Talks with VZ have ended without an agreement. The current contract expires in August 2026. Plan accordingly!

 

In late May, IBEW, CWA, and Verizon began negotiations to determine whether an agreement could be reached to extend the current collective bargaining agreements. By late June, significant differences remained between the parties’ proposals, and the Unions informed the Company of our intention to conclude negotiations. At the Company’s request, a high-level meeting was held, during which the Unions agreed to continue discussions, with the understanding that the Company was prepared to more fully address the Unions’ concerns. Despite these continued efforts, the Company has not adequately responded to the needs and priorities of our members. Instead, the Company has chosen to end the bargaining process. 

As Teamsters Local 25 members marked day 14 of their strike against Republic Waste, a few of IBEW Local 2222 leadership again joined them on the picket line in Roxbury. 

Also joining the line was Congressman Steve Lynch, who is not just a supporter of organized labor, as the former President of Ironworkers Local 7, he is one of us! Congressman Lynch sent a clear message that Republic Waste needs to take some of those billions and put them towards a fair contract for striking Teamsters.

Read below as Teamsters Local 25 President, Tom Mari, sets the record straight!

LET’S SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT

Jeff Keach, a lineman in the Braintree Garage, is asking for our help for his sister, Deb. Deb Keach is undergoing several months of chemo and other cancer therapies, and medical bills are already stacking up from surgery and other treatments. Furthermore, she and her family are missing work when they need that revenue now more than ever before. We at 2222 are family – please consider contributing any amount you can through a GoFundMe for Deb.

Thank you for your support!

Donald Trump and his cronies are on a mission to destroy unions. Organizing rights for private sector union members might be at risk – but there’s a solution in Massachusetts.

The Protect LABOR Act (H.2086 & S.1327) would help to inoculate union members by ensuring state protections come into effect if federal protections are taken away. We need you to ask your legislators to cosponsor the Protect LABOR Act to ensure hundreds of thousands of workers do not lose their right to join a union.

Private sector labor rights are established under the federal National Labor Relations Act – if the NLRA falls or is otherwise dismantled, there will be almost no statutory protections for private sector union organizing in the Commonwealth.

The Protect LABOR Act ensures that Massachusetts workers have strong labor protections even if those rights are no longer protected federally, including:

• Department of Labor Relations certification of pre-existing federally-recognized unions
• a presumption of employee status to ensure all workers, regardless of industry, have guaranteed access to wage, hour, and benefits protections
• electronic signatures for card signing when workers want to form a union
• written majority authorization for all newly formed unions
• in-person and electronic union elections to increase accessibility for all workers
• a ban on captive audience meetings; and
• protections from anti-union “right to work” policies

The right to organize and collectively bargain are under attack from a hostile federal government. We need YOU to join the fight for union rights!

Ask your legislators to Protect Labor by cosponsoring H.2086 & S.1327 today!

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