CWA - Avaya Bargaining Report #7

Greetings:

Today the company presented three proposals across the table.

The first proposal would change the Sickness and Accidental Disability Plan to add an offset from Primary and Family Disability Social Security benefits, Workers Compensation benefits and any State or Federal disability benefits except veteran’s benefits. These offsets would apply to any company disability payments whether half pay or full pay. The Union rejected the proposal.

The second proposal would add offsets to Long Term Disability payments for any family disability Social Security benefits received.

The third company proposal would reduce the number of CWA and IBEW Employee Resource Coordinators (ERC) and Managed Care Coordinators from the current five (5) to one from each Union for a total of two (2) to support both programs and all employees. In addition it would eliminate the ERC funding language. The salary and expenses would be paid out of Corporate funds.

After much heated discussion across the table related to the company’s continued retrogressive demands we recessed for the day. The next formal meeting is scheduled for tomorrow at 11:00AM. The company said all they will have at that time will be a proposal on Vacations.

This afternoon the Sub-Committees met to discuss issues around the RFE’s or FAST Engineers. Mike Tetley from the Services organization attended to answer questions from the Union. We are now working on a proposal to deal with the issue as well as other related areas.

Only 18 more days until contract expiration! Avaya needs to be sent a message!

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