EISP Update
Good Afternoon,
This is to update locals on the EISP/Surplus discussions.The surplus and oversubscribed volunteers will be notified they are accepted or rejected and if accepted will also be advised of their date off the payroll by letters going out in the mail by Monday. The off payroll dates are July 4th and November 21st. Some locals have reported field management has started to verbally advise some members of their status. The company has not agreed to verbally communicate to all members.
I should receive a list containing the surplus and over subscribed volunteers at some point today. The company alleges they have not finalized some of the over subscribed lines of business. I will forward the data as soon as possible.
Letters will be sent to our members over the weekend. The first will be sent to the non-surplus employees informing them that their application was received, but a decision about acceptance has not yet been reached and is pending discussions between the Company and the union. The second will be sent to surplus employees who have been accepted and will indicate their off payroll date.
Verizon has yet to confirm that there will be no layoff of post 2003 members. I will update locals as information becomes available.
In Unity,
Gail Evans
CWA District 2
See attached examples of Letters to be mailed.
Non Surplus
Surplus
This is to update locals on the EISP/Surplus discussions.The surplus and oversubscribed volunteers will be notified they are accepted or rejected and if accepted will also be advised of their date off the payroll by letters going out in the mail by Monday. The off payroll dates are July 4th and November 21st. Some locals have reported field management has started to verbally advise some members of their status. The company has not agreed to verbally communicate to all members.
I should receive a list containing the surplus and over subscribed volunteers at some point today. The company alleges they have not finalized some of the over subscribed lines of business. I will forward the data as soon as possible.
Letters will be sent to our members over the weekend. The first will be sent to the non-surplus employees informing them that their application was received, but a decision about acceptance has not yet been reached and is pending discussions between the Company and the union. The second will be sent to surplus employees who have been accepted and will indicate their off payroll date.
Verizon has yet to confirm that there will be no layoff of post 2003 members. I will update locals as information becomes available.
In Unity,
Gail Evans
CWA District 2
See attached examples of Letters to be mailed.
Non Surplus
SurplusEISP Update
Good Afternoon
All,
I am writing to provide a brief update from my meeting today with LaborRelations regarding the EISP/Article 35. As you already know there was an over subscription for the EISP offering in the surplus areas in the Potomac Region. However, the company did not reach the 12,000 minimum volunteers from the former Bell Atlantic footprint. The decision as to whether a layoff will occur in Potomac has not been decided. Should a layoff occur the off payroll date would be August 21, 2010 but could be later. The company indicated today it will exercise its option under the MOA and have a second off payroll date in addition to July 3rd. The second date has yet to be determined. The company also indicated it has not been determined as to whether all volunteers for the EISP will be accepted. It is the company's intent to notify all accepted volunteers by Monday, June 28th. Discussions with the company will continue tomorrow. I will update you as more information becomes available.
In Unity,
Gail Evans
CWA District 2
I am writing to provide a brief update from my meeting today with LaborRelations regarding the EISP/Article 35. As you already know there was an over subscription for the EISP offering in the surplus areas in the Potomac Region. However, the company did not reach the 12,000 minimum volunteers from the former Bell Atlantic footprint. The decision as to whether a layoff will occur in Potomac has not been decided. Should a layoff occur the off payroll date would be August 21, 2010 but could be later. The company indicated today it will exercise its option under the MOA and have a second off payroll date in addition to July 3rd. The second date has yet to be determined. The company also indicated it has not been determined as to whether all volunteers for the EISP will be accepted. It is the company's intent to notify all accepted volunteers by Monday, June 28th. Discussions with the company will continue tomorrow. I will update you as more information becomes available.
In Unity,
Gail Evans
CWA District 2
Sumary of Agreement
Find the
attached summary of agreement for District 2
EISP Update
Find the
attached update on the EISP
Associate Savings & Security Plan Notice
Attached is an
advance of a communication that Fidelity will mail to
all participants in the Associate Savings &
Security plans... except for Associates who are aligned
to go to Frontier after the close of the transaction.
The mailing is expected to occur mid-week next week.
Newsletter Topics
06/23/2010 04:40 PM
I am writing to
pass on two suggested topics for local newsletters and
websites from HCBC Vicky Kintzer.
Members are being told that they do not qualify for FMLA (1250 hours for self, 1000 hours for family member in NJ). Please forward to me all cases that you may come across. Special handling needs to be done with anyone who has been using the" NPW" code on their timesheet and would need to request FMLA time. Credit toward FMLA eligibility is not taking place due to an IT problem and affects hours worked from April 2010 going forward. Since FMLA is a rolling calendar looking back 1 year, this will affect all members trying to qualify for FMLA if NPW time has been used.There is no ETA on a fix. Members need to also appeal any denial based on eligibility
(within the normal Admin review timeframe). The appeal can simply state " I am request an Administrative Review for this denial of eligibility based on hours worked.I have NPW (non productive work) hours within this time frame that may not be accruing ."
Seems that there is an issue with Hewitt with adding a dependant via their website. When a person goes on the site to add a dependent IE child just born, they need to enter the name of the child and date of birth. They will get a confirmation that the name was entered. BUT---that doesn't mean that they are set for coverages. They MUST also select Medical, Dental and Vision options and click YES so that Hewitt picks up the child for coverages. If they don't do that and get a confirmation on ALL
coverages, then the only thing that will populate in the Benefits system is their name. Bills will end up being rejected and the Customer reps at the Benefits center will tell them they will add them going forward, but not retroactively.
Members are being told that they do not qualify for FMLA (1250 hours for self, 1000 hours for family member in NJ). Please forward to me all cases that you may come across. Special handling needs to be done with anyone who has been using the" NPW" code on their timesheet and would need to request FMLA time. Credit toward FMLA eligibility is not taking place due to an IT problem and affects hours worked from April 2010 going forward. Since FMLA is a rolling calendar looking back 1 year, this will affect all members trying to qualify for FMLA if NPW time has been used.There is no ETA on a fix. Members need to also appeal any denial based on eligibility
(within the normal Admin review timeframe). The appeal can simply state " I am request an Administrative Review for this denial of eligibility based on hours worked.I have NPW (non productive work) hours within this time frame that may not be accruing ."
Seems that there is an issue with Hewitt with adding a dependant via their website. When a person goes on the site to add a dependent IE child just born, they need to enter the name of the child and date of birth. They will get a confirmation that the name was entered. BUT---that doesn't mean that they are set for coverages. They MUST also select Medical, Dental and Vision options and click YES so that Hewitt picks up the child for coverages. If they don't do that and get a confirmation on ALL
coverages, then the only thing that will populate in the Benefits system is their name. Bills will end up being rejected and the Customer reps at the Benefits center will tell them they will add them going forward, but not retroactively.
Enhanced Package Information
Find the
attached document that provides information on the One
Time Enhanced Package offer.
FSC Issues
The FSC has
been riddled with issues and the local has seen it fit
to put together a list. See the attached pdf.
Enhanced Package
Below is the
agreement reached between Verizon and CWA.
Frontier Rally
The Photos
from the Frontier Rally in Washington D.C. have been
posted under the "Mobilization" page. Please head there
to check them out.
Mobilization Page
Mobilization Page