Local union clashes with Verizon over employee attendance payments
Tracey Edwards, regional president of the New York North West area for Verizon, recently denied claims that the company refused to give overtime payments to union workers. According to the allegations, the workers were prevented from accruing overtime for repairing telephone lines in the wake of Hurricane Irene as a form of punishment for two weeks of striking that occurred last month, the Daily Caller reports.
In a private letter obtained by the news source, Edwards cited a recent time and attendance incident involving a cable cut in the city of Huntington, Long Island.
"Many times, the union leadership directs technicians to turn down offered overtime … Technicians in Suffolk County turned down the opportunity to work overtime, negatively impacting customers," wrote Edwards, as quoted by the news source.
August's strike arose as the result of a contract dispute between nearly 45,000 landline workers and Verizon Wireless over payroll cuts, pension eliminations and employee healthcare plan contributions, The New York Times explains. It ended after Verizon management agreed to continue bargaining.
In a private letter obtained by the news source, Edwards cited a recent time and attendance incident involving a cable cut in the city of Huntington, Long Island.
"Many times, the union leadership directs technicians to turn down offered overtime … Technicians in Suffolk County turned down the opportunity to work overtime, negatively impacting customers," wrote Edwards, as quoted by the news source.
August's strike arose as the result of a contract dispute between nearly 45,000 landline workers and Verizon Wireless over payroll cuts, pension eliminations and employee healthcare plan contributions, The New York Times explains. It ended after Verizon management agreed to continue bargaining.
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