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AT&T Legacy T Bargaining Report #14
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March 20, 2012
Reject! Reject! Reject! Today it was our turn to refuse to accept Company proposals to eliminate Sunday differentials, eliminate double time overtime payments, and eliminate ALL paid illness absences.
AT&T Legacy T Mobilization Report #3
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March 20, 2012
The Company continued with crazy proposals across the table, including a new dress code policy. Many Members responded by returning Company branded clothing to supervisors or hanging it on clothes lines outside the central offices, garages, and Union Halls.
AT&T Legacy T Bargaining Report #13
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March 19, 2012
We had a busy day today at the Legacy T bargaining table.
Osha Faults Verizon In Death Of Brooklyn Technician Douglas Lalima
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today that its investigation into the death of Verizon technician Douglas Lalima ? who was electrocuted while working on a utility pole in Brooklyn last September ? has resulted in 10 citations against Verizon and fines totaling $140,700 for serious and repeated failures by the company to abide by critical safety rules. The fines in the citation are the maximum penalties under the law for such egregious conduct.
