Alcatel-Lucent 2014 Bargaining Report #13

Bargaining Report #13

Alcatel-Lucent Installation

Rallies were held around the country telling Alcatel-Lucent “We Want Our Place in the Future.”  In The RITC, where the nature of the job makes it difficult to leave the worksite, members stood up at their desks at 11:00 a.m. and held up signs right on the floor. Click here to see the photo album.

At the table discussions continued.  Some progress was made on the periodic trip home issue.  The Company withdrew a couple of other retrogressive proposals concerning Union business.  We discussed some changes in the Joint Health Care Committee, which is a Union-Management Committee, that discusses health care costs and quality issues.  The changes were developed jointly.  Clearly the big issue is still “Workforce Transformation” and discussions will continue on that today. There have been no wage or pension proposals yet.

Keep mobilizing!  The strike vote will be announced later this afternoon. If you have not signed up for e-mail alerts and you want to get notified of the status of bargaining Saturday night at expiration, sign up today at http://www.cwa-union.org/alcatel-lucent.