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The first proposal would change of language addressing Domestic Partner coverage to include opposite sex domestic partners, and add coverage for long term care, life insurance, pension plan, savings plan and family related programs.

On May 5-6, District 7 and the Union's Occupational Safety and Health Department conducted the District's Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Retreat. The retreat was held for the primary purposes of bringing local OSH health activists together to discuss, coordinate, and develop tactics and strategies focused upon identifying, preventing, and/or resolving member workplace safety and health hazards and related illnesses, injuries, and fatalities, share information on successes and failures, and establish and further communication and networking between and among national, district, and local OSH activists.

The C&T Office recieved the following notice of Company Appointees from Lucent Workforce Relations.

We conducted our mobilization call with the call center locations on May 1, 2006. Each location reported on their mobilization activities specifically leading up to the opening day of bargaining

Today the company presented proposals for Active employee medical and dental plans. While we were anticipating retrogressive demands, the plans presented by Avaya were the most insulting we have ever seen.