363 Scholarship Awards

2012 IBEW Scholarships

CONGRATULATIONS  & GOOD LUCK !!!!!

David Anderson
Alexander Bantis
Sara Cushing
Nicole Glover
Abigail Izzo
Cortney Ponte

Happy Thanksgiving

To All Our Brothers & Sisters

Happy Thanksgiving to You and Your Family !

Fraternally Yours,

363 Officers & Staff

Arbitrator Rules on Termination Of Unit Chair

Today we received the arbitrators ruling on Unit 12 Shelley Brockert.

Shelley was reinstated back to work with a 30 calendar day suspension with back pay and related benefits.  She also was awarded  any bumping rights she would have had if not terminated.

Welcome Back !!!

IBEW 363 ELECTION RESULTS

PRESIDENT

GIL HEIM    -  619

VICE PRESIDENT

GARY COLANDREA  - 602

RECORDING SECRETARY

WILLIAM EDWARDS  -  608

BUSINESS MANAGER

SAM FRATTO   -      578
DAVE KELLOGG  -  155

EXECUTIVE BOARD

JOHN DICKSON   -          532
JOHN DISPENSA  -          583
MIKE FERGUSON -         525
KEVIN KEELEY   -           513
STEVE NEUGEBAUER -  579
KEN SUTTON -                538
FRANK SYLVESTER -     562

EXAMING BOARD

JERRY MURTAGH   -  533
EUGENE NASUTI    -  536
DAVE SNITZER       -  533

DELEGATE TO TCC4

GIL HEIM  -      572


DELEGATE TO CONVENTION

JOHN DICKSON   -          519
GIL HEIM               -          555
KEVIN KEELEY   -           499
STEVE NEUGEBAUER -  563
ROSS OLIVIERI                536
KEN SUTTON -               522
FRANK SYLVESTER -    540

ALTERNATES  DELEGATE TO CONVENTION

JOHN DISPENSA   -        554
MIKE FERRUCCI-           505
MARK GRAD-                  494
DWAYNE LAWRENCE-  508
JIM MATICH                     496
FRANK PERUGINO         493
ROBERT WERSEBE    -    486

JUNE 20 UNIT 4 RESULTS

UNIT CHAIR

HARRY MILLER -  69

VICE CHAIR (1)

MIKE PALLAY -      15
BETTY VAZQUEZ - 27
HANK WEGE -         30

RECORDER

ADRIENNE WRIGHT -  60

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (4)

SZILARD DIBBLE     -  43
JESSICA DURLAND -  44
LAURA MARCO        -  40
BRIAN NUTT              -  49
JANET SADLER         -   53

UNIT 4 ELECTIONS TODAY

Unit Elections will be held today from 7am to 7pm at the Microtel Hotel

The chairman you elect will be the second individual that will attend bargaining for
 Unit 4.

We will post the results on this blog tonight.

Henry Wege For Vice Chair

                 HENRY WEGE FOR UNIT 4  VICE CHAIR

        I hope you will take the time on June 20^th to vote for me for the position of Vice Chair. I have worked for Frontier as a Comm Tech in I&R for 8 years. Previously I worked as a union member in local CWA 1103 for 30 years. I have been on the E-board for 5 years. If you go to the union meetings you know me, I am the one who is at every meeting. I am interested in being the eyes and ears of the members, watching out for the members. I will represent ALL members equally and will work to ensure a level playing field for all employees. I will be available at any time for consultation on union matters for you. Remember that the Chair and Vice Chair will be at bargaining for the new contract and it is important to have someone there who has your interests in mind.

                                                                                                                                                                   Thank Thank You

                                                                                                                                                              Hank Wege      

Mike Pallay - For Unit 4 Vice Chair

Mike Pallay-  for Unit 4 Vice Chair

I have worked for Frontier for 13 years.  I started in Collections where I worked for 1 year then I transferred outside.  I have been actively involved in the union for over 8 years.  I have previously held the position of Unit 4  Recorder for 4 years & currently I am on the e-board, a position I have held for the past 4 years.  I feel that having this experience will help me with the everyday challenges that being Vice Chair brings. I am here to make a change!  I want us all to be united not divided as "inside & outside".  We are all under the same contract & should all be treated equal. There are a lot of issues that need to be addressed both with the outside techs and inside the call center- Being that I don't work in the call center I feel it will be beneficial to have someone represent the collections reps when needed, knowing that I will not be "influenced" by call center management. Running for Vice Chair isn't just about being there during contract time but it is a long term commitment including attending meetings as well as being available when fellow brothers & sisters need help. This position is not something that goes away after we leave the bargaining table. The Vice Chair is an extremely important position and needs to be held by an experienced and dependable individual that will always be available when called upon. Please take the time to vote for me on June 20th 2012 and elect me to be your new Unit 4 Vice Chair.

Thank You,

 Mike Pallay

Communications Technician PBX/Special Circuits
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Betty Vasquez - Collection Rep for Vice Chair

Betty Vasquez - Collections  for Vice Chair.


My goal in being elected to Vice Chair is to be able to provide the best efforts possible to suit our Union Members.  It is extremely important and fair to vote for someone that works inside to represent the Collections/Bilingual department as well only fair to vote someone from outside to represent our brothers & sisters that work in our fields and assuring our customers are getting the best service possible.

