GUESS, WHAT FOLKS?
It is time to wake up and smell the roses or whatever that smell is that is emanating from the “Mile High Metropolis.”
Our benevolent employer, Qwest, has decided that “we,” their spoiled employees, are the cause of “their” mismanaged empire’s rapid slide into the proverbial toilet. Click to continue »
Anniversaries: Henry Austin, 26 years; Richard Beaver, 20; Gary Beymer, 26; Stephen Bitner, 33; Edward Borhek, 34; Doug Brewer, 22; Wayne Carlson, 23; Judith Castello, 33; Sheila Chaput, 35; Raymond Crowell, 37; Douglas Day, 5; William Hellems, jr., 6; Joseph Hemel, 23; Larry Jobst, 34; Garold Johnson, 35; Terry Knobloch, 25; Peter Larson, 36; Deborah McGowan, 23; James McVoy, 24; Raymond Newby, 33; David Parker, 32; Frank Parks, 35; Harry Partl, 26; DeWayne Reichert, 6; David Rieken, 22; Regas Sager, 5; Robert Schnidt, 45; Randy Scott, 31; Doyle Simons, 22; Hugh Smith, jr., 23; John Steed, 26; Noel Strothers, 29; Kenneth Sutton, 33; Ace Tague, 33; Michael Tomter, 8; Leslie Tower, 36; David Walton, 35; Terry Warren, 33; William Woody, 21; Erich Zoellner, 34
Retired: Tom Clark, 32.
The most important thing you as an unemployed worker must do can be one of the most difficult: keep a strong, positive attitude about yourself and your future. Unemployment is bad enough for single workers. But loss of work is particularly frightening for those with families depending on them. It’s hard to tell your family about job loss because we all take pride in providing. But talking to your family is a important step in the process of weathering unemployment. “The thing I hated the most,” said a laid-off textile worker at a workshop in Georgia, “was telling my kids that things are going to be a little tight for a while.” Unemployment is tough on the whole family. Your spouse and children may feel as helpless as you do. Talk out your problems and plan together. Children generally sense tension in the home. Explain your unemployment situation to them and include them in developing your plans to deal with it. Older children tend to get a sense of belonging and closeness when you confide in them. They usually respond by understanding and wanting to do their part for the family. Click to continue »
Have you been thinking about the following questions? Click to continue »
We are pleased to announce an offer from CWA and Cingular Wireless, the most heavily unionized wireless company. The offer includes the following:
CWA members in all Cingular owned and operated markets are eligible for a 15% discount off the Monthly Access Charge on Home, Regional and National rate plans. Click to continue »
Dear Colleagues: During this holiday season and the upcoming New Year, we reflect on the events of the past year. While we have suffered great tragedy and loss in 2001, we have also experienced a renewed sense of commitment to each other, our families, communities and the nation. Click to continue »
by Clay Bowlby
Greetings and a belated happy new year. The year 2002 looks to be a difficult one. Last year at about this same time we were looking forward to the promises of where this company was going and what we excepted to accomplish in the future. Now we are facing layoffs and an uncertain future. The projections of unprecedented growth and enhanced revenues has not come to fruition, the price of Qwest stock has fallen to an all-time low, losing over 70 per of its value. Now to compensate for poor decisions made at the top of the corporate ladder, we are embarking on a layoff that will only inhibit our ability to provide service to our customers. CEO Joe Nacchio was rewarded for all of this bad news with a new contract and several million in stock options; we are being rewarded for his incompetence with pink slips It is too bad that upper management is not on a performance management plan like the one they hold over our heads Click to continue »