08/31/2010 - 11:34am
The 1st Annual Jerry "Judgie" Leary Golf Tournament has been scheduled for Friday, October 15, 2010 at both George Wright & Franklin Park Golf Courses. Jerry passed away in December 2009 after a valiant battle against cancer, and the tournament is our way as friends of Jerry to give support to his family.
Leary was a telephone worker, lifelong Dorchester resident and well-known neighborhood guy. As a union activist and Vice President of IBEW Local 2222, he won the admiration of his co-workers during the legendary four month NYNEX strike and many subsequent battles with its successor companies Bell Atlantic and Verizon.
Not a golfer? We've got great news for you - a fun filled reception will be held at Florian Hall immediately following the tournament - reception only tickets are available.
Please click on the image for more information, tickets, or to register for the tournament!
08/27/2010 - 2:21pm
2222 COPE Volunteer Opportunities
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08/20/2010 - 6:47am
The 12th Annual Walk to Cure Cancer sponsored by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO will be held on September 26, 2010 at the UMass Medical School campus in Worcester. This year’s Walk to Cure Cancer will hold a very special meaning for the Massachusetts Labor Movement as we have lost one of our brothers to cancer, former Vice President of IBEW Local 2222 and of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, Jerry Leary. Jerry passed away on December 11, 2009, after a hard fought battle with cancer.
The Massachusetts AFL-CIO Walk to Cure Cancer has raised over $6 million for cancer research over the past ten years. The cancer center on the fourth floor of the Lazare Medical Research Building is named the Massachusetts AFL-CIO Cancer Research Center as a result of these efforts. While we are incredibly proud of this milestone, we must continue our efforts to find a cure. The devastating loss of Jerry serves as a reminder that cancer research remains ever so important. It is through funding and research at facilities such as the Massachusetts AFL-CIO Cancer Research Center that a cure can one day become a reality.
Gerald Leary was an irreplaceable part of our state's Labor Movement. He will be sorely missed and his lasting impact sets an example towards which all of us should strive. His loss should motivate us to all give our best effort to this year’s Massachusetts AFL-CIO Walk to Cure Cancer.
Everyone has had their lives affected by cancer, whether it is a family member, friend or co-worker that has suffered from this terrible disease. The entire Labor Movement was dealt a great loss through Jerry’s untimely death. In honor of Jerry, we ask that you join us on September 26th at noon at the UMass Medical School campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. This walk is an opportunity to fight back against a disease that impacted too many of our families, friends, and neighbors.
For more information on the walk please visit www.walktocurecancer.org
To contribute to the 12th Annual Walk to Cure Cancer with the Massachusetts AFL-CIO electronically please Click Here.
To contribute to the 12th Annual Walk to Cure Cancer with the Massachusetts AFL-CIO via check please make checks out to:Walk to Cure Cancer and please send checks with your name and the union you are affiliated with to:
Massachusetts AFL-CIO,
389 Main Street #101, Malden, MA 02148
Attn: Josh Waxman
08/20/2010 - 9:34am
IBEW Local 2222 will reimburse members upon successful completion of the courses
WHAT: Labor Guild's School of Labor Relations
WHEN: Monday Evenings 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM September 13, 2010 - November 15, 2010
WHERE: Labor Guild Headquarters - 85 Commercial St, Weymouth Landing
Tuition remains $100 total for both time frames. Scholarships are available
FIRST PERIOD 7:00 - 8:10pm
THE STEWARD’S JOB Paul Hannon, USW , Mark Bernard, Rep Council 93, AFSCME
The steward as the dynamo for making collective bargaining work. Duties as first-line administrator of the contract: problem solving, grievance handling, membership solidarity. Role playing
BUILDING TRADES–ISSUES & STRATEGIES Frank Callahan, Mass Building Trades Council
Explore key issues facing the Building Trades & strategies to address them. Topics will include: Project Labor Agreements, Responsible Employer Ordinance, Public Bid Laws, Industry Sector Targeting, Lobbying, The Media and more.
PUBLIC SPEAKING George Embleton, AFSCME Ed Dept.
How to feel comfortable and confident speaking before a group, be it running for Union office, defending Union positions or speaking at a community meeting. Expand you skills by practicing with mic, video and powerpoint.
