Like the proverbial tiger lurking in the tall grass for the unwary meal, Qwest has again declared surpluses—craft and management. These surplus declarations were prefaced by the selling-off of the coin department, prognostication of a decrease in “future” work for AQY/COEIT, and, again, by a super-cerebral decisions by Qwest to rid itself again of those unnecessary payroll draining employees, the dreaded “Support people.” Click to continue »
July, 2004
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Safety Corner July/August 2004
Friday, July 2nd, 2004Good and Welfare
Thursday, July 1st, 2004Anniversaries; July, Matt Cook 15 yrs. August; Ron (“Ronnie the J”) Jorgenson 30 years, Alisha McFadden 5 years, Eric Grace 5 years. Click to continue »
Tacoma Telephone Pioneers Museum
Thursday, July 1st, 2004National Education and Training Trust
Thursday, July 1st, 2004CWA/NETT, is a non-profit trust affiliated with the Communications Workers of America, responsible for procuring and coordinating the delivery of High Tech training and job referral programs. Whether you want to learn valuable IT skills or update the your existing knowledge, CWA/NETT can provide the necessary learning for life in the Internet Economy. Click to continue »
What is FMLA?
Thursday, July 1st, 2004Answer:
The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) provides certain employees with up to 12 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave a year, and requires group health benefits to be maintained during the leave as if employees continued to work instead of taking leave. This Compliance Guide summarizes the FMLA provisions and regulations, and provides answers to the most frequently asked questions. More detail on the FMLA may be found in the regulations (see Links Page on Local’s website) Click to continue »
Qwest Bargaining 2005
Thursday, July 1st, 2004Deadline 11:59 p.m. MDT August 13, 2003
Time to cinch up the belt, go without some of the frills for the next year and sock some money away for next year’s contract at Qwest. We always send out this alert, this year more than any, you should be prepared. True we ratified the last deal without a pay raise knowing the company was in financial trouble. The tune has not changed much, however, I for one will walk for pay increases and other items. Click to continue »
Public Access Solutions Leaves Qwest
Thursday, July 1st, 2004Do the terms Kiosk, Directory Binder, Booth, Credit Card Call, Totalizer, Coin Chute Mechanism, Full Box sound familiar? Click to continue »