Mobility Bargaining Report #22

Your CWA Bargaining Committee met today with the Company and presented a full package of revised proposals including: 

• A significant wage increase
• Increases in the Pension Bands
• Increase in the BCB2 Pension
• An increase in the matching for the 401(k) plan
• Upgrades for multiple groups in the Call Centers
• Collapsing the Wireless Tech I and Wireless Tech II into the Wireless III Tech classification
• Collapsing the Information System Technician Titles to the Information System Technician III title
• Collapsing Technician MSC/RNOC Titles to the Technician III MSC/RNOC Wage table
• Proposal to bring Health Care Benefits back into the Labor Agreement
• Quota Relief for the Retail Sales Consultants
• The elimination of Subcontracting
• The elimination of Management Rights
• Improvements to Article 12 – Hours of Work
• Improvements to Article 14 – Force Adjustment
• Improvements to Article 17 – Company – Union Relationship
• Improvements to Article 19 – Basis of Compensation
• Improvement to Article 21 – Absences, including funeral leave and inclement weather language
• Improvement to Article 22 – Vacations
• Improvement to Article 23 – Holidays
• Improvements to Article – Excused Days with Pay
• Establishment of a Benefit Representative
• Establishment of a Safety Program
• A Team Performance Award

The Union Committee rejected the Company’s proposed Short Term Disability Plan.  Continue to Mobilize, the Labor Agreement expires this Friday, February 24, 2012 at midnight. 
 
                                                       United We Bargain/Divided We Beg

In Solidarity,

Your CWA Bargaining Committee