LABOR STRATEGIES Joseph Sandulli, Esq , Sandulli & Grace ., PC
How to coordinate legal action, political action, public relations and negotiations to deal effectively on the range of labor-management issues in both public and private sectors. Guest speakers
2nd period 8:10 to 9:30
How to Think and Act Strategically - Part II Paul McCarthy, Pres. Collective Bargaining Assoc.
The art of creating leverage by mobilizing union members and developing contract campaigns.
First time students are welcome.
LEAD, FOLLOW OR GET OUT OF THE WAY!! John Hudson, Pres., IBAC
A provocative and unconventional look at leadership. Building leadership skills through self empowerment. Learn about yourself and prepare to lead others. Guest speakers.
ROOTS OF LABOR LAW Paul Kelly, Esq Segal, Roitman LLP
The relation between the US legal system and American labor from the mid-19th Century, including anti-trust laws, The Railway Labor Act, the, Norris-LaGuardiaAct, Wagner Act, Taft-Hartley Act. Landrum Griffin Act and major judicial decisions
“UNIONS SHOULDN'T BE IN POLITICS!” OH, WHAT PLANET DO YOU COME FROM?
An overview of the political life of labor unions in the metropolitan area and beyond. Guest Speakers.
Classes are held here at Labor Guild Headquarters - 85 Commercial St in Weymouth Landing. Tuition remains $100 total for both time frames. Scholarships are available
LABOR GUILD"S SCHOOL OF LABOR RELATIONS
www.laborguild.com
$100 whether you take one or two periods. Scholarships available
Register by mail, phone, fax or email:
Name: _________________________ Organization: _________________ Position_______
address:_________________________ City: ____________ St:_____zip:___________
email: ____________________ phone:_____________ employer:__________________
The Labor Guild, 85 Commercial St weyouth MA 02188 781 340 7887, fax:781 340 5885, email:laborguild@aol.com. www.laborguild.com for more info or call
08/13/2010 - 9:18am
New Program announced
The New England Work and Family Committee is excited to announce a new reimbursement program, The Medical Alert Pendant Program. Starting July1 we will be reimbursing up to $40.00 per month for a Medical Alert Pendant Program. The Pendant Program is designed to help provide financial assistance to IBEW and Management employees in New England for the cost of home monitoring medical alert systems for eligible family members specified in the current collective bargaining agreement. For more information please contact the New England work and family staff at 508-890-3558. To download the reimbursement form for this program Please Click Here.
Once again this year the New England Work and Family Committee is pleased to announce the continuation of the Summer Camp Reimbursement Program. The program will reimburse up to $200.00 per week for a maximum of 4 weeks for eligible camp programs. For complete guidelines and to download the form Please Click Here.
For information on all of the programs offered by The New England Work and Family Committee Please Click Here.
08/06/2010 - 4:39pm
Telecom workers begin year-long campaign for good jobs and reliable services at Verizon
Boston – Hundreds of telephone workers united in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) rallied for good jobs on Thursday, August 5 at Verizon's New England headquarters. The current labor agreement with Verizon expires on August 6, 2011.
Myles Calvey, Business Manager of IBEW Local 2222 and chair of the New England telephone workers' bargaining committee was the Master of Ceremonies. "A year before our contracts expire, we're sending a message to Verizon's top management that we'll fight for the preservation of good jobs, quality health care and secure pension benefits in negotiations next year," said Calvey.
"Some very profitable companies are using the recession as an excuse to demand givebacks and concessions from their employees," added Calvey. "We want to make it clear to management that union members aren't going to fall for that nonsense at Verizon."
Verizon's second quarter finances showed $9.8 billion in cash flow from operations, up nearly 30 percent from 2009. The $108 billion company had $5.5 billion in free cash flow, up nearly 77 percent from the second quarter in 2009.
08/05/2010 - 8:41am
3.75% General Wage Increase will be in August 12th Paychecks
During our 2008 contract bargaining, the Union negotiated annual raises for the duration of the three-year collective bargaining agreement of 3% in 2008, 3.5% in 2009, and 3.75% in 2010 with an opportunity for an additional Cost of Living Allowance (COLA).
