The IBEW & CWA reached an agreement with Verizon to extend the Work at Home Agreement through January 31, 2021. Click HERE to read the agreement.
We continue discussions to extend the Home Garaging Agreement. Updates will be communicated as they become available.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is offering a series of virtual events and Zoom video conference webinars to engage IBEW women as activists and leaders. While this virtual event cannot replace our in-person International Women’s Conference that was canceled due to the COVID pandemic, we hope that you will take advantage of this unique opportunity. The virtual events will take place from Friday, October 9, 2020, through Saturday, October 24, 2020.
The event will open with a kick-off session on Friday, October 9, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and other associated events will be available on the dates listed below: (Please note all times listed are Eastern Standard Time).
• Saturday, October 10, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Leadership Workshops
• Saturday, October 17, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Tradeswomen Build Nations Virtual Conference
• Sunday, October 18, 7:00 p.m. Reader’s Theater, Poetry, Reading & Open Mic
• Friday, October 23, 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Women’s Committees Workshops
• Saturday, October 24, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Anti-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment Workshops
There is no registration fee to participate in the virtual events. Advance registration for the kickoff event is available here.
The United Way works to create positive, lasting change for people in need. We call it harnessing the power of people working together. And that means everyone — individuals, nonprofits, companies, and government agencies.
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Health Assessment
In order to receive a $100 credit towards your health insurance for 2021, you will need to complete the Health Assessment. The Health Assessment must be completed, even if you have completed it in the past.
To complete the Health Assessment visit the VZ EWeb
2021 Open Enrollment
The Open Enrollment period for insurance electives for 2021 will be Tuesday, October 6, 2020 – Thursday, October 15, 2020. The enrollment guides will be mailed at the end of September.
Most 2020 elections will automatically carry over for 2021:
By Myles Calvey
Democrats have been listening to politicians talk about “working families” and “jobs, jobs, jobs” for decades – it’s part of nearly every campaign speech I’ve ever heard.
And believe me, I’ve heard my share going back to meeting Tip O’Neill in North Cambridge over 50 years ago. Since then I’ve worked as a telephone lineman, union organizer and elected labor leader with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
While Democrats are accustomed to hearing candidates talk about a good job being the best social program, incumbent U.S. Sen Ed Markey is asking Massachusetts for their support in next week’s primary in spite of the fact that his record features the counter-Democratic message of job destruction rather than job creation and low wages rather than good pay.
Back in the early 1990s, in the wake of the break-up of the Bell System, those of us in the industry predicted that consolidation rather than competition would come to the brave new world of telecom, especially as virulently anti-union wireless carriers came into the picture.
Click Here to read more.
Too often anti-worker politicians want to eliminate everything we worked for. They think we won’t notice. They think they won’t pay a price for turning their backs on working people.
The best way to hold these politicians
accountable is to vote.
Together IBEW members can demand the politicians protect our jobs, our retirement, and our union.
A letter from 2222 Business Manager Myles Calvey 2020 Massachusetts Voter Information
Thanks to all who came out to show support for our endorsed candidate for US Senate, Joe Kennedy.
Please remember to vote on Tuesday, September 1st.
For a list of 2222’s endorsed candidates please Click Here
Retired IBEW 2222 member Jeff Garland passed at his home on July 31, 2020, surrounded by his family. Jeff was a longtime member, and the father of current members Scott Garland and Dan Anderson. May he rest in peace.
To read the obituary, and for information on the services, please CLICK HERE.
VZ members are being asked to participate in the VZ Pulse Survey. The company is looking for employee input on Work from Home & Home Garaging, both of which are in place through September 30, 2020. Local 2222 supports both of these initiatives.
The survey will be available through August 10, 2020. Please take a few minutes to complete it.