IBEW Local 2322

Events

Upcoming events

Unit Meeting - Unit 7 (Plymouth)
(Feb 2)
Unit Meeting - Units 5 & 6 (Cape)
(Feb 7)
Unit Meeting - Units 3 & 4 (Fall River & New Bedford)
(Feb 8)
Unit Meeting - Unit 2 (Taunton)
(Feb 9)
Unit Meeting - Unit 1 (Brockton)
(Feb 14)
Unit Meeting - Unit 7 (Plymouth)
(Mar 1)

Weingarten Rights

KNOW what YOU are entitled to!
IF YOU ARE CALLED INTO A MEETING BY ANY COMPANY MANAGER OR CORPORATE SECURITY, BE SURE TO ASK......
If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my Union Representative, Officer, or Steward be present at the meeting. Without representation, I choose not to answer any questions.

Click HERE to print out a form to have your supervisor sign if they tell you that a meeting will NOT lead to discipline.

C.O.P.E.

OUR GOAL IS 100% PARTICIPATION IN C.O.P.E. Now more than ever it is imperative that we have our friends in elected offices. We need all the help we can get to fight back corporate greed and maintain our job security through our negotiations for a new contract. Please CLICK HERE to print out and sign up for C.O.P.E. Please mail the completed form to I.B.E.W. 2322, 106 West Grove St. Middleboro, Ma 02346. $1.00 a week is a small price to pay.

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Bargaining Updates

Bargaining Update

01/24/2012 - 9:53am

Bargaining Update

Monday, January 23rd 2012

Bargaining will continue this week in Rye New York. We will be meeting with Verizon to discuss among other things call sharing. We are still miles apart, and negotiations are not expected to wrap up any time soon.

It is imperative that we all do everything that we can to pressure this company to do the right thing and bargain a fair contract. The only way that we can successfully bring these negotiations to a close is to hit this company where it hurts, Wireless. Please check our website IBEW2322.com for each week’s wireless Wednesday location. Giving a couple of hours each week to educate the public about what Verizon is attempting to do to middle class America is a small price to pay to ensure that we get the fair contract we deserve. We hope to see you this Wednesday at the Verizon wireless store at Wareham Crossing, Cranberry Highway, in Wareham.

Stay United, Stay Strong with Mobilization!

The Company announced last week that due to budget cuts and their new FIOS forced migration program they will be permanently transferring 45 construction sst’s and 30 opt’s to Installation and maintenance. In our Local the break down is as follows:5 sst’s from Shawmut ave New Bedford, 3 sst’s from pearl street Brockton, and 4 total opt’s to go to Taunton installation and maintenance. As more information becomes available it will be put out to the stewards as well as put on the information tape and website.

The Monthly unit meetings for February are as follows: Unit 7 Plymouth will be Thursday February 2nd 5:30 pm at the Plymouth Radisson. Units 5&6 the cape will be Tuesday February 7th 5:30 pm at the American Legion, Sandwich. Units 3&4 New Bedford, Fall River will be Wednesday February 8th 5:30 pm at the Fall River Elk’s Club. Unit 2 Taunton will be Thursday February 9th 5:30 pm at the Portuguese American Civic Club in Taunton. Unit 1 Brockton will be Tuesday February 14th 5:30 pm at the Polish club in Bridgewater. The best way to stay informed is to attend the meetings, so we hope to see you there.

» Read more: Bargaining Updates

Special Announcements

Verizon: Stop Tax-Dodging, Stop Union-Busting

01/25/2012 - 8:02pm

From 2008 – 2010, despite billions in profits, Verizon paid no federal income taxes. Anyone that paid even a penny in federal income taxes paid more than Verizon did from 2008 – 2010. At the same time, Verizon is trying to destroy middle class jobs.

Tax evasion and union-busting are wrong. America needs a strong middle class, not corporate greed. I urge Verizon to stop trying to destroy middle class jobs and stop using corporate tax loopholes and dodges to avoid paying a fair share

Hero's Award

01/23/2012 - 8:39pm

Congratulations To

Mike Fortier

for receiving the

Verizon Hero's Award

For helping an injured customer

while in the line of duty.

Unpaid Bills

01/10/2012 - 9:33pm

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

Hawaiian Telcom Workers Take on Corporate Greed

01/25/2012 - 8:09pm

Hawaiian Telcom Workers Take on Corporate Greed

Flush times are back for Hawaiian Telcom, the state's largest telecommunications company. So much so that Chief Executive Eric Yeaman increased his annual pay by more by 400 percent, to $6.72 million, late last year.

But big profits at the top have not stopped the company from taking a page out of the Verizon playbook, trying to squeeze its employees for more and more givebacks. And on Nov. 10, Hawaiian Telcom workers said 'enough is enough,' staging a two-day walkout to protest Yeaman's demands for substantial cutbacks to health and retirement benefits.

The workers — represented by Honolulu Local 1357 — have been working without a contract since last summer. Negotiations, which began in August, broke down because of management's initial refusal to compromise on any of its demands...... READ FULL STORY

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Mobilization

Wireless Wednesday

01/23/2012 - 2:43pm

Wednesday January 25th

at the

Verizon Wireless Store

Wareham Crossing

2421 Cranberry Hwy

Wareham, MA

From 5:00 PM- 6:30 PM

Volunteering a couple hours of your time each week is a small investment to make to help ensure that we get the fair contract that we deserve. We hope to see you there.