WHAT THE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WILL HURT THEM
The next Membership Meeting will be held:
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
7:00 P.M.
CWA Local 3871 Office
5074 Bluff City Hwy, Bluff City TN 37618
Email: president@unionforever3871.com
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To: All CWA Members
From: Samantha Luna, Local President
Membership Meeting Highlights for September 2024
Samantha called the meeting to order.
The Pledge of allegiance was recited.
A moment of silence was observed.
Sergent-at-arms- Melissa Rush
Finance- The financial report was given by Tim Mullady. A copy of the financial report can be viewed at the Union Hall. Please reach out to Tim Mullady or Samantha Luna if you would like to discuss the report.
Membership- A total of twenty-two new members were voted on. All potential members were approved.
Website- The District has provided the Local with a free website. This is currently being built by Local Officers. Once it is fully operational the Local will discuss the option for closing the existing site and also the potential of changing email providers.
Alliance- The Union and the Company are still in negotiations for the units first contract. Charlie Maxwell will be setting new bargaining dates in the near future. Once those are available, they will be shared with membership. The Company has recently hired two new employees the Union is working on getting them to join as well.
Holston Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center- Internal Organizer Melissa Rush is doing a wonderful job in growing their membership. She has signed several new members recently and is attending all new hire classes. The Union will start preparing for bargaining in the coming months.
AT&T Mobility- The Union has shared its stance on issues recently brought up by membership. The Union has reiterated to membership to continue to follow policy and should an employee be disciplined for doing so they retain the right to file a grievance. There are also some concerns about managers coaching while an agent is actively taking a call. This was discussed in previous working relations and both the Company and Union agreed this should not be happening. The Union is waiting for the Company’s response since the Union has shared with upper management this is happening again. Please continue to share with the Union each time this happens. There are no recent updates in regard to the active grievances at the Local since we are waiting on a decision from the NLRB for our labor charge.
Brightspeed- The Company did confirm there is no pay policy for out of cycle checks and one would not be cut unless there are “dire circumstances”. No definition was offered as to what a “dire circumstance” would be considered however the Union was previously informed the issue with overtime being removed by management should not happen again. The Company did confirm that going forward training will be based on seniority. If this is not happening let your Local Officer know. Concerns surrounding the RFM work is still an ongoing discussion. A data request will be submitted, and a call is scheduled for Samantha Luna, David Meredith and staff rep Mike Dolan after the membership meeting tonight to form a path forward. A new employee/seniority list will be requested as the previous list was missing employees. Samantha will wait to request this until after the next new hire class since the Company has said there will be seven new employees. Internal Organizer Melissa Rush and Executive Vice President will be attending with Brightspeed officers.
Meeting Adjourned at 7:48 P.M. EST.