Verizon Contract Extension
CWA, IBEW, and Verizon have reached an agreement in principle to extend the collective bargaining agreements for a four-year period. The current agreements are set to expire on August 3, 2019. If finalized, the agreements will extend through August 5, 2023. Read More...
Labor Night @ Nats Park
We have only 15 tickets left for Labor Night at Nats Park, each ticket is $15 and are in section 201. The game is on July 20th with a start time of 7:05pm against the Atlanta Braves. Please contact us at (703) 256-2200 to reserve your tickets. Read More...
Jurisdictional Waiver Vote
The Election Committee would like to announce the results of the Jurisdictional Waiver vote for EVP Jamie Bricker. The final result was a 59-21 vote in favor of Jamie being granted the waiver with 13 ballots disqualified due to lack of return address which is used to verify the eligibility of the ballot. We would also like to congratulate EVP Jamie Bricker on this success. Read More...
We have lost a retiree and former Officer of our Local
We here at CWA Local 2222, with truly heavy hearts, are saddened to announce the passing of Fred James. Fred was a Verizon retiree and a former officer of our Local. For all information about his service and where to send flowers, visit www.harrywitzkefuneralhome. Read More...
Membership Meeting
We will be having a Membership Meeting July 17th @ the Middleburg Library the address is 101 reed st Middleburg VA. We will be discussing the sale of the hall and the purchase of the new one. Read More...
CWA Newsfeed
Verizon Leaves Communities Behind by Closing Wireless Stores in West Virginia and Kentucky
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Last week, Verizon Wireless closed four retail stores in West Virginia and one in Kentucky, turning the operation of the stores over to a third-party contractor. Workers have reported losing their jobs or taking steep pay cuts as a result of the change. Following the conversion, there remain only two retail locations operated by Verizon in West Virginia, with the rest controlled by contractors.
"By closing these stores, Verizon is leaving its customers and employees in these communities behind," said Ed Mooney, Vice President of CWA District 2-13. "Congress handed Verizon an additional $3.5 billion when it passed the corporate tax cut bill last year. Instead of using that money to boost wages, create jobs and providing better customer service, Verizon Wireless is closing stores and turning them over to low-wage contractors."
Verizon Wireless has been shedding jobs in recent years. These store closures are part of a wave of retail closures across the country, and also follow the closure of 19 call centers since 2012 affecting roughly 11,000 workers. Verizon Wireless has also announced closure of 6 call centers over the next year, and is converting the work to home-based, likely leaving only half as many jobs as before.
Locations that have been converted from Verizon-owned stores to authorized retail stores operated by Cellular Sales are located in Charleston, W.Va., Huntington, W.Va, Logan, W.Va., Teays Valley, W.Va. and Ashland, Ky.
CWA, IBEW, and Verizon have reached an agreement in principle to extend the collective bargaining agreements for a four-year period. The current agreements are set to expire on August 3, 2019. If finalized, the agreements will extend through August 5, 2023.
We have only 15 tickets left for Labor Night at Nats Park, each ticket is $15 and are in section 201. The game is on July 20th with a start time of 7:05pm against the Atlanta Braves. Please contact us at (703) 256-2200 to reserve your tickets.
The Election Committee would like to announce the results of the Jurisdictional Waiver vote for EVP Jamie Bricker. The final result was a 59-21 vote in favor of Jamie being granted the waiver with 13 ballots disqualified due to lack of return address which is used to verify the eligibility of the ballot. We would also like to congratulate EVP Jamie Bricker on this success.
We will be having a Membership Meeting July 17th @ the Middleburg Library the address is 101 reed st Middleburg VA. We will be discussing the sale of the hall and the purchase of the new one.
Attached is the current FutureLink and ACFC flyer for May 2018.
Several things may be of interest:
1). The ACFC offers to pay up to $100 any eligible employee for gym memberships and weight management programs.
2). ACFC identifies website of made in America gift ideas for Father's Day
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We here at CWA Local 2222, with truly heavy hearts, are saddened to announce the passing of Fred James. Fred was a Verizon retiree and a former officer of our Local. For all information about his service and where to send flowers, visit www.harrywitzkefuneralhome.
Washington Nationals 12th Annual Labor Night
We are announcing the 12th Annual Labor Night with the Nationals. Enjoy $15 Labor Night tickets as the Washington Nationals take on the Atlanta Braves on Friday July 20 @ 7:05PM! A portion of the proceeds benefit Community Services Agency, AFL-CIO.
Martin E. Gerel Memorial Union Scholarship 2018
This is a friendly reminder that the deadline to get applications in is quickly approaching. The deadline to submit applications for this scholarship is March 23, 2018.
The application packet and instructions are attached below.
Good morning CWA Local 2222 members and retirees,
A message from our Election Committee:
"Nominations for the CWA Local 2222 Executive Board were held at the September 19th membership meeting.
Martin E Gerel Memorial Union Scholarship 2018 Instruction Sheet.pdf