Being elected will give me the ability to speak on our behave, express our dedication to our job functions, to show Frontier we are the best offline collections office and outstanding bilingual center they have.  To ensure they understand the importance of us receiving a fair contract and some assuredness of job security.


 Thanks

Betty

Unit 4 Middletown held their Nominations

On Tuesday May 15, 2012, Unit 4  Middletown held their nominations for unit officers.  Elections will be held Wednesday June 20, 2012   7am - 6pm  Location TBD

Unit Chairman

Harry Miller

Unit Vice Chair ( Select 1)

Mike Pallay
Betty Vazquez
Henry Wege

Recorder

Adriene Wright

Executive Comm (Select 4)

Szilard Dibble
Jessica Durland
Laura Marco
Brian Nutt
Janet Sadler

IBEW 363 Weekly Update

WAH Tours will be changing on or around June 3rd.  We will be receiving the tours by the end of this week for us to review.  During the week the que will be open until 9pm and on Saturdays 6pm.

Tuesday May 15th Middletown will be having their nominations for Unit Officers

Chairman
Vice Chair
Recorder
Exec Comm (4)

6:00pm Perkins

Local 363 Update

The company has informed the union that on June 30th our CFM group will be eliminated and the work transferred to Rochester. This will effect four of our members in Unit 12. On Monday they will inform the company on whether they will be bumping or taking termination allowance.


One of the drafter positions will be going to Unit 4 Middletown. We also were informed that the Assignment group in Elk Grove, Calif will be eliminated and Sherburne will be getting approximately 11 assignment jobs.

The concession arbitration was postponed on Thursday May 3rd due to the arbitrator not able to make the arbitration session.  We are trying to get the arbitration scheduled for June.

Please remember to visit the website and submit your contract proposals. ( http://www.363ibew.info/)

IBEW 363 2012 Bargaining Proposals

Bargaining Proposals are now being accepted.

Visit www.363ibew.info to either submit your online proposal or a faxed proposal.

Proposals will be accepted until June 30th.

Proposal Sheets Sent in as of  2:00pm  April 18

Johnstown - 2    Middletown - 2   Norwich - 1

Concession Update From Session 2

On Monday March 5th both sides met for the second of the five scheduled dates agreed upon with the arbitrator.


The outcome was that the company was willing to give 50% concession  to part of the membership which would have been acceptable.


The deal breaker was that the company wanted the North and Central members who wouldnt receive the 50% concession to get $30.00 off concession, whereas the South would receive only $ 20.00 off .  We stated to the company that all three areas would either have to get the same percentage or the same dollar amount off.  We firmly believe an arbitrator will rule that all areas have the same percentage.


We advised the company that will proceed to the arbitrator on May 3rd unless the company has a counter offer.

IMPORTANT DATES

Monday March 5 -  Concession Arbitration Session 2 in Johnstown

Monday March 5 - Jtown Meeting Dates Changed to this date. 5:15pm and 7:00pm


Tuesday March 6 - Norwich Recorder Election. Election will be held 8:00am to 7:00pm at the Sherburne Plant Center Cafeteria.  Members who cant make it to the plant center or who want to vote online may vote online starting March 2 till March 6th @ 7pm. The candidates are Heather Burrell and CJ Lowe.

Thursday March 8 -Norwich Union Meeting Location TBD

Thursday March 15 -5:00pm Hulbert House Meeting

Concession Arbitration Update

On Friday February 17th we met in Albany with the arbitrator.  After the opening statements by both attorneys the arbitrator ordered both parties back to the negotiating table to discuss the concession language. The arbitrator ruled that he will oversee the process and that we had sixty days to agree to an arangement for concession.  If we can not come to an agreement within the sixty days then he will proceed with the testimony process. 
The following dates were agreed upon to meet an negotiate.

Feb 17

Mar  5

Mar 20

Mar 21

Apr  3

 If more dates are needed prior to our return date of May 3rd we will schedule more.

Great Turnout !!!!

Last night in Sherburne over 54 members attended the member orientation meeting.  We want to thank everyone who attended and participated in this event. It is nights like last night that will move us in the right direction and keep our unity alive.  Thank you and look forward to seeing all of you next month.  Remember bring a friend.

January & February Anniversaries

45 Years

Ed Page

40 Years

Gary Lee
Alicia Livingston

30 Years

Carol brown Malcolm

25 Years

Richard Ernst

15 Years

Michelle Buell
Scott Ernst

10 Years

Jennifer Hyrniak

UNIT UPDATES

1.  As of today February 1, 2012 Kelly has returned back to work in the retail store. 
2.  As of January 26, 2012  we submitted the paperwork to  go to Arbitration for Shelley.
3. Friday February 3rd, All Retail stores will close.
4. Monday February 6th Middletown Visit
5. Tuesday February 7th, in Sherburne will be a Member Orientation Meeting
6.  Friday February 17th will bo our concession Arbitration

Frontier Contract Updates

1. IBEW 1245 California Voted down the companies Last and Best Final offer for the second time.

2. IBEW 1087 Tennessee is back at the table Tuesday and Wednesday after
voting down the companies Last and Best offer

3. Cecilia and Bobby C in Baltimore to discuss the Spinco contract that was
voted down before the holidays

This months union meeting in Johnstown we will discuss the Retail Store Closings in NY and the status of two of our members that were terminated due to the Retail store Closings.