CWA Local 1170

Your Union Officers John Pusloskie, Rick Sanchez, and Marie Spendlove met with Company representatives Kathy Slocum, Jim Currie, Rod Dietz, Kimberly Brathwaite, and Bryan Conklin on Wednesday, May 26^th to discuss the Jobs Bank Program.  The following members are being assigned into the bank based on the recent force reduction:  Charles Becoats, Jim Lynch, Ken Swavely, Curt Carter, Dale Latta, Dan Brooks, and James Wojtarowicz.

The members above will be reporting to W. Henrietta Road on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 7:30am at which time they will be given an orientation.

Both the Union and Company presented and discussed work to be performed such as pole audits, replacing contract flaggers, frame verifications, and other engineering support functions, pedestal replacements, subway inspections and such.  The Jobs Bank Committee will meet ongoing to monitor the work assignments.

On Tuesday your Union officers met with Company representatives Kathy Slocum, Kimberly Braithwaite, Bryan Conklin, and Rod Dietz to discuss the Jobs Program.  Bob Trouskie, a retired union representative from the U.A.W., was in attendance and presented information to both parties as to the mechanics of the General Motors Jobs Program.

At this point there have been no decisions to the job assignments for those who will be in the Jobs Bank.  We are waiting for the Company to get back to us with dates for further meetings.

Grievances that were heard at the Nov. 4th 2nd step grievance

meeting were:  1-684-09, 1-685-09, 1-687-09, 1-688-09,

3-4133-09, 3-4134-09, 4-909-09, 4-910-09, 6-944-09, 7-1401-09

Date: Thursday Aug. 13th 2009

Time: 5:30 pm

Place: Genesee Valley Moose Lodge

Agenda: Verizon/Frontier Merger
Mobilization
Piece of Mind Process
FMLA Change through Pridential
Good & Welfare

Now more than ever we need your support in these trying times and we need a strong Steward Body. So come out for some talk, laughs and a drink with your Union brothers and sisters.