZ  Southwest                                                    VZ California

Wages                                                 Wages                                                               Wages
2.25%, 2.75%, 3.0%                              2%, 2%, 2%, 2.5%                                             Still Negotiating

Medical Contributions                             Medical Contributions                                          Medical Contributions                    

Monthly                                                 Monthly                                                           Monthly
Sponsored Plan 2013                              Sponsored Plan 2013                                        Sponsored Plan 2013
$45.00, $90.00 more than 1                    $45.00, $90.00 more than 1                              $65.00 $130.00 more 1
Tobacco Users                                        Tobacco Users                                                  Tobacco Users
$95.00, $140.00                                     $95.00, $140.00                                              $115.00, $180.00
                                          
                                   EPO/HMO No more than 150% of the Sponsored Plan
                             All contributions listed above increase each year of the contract.

Annual Deductibles                               Annual Deductables                                         Annual Deductibles
In Network                                           In Network                                                      In Network
$400.00, Fam $1,000.00                       $400.00, Fam $1,000.00                                  $700.00, Fam $2,100.00
Out of Network                                     Out of Network                                                Out of Network
$700.00, $1,750.00                              $650.00, $1,625.00                                         $950.00, $2,850.00
    
Out of Pocket Max                               Out of Pocket Max                                             Out of Pocket Max
In Network                                          In Network                                                        In Network
$1,050.00, Fam $2,625.00                   $1,500.00, Fam $3,750.00                                  $1.800.00, Fam $5,400.00
Out of Network                                    Out of Network                                                   Out of Network
Different Plans                                    $1,700.00, $4,375.00                                         $2,000.00, $6,000.00

Hearing Aid Benefit                             Hearing Aid Benefit                                              Hearing Aid Benefit
No Change                                        No Change                                                       Cancel for EPO/HMO

AS Waiting                                          AS Waiting                                                          AS Waiting
                                                                         Waiting period for all Contracts
                                                         3 Days, 2 Days, 1 Day                                     3 Days or 2 Days all Employees
                                                                                                                             Remove Absent Death benefit for     
                                                                                                                             Aunt/Uncle                                                              

Long Term Care                                 Long Term Care                                                   Long Term Care
No Change                                        Keep if Provider Aval                                            Cancel

Pensions                                           Pensions                                                             Pensions
Cancels for New Hires                          Cancels for New Hires                                           Cancels for New Hires
Keeps                                               Freezes Wages for Pension Calculation                   Freezes Wages & Service

LOA Personal                                     LOA Personal                                                       LOA Personal
                                                                                                                                 Cut in half to 6 months

LOA Medical                                       LOA Medical                                                         LOA Medical
                                                                                                                     Adds discipline for not applying for
                                                                                                                     benefits. Removes 12/18 month language.

Fight for the American Dream!

CWA Local 9586 – “Mobilizing for Power”

We are still in Negotiations with Verizon and have a lot more bargaining to do. We want to make sure that every member knows what is at stake in this round of Bargaining.

As we make progress in Negotiations we will update you.

Remember to work Safely and to Keep on Mobilizing!

 Mobilize, Mobilize, And Mobilize!

 “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

Martin Luther King

 All official negotiations and Mobilization information will be delivered on the District 9 website, (www.district9.cwa-union.org), CWA Facebook at Cwa Mobilization, local websites and email lists.  These reports will come out on a regular basis, with the frequency dictated by the pace of Bargaining.