Wireless Bargaining Update #13

Your CWA Bargaining Committee met with the Company on Friday, February 15, 2008.  The Company presented counter proposals on the Force Adjustment Article, the Working Relations Committee, on-call pay and Holidays.  The Company rejected the Union’s revised bargaining demands on a Successorship Clause, the Job Offer Guarantee, the Management Rights Article and a Benefit Representative.  The CWA Bargaining Committee presented a revised bargaining demand on Article 21 – Absences.  The Union also discussed service bridging and the Pension Plan.  The Committee continues to study documentation on the Pension Plan and the Sales Commission and Sales Quota plan.  The Bargaining Committee will present revised demands to the Company on Saturday, February 16, 2008.