Contract Expires Friday, February 24th at Midnight
Posted: February 24, 2012 Filed under: Events Leave a comment »Reminder folks, our contract expires at Midnight tonight. We will be gathering in the hall starting at 8:00 PM to make picket signs, socialize and share information as it becomes available. Everyone is invited to attend. For those who cannot be here we will be sharing information here on the website, as @CWA6203 on Twitter, and on our facebook page. We will keep all three updated in as timely a manner as possible, but the best source of information will be right here at the hall, we encourage those of you who are able to stop by to do so!
Bargaining Update Call Information
Posted: February 12, 2012 Filed under: News Leave a comment »Tonight’s bargaining update call was an informative one. For those who missed it, an archive of the call will be available at district6.cwa-union.org/mobilitycall later this week, and you can review the earlier calls as well.
Among the many issues covered, we have been asked to take time to dial 888-877-2040 to express our support for HR 3596, the United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act. Please get involved with supporting this important legislation and ask family and friends to get involved too; this affects everyone you know and could make a real difference for our local community as well.
Also discussed on the call were strike authorization ballots. As mentioned, this does not mean we are on strike, or are voting to strike. We are voting to give the Union authority to authorize a strike in the event that the bargaining committee and the company are not able to come to an agreement on a good, fair contract. It is very important that the bargaining committee be able to demonstrate broad support for this measure from our membership; solidarity on this issue is both the best way to ensure the best contract possible as well as reducing the possibility of an actual strike. The company will want to avoid the possibility of a strike when they see that we are all united on this issue.
For a strike authorization ballot, see a steward. We will be distributing the ballots to stewards as early as tomorrow and expect them to be widely available by the end of this week.
Support American Jobs at American Airlines
Posted: February 3, 2012 Filed under: Legislative Leave a comment »The Lubbock Central Labor Council is asking us all to take a moment to go to isupportamericanjobs.com and sign their petition in support of American jobs at American Airlines.
February Meeting Reminder
Posted: February 1, 2012 Filed under: News Leave a comment »Local 6203’s monthly meeting is to be held this Tuesday, February 7th. The Executive Board meeting is at 5:30 PM, with the general membership meeting begining at 6:30 PM. These meetings are your forum; they are your opportunity to have questions and concerns addressed, they are your chance to vote on issues including how your dues money is spent. Grab a fellow member or two and make every effort to be here!
Support The Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act
Posted: January 31, 2012 Filed under: Legislative Leave a comment »CWA National is calling for members to support the Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act. You can voice your support through the link to the national web site, however, we are asking members to take additional action. Please see a Steward for further information, we are requesting that all members who are able to do so write a hand-written letter to our member of congress, Randy Neugebauer, expressiong how important this bill is to us.
In addition to directly addressing the jobs we do each and every day, this bill contains protections that affect every single American. It provides vital protections for consumers, including the right to know where the call center you’re communicating with is located. This is extremely important as once a call leaves the USA, legal protections are weakened or nullified, putting you at risk for fraud and identity theft. This bill will require consumers, at their request, to be transferred to a domestic call center, protecting their rights.
