4TH Quarter
AGENDA FOR MEETINGS
Article 43 and Letter sent to Former Techs
Dress Code
Management Doing Your Work
Attendance Policy
Compensation Cases and How They Should Be Handled
We will be holding our General Membership Meetings for Connecticut and White Plains. The Connecticut Meeting will take place Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The White Plains Meeting will take place Monday, September 13, 2004 at the White Plains Presbyterian Church across from the upper parking lot.
It has been brought to my attention that the National has sent letters out to former Comm. Techs regarding variable work force. Even though we still have a full force and the company is putting out ads for techs in the new position, the national and the company are looking to start hiring for the variable work force.
We have met several times and discussed the new dress code the company has been trying to implement. Management says they have a right to impose this dress code. We say they do not and it is in the contract. Our only obligation is that our clothes be neat and clean.
We thank you for all the grievances you have filed regarding management doing your work. Because of those of you who filed grievances, management should no longer be doing your work. They have been told to stop.
We haven’t really discussed the new attendance policy with management as I am trying to locate the company policy regarding lateness and absences. They do have a program that involves steps and they also have an agreement with the national regarding the program.
A few or our members were unfortunate enough to have accidents on the job and are out on disability. If anything happens to you, be sure to call the Local so we can tell you what paperwork you have to submit and who you have to speak to.
If you have anything to add to the agenda, please call and leave the information on the answering machine. If you do not get a call back, please contact any Union rep, and they will get it to us.
In Unity
Mary Lou
AT&T identified the following titles in their
surplus announcement of August 3, 2004:
1 Senior Records Clerk, White Plains, New York,
GCA 105, Business Unit, BR
7 Communications Technicians, Piscataway, New Jersey,
GCA 083, Business Unit, BK
The off payroll date is October 1, 2004. The seven surplused
Communications Technicians have the potential of impacting
White Plains and Connecticut if those identified opt to choose
job claiming/bumping rights over VTP packages offered.
On June 22, 2004 in Wallingford, Connecticut and again on June 28, 2004 in White Plains, New York, we had guest speakers from the Working Families political party. They spoke to the members who were at the meetings explaining what the Working Families political party stands for and how they make the politicians hear the concerns of the working class.
Please see Links for Working Families
website for details.