Verizon notified the System Council T-6 that because the difference in the National Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) between May 2009 and May 2010 did not exceed the already negotiated General Wage Increase (GWI) of 3.75%, there would be no additional COLA, per our 2008 Memorandum of Commitment on the issue.
The GWI became effective August 1, 2010, and will be reflected in the August 12th paychecks for eligible members. See the Job Aid below for details on how Short Term Disability or other situations may impact your eligiblity.
Click here to see the 2010 GWI Job Aid.
The wage tables are available on the Verizon eWeb at:
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07/30/2010 - 1:23pm
BOSTON — Rep. Stephen Lynch’s campaign slogan reads “In times like these, we need a guy like him.” But at a campaign rally in South Boston Thursday, supporters were looking back to times like the 1990s and a guy like former president Bill Clinton.
Clinton spoke to several hundred Lynch supporters at the Iron Workers Local 7 in South Boston, drawing parallels between this year’s congressional elections and those of 1994, where Republicans took control of Congress two years after Clinton was elected president. He told the crowd they had to act to prevent a similar result in 2010, despite a slow economic recovery.
“We’ve got to learn to live with confidence in the face of change,” Clinton said. “To do that, we need people like Stephen Lynch.”
The former president was wildly cheered before his speech and mobbed afterward as he left the building, and Lynch’s queries as to whether the state was still “Clinton country” were greeted with roars of approval. Skip Smith, a Holbrooke resident who’s been an ironworker in the union for the past 15 years, said he was still a big Clinton fan.
“Wild Bill was the best president we ever had, I never worked so much as when he was president,” Smith said. “I think the election is harder than [Lynch] thought it would be so he’s bringing in the extra firepower.”
07/30/2010 - 10:53am
Our Endorsed Candidates & Schedule of Events
UNION MEETING STANDOUT:
We will be having a Standout along Day Boulevard outside of the Teacher's Union Hall the night of our Union Meeting - August 4TH from 5 PM - 7 PM for our endorsed candidates from that district - Stephen lynch for Congress and Nick Collins for State Representative.
KEATING FOR CONGRESS:
Every Friday at the Archbishop Williams overpass in Braintree, the Committee to Elect Bill Keating needs help manning these standouts right after work. For more information on helping on the campaign please check our website or the Keating Website for updates, or call the 2222 contacts on the campaign - John Horgan 781-264-0910 or Rick Ristuccia 781-915-4322.
LYNCH FOR CONGRESS:
- Standout Thursday, August 12TH at South Station from 4 PM - 6 PM / Matt Lyons Standout Captain 617-957-0327
- Standout Wednesday, August 18 at Nepnoset Circle Dorchester Side from 4PM - 6 PM / Marty Sweeney Standout Captain 617-645-3275
- Standout Thursday, August 26TH at Braintree 5 Corners from 4 PM - 6 PM / Mike Donahue Standout Captain
NICK COLLINS FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE:
Nick is holding Phone Banks at Local 2222 on Tuesdays August 10TH, 17TH AND 24TH from 6 PM - 8 PM and could use some help. For more info visit our website or the Collins Website. Our contact for the campaign is Dan Manning 617-515-5630
STEVE GROSSMAN FOR TREASURER:
Grossman for Treasurer is having Phone Banks and Standouts beginning in August. Please check our website or the Grossman Website for more information. Our contact for the campaign is Mark Haynes 617-413-7830
MICHAEL MORRISSEY FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY:
The Morrissey camp is working hard getting out to events and visibilities on the South Shore overpasses on Fridays. Check our website or the Morrissey Website for locations and times. Our contact on the campaign is PJ Foley
07/23/2010 - 8:13am
Tell Dunkin Donuts It's Time to Make the Contract
Teamsters Local 25 began negotiations with DCP, Dunkin Donuts largest northeast distributor, on October 21, 2009 after successfully organizing the group. The Committees have met 3 times per month since the start of negotiations and have yet to reach an agreement. As a result we are joining our brothers and sisters in the labor movement and BOYCOTTING DUNKIN DONUTS!
Just as we did with Shaw's, we will stand up to corporate greed and we will be successful. The only thing these people respond to is a hit in the bottom line, so that is where we'll hit them.
Support Teamsters Local 25 and BOYCOTT DUNKIN DONUTS!!
