Posted on 08/02/2008 9:55:36 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY
Gracias...
My spanish is not so good, but then again I have an ace in the hole when it comes to voicing my opinion in the habla department...;-)
I married up...hehehe
It would nice to find a way to hammer Verizon but they deliberately insulate themselves with subcontractors.
This seems to also be the case with builders. There needs to be legislation to eliminate this "plausible deniability" loophole.
As much as I’m opposed to the invasion of illegals in VA and the US, the question is do you want your phone/internet/TV sooner or much later, and at a somewhat reasonable cost? Let’s face it union employees just don’t want to do the job they’ve signed on for, and they sure don’t want anyone else doing the job.
They have no regard for the customer, and none for the “evil company.” They mantra is victimization. Over worked and under paid - that is the union way.
Sunday, August 03, 2008
http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/171761
Verizon strike called off for now
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon Communications Inc. and two unions representing some 65,000 of its workers have agreed to “stop the clock” on contracts that were set to expire at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.
One of the unions, the Communications Workers of America, said a strike has been postponed “in light of progress that has been made” in the negotiations.
The CWA, which represents about 50,000 workers, said the current contracts remain in effect as talks continue.
The other union is the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Major bargaining issues include health care coverage for employees and retirees, wages and union representation for new job areas.
Roanoke area members of Local 2204 of the CWA held an “informational practice picket” on Saturday afternoon outside the Verizon consumer sales and service center near Roanoke Regional Airport.
Chuck Simpson, Roanoke area vice president of the CWA’s 400 or so local members, said Saturday that while a strike today is possible, union officials will await word of contract negotiations.
Robert Hill, president of Local 2204, said early Sunday through the organization’s Web site that members will not set up picket lines this morning.
The Roanoke Times contributed to this report.
btt
Did you say the hoe had back?
Glad to be of service... like Big Cable.
LOL
hey, you want a hundred channels or don’t you?”
Not unless I can cherry pick them.
Don’t want to pay for stuff I don’t want to watch.
Either way, these contractors should be run out of business.
you can't have one without the other.
Are people in collective denial or just plain stupid?
That’s not to mention the fast food and light construction work that teenagers used to do. Both parties are selling us down the river.
Listen to Terry Anderson tonight...
“If You Ain’t Mad, You Ain’t Payin’ Attention!”
9-10 PM PDT...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056009/posts
Verizon subcontracted the laying of cable wires to a Spanish-speaking work crew in my area this year.
C'mon...again with this BS?
The laying of the cable starts with a trench, dug about 28 inches deep and about 2 feet wide, one worker said.
How about getting one of these:
and then you don't have to exploit semi-literate 3rd worlders or screw working people out of a job be depressing wages.
My back yard was one of those where they dug. They were already finished by the time I’d gotten home from work. All I found was a gum wrapper.
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