Local 1104 News Archive
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2015 will be a big year for the CWA
Message from President Tom Benedetto Happy New Year! I hope you all have a healthy and prosperous 2015. We have many challenges ahead this year, most notably in August when our contract expires with Verizon. In our most recent visits to locations we stressed the importance of every member...
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/NewsTPP is NAFTA on steroids, let's stop it!
TPP is NAFTA on steroids. It will create more off-shoring of jobs, a ban on Buy American procurement preferences, it will allow for American laws to be reviewed by foreign tribunals empowering them to order payment of U.S. tax dollars to foreign firms that seek to avoid playing by same rules as U.S...
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/NewsCPS Deferrel Letter
Dear Verizon Employee, In March 2015, Verizon plans to reward eligible employees for their contributions to the company's financial success with a Corporate Profit Sharing (CPS) award. The CPS award is a lump sum payment and will be paid to eligible employees onMarch 13 in employees'...
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Happy Holidays from Local 1104
Message from President Tom Benedetto On behalf of all of us here at CWA Local 1104, we would like to wish you and your loved ones a very happy Holiday Season and a healthy and prosperous New Year. We are confident that any challenges that 2015 may bring, together as a Local we will persevere and we...
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/NewsOn Strike for the Holiday's. Let's support our brothers & sisters at Fairpoint!
Over the past 6 years, FairPoint Communications executives have led the company into a merger and bankruptcy, resulting in workforce cuts of almost 22 percent. In addition to cutting workers, FairPoint has outsourced jobs in violation of promises made to the New England communities that depend on...
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/NewsContract Rally at Verizon HQ to Protect Our Jobs & Our Future - December 4th, 6PM
December 4, 2014 marks the 25 year anniversary of the end of the 1989 strike. Many of us were part of that strike, a lot of us came into the company afterward. We've all benefited from the sacrifices of our brothers and sisters during the strike. Contract Rally at Verizon HQ to Protect Our Jobs...
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/NewsGeneral Membership Meeting - November 18th
Tuesday, November 18th 6PM LocationAmerican Legion Post 106666 VETERANS BLVD11758 MASSAPEQUA, NYSee map: Google Maps Agenda: Discuss Union Business ELECTION OF CHIEF STEWARDS: In accordance with Art. XIII of the Local's Bylaws, nomination and election of Chief Stewards were held as follows:...
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/NewsFairPoint Strikers Escalate Campaign with NYC Action Against Hedge Fund Angelo, Gordon
NEW YORK — The FairPoint strike in northern New England spilled over onto the streets of New York City today. Dozens of union activists descended on a conference attended by officials of Angelo, Gordon, the Wall Street hedge fund that owns the biggest stake in FairPoint, the troubled telecom...
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/NewsChris Shelton: Letter to our members at Verizon regarding the Special Offer
Why Start Believing Them Now? Click here to read the pdf of this letter in its entirity.
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Our new website is launched!
It's official, we have launched our union's new mobile friendly website at cwa1104.com. You may recognize some of your fellow Local 1104 members in the new banner images. Many members answered the call to pose for photos for our website that place our union in a positive light and we hope to take...
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Candidate Endorsement List - GOTV!
Last and certainly not least, this Tuesday is Election Day. At the bottom of this email is our Locals endorsement list. Please get out and exercise your greatest American Right, your right to vote. Many of you have the day off, so please give Steve Birmingham a call at (516) 551-2356 to find a...
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/NewsLocal 1104 app-like mobile shortcut instructions
iPhone Above: Adding an app-like shortcut to your smartphone is easy, simply figure out if you have an android or iphone and follow the instructions in the image. Please note: These steps vary depending on the age of your device, because there are so many different types we included instructions...
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2014 Labor Walks
Labor Walk locations have been finalized and we hope to see you there! Please see below for scheduling purposes.
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Update on Verizon's special offer
Below is a united statement from District One. Two weeks ago, the Company approached CWA with a special incentive offer for certain members to leave the payroll. This offer was identical to the offer that CWA rejected last year with a few exceptions. Last year, the proposal was to make an offer to...
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Verizon's Latest EIPP Offer
We have received a proposal from Verizon regarding a surplus offer. One of the provisions of the Company's proposal is to offer an option to make this offer on a local by local basis. The National Union has told the Company that we are not interested in dividing our Union in this way. We are in...
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Happy Labor Day Local 1104
Labor Day is a day set aside not just for all workers across the United States but more directly union workers. Let's face it, if you're not union you're not getting the day off anyway. It's a union holiday brought to you by your union and the tens of thousands before us who have made so many...
