Brothers and Sisters,
On Monday February 8th 2010, several grievance reviews were held between the Southern Fios area manager and the stewards. These meetings were set up to try to come to resolution on numerous outstanding grievances. These were very productive meetings and I would like to thank Gregg Flick (Chief Steward-Venice), Doug Blackburn (Chief Steward-Sarasota South side), Ed Hawks and Christine Riley (both Fios stewards-Bradenton). With their help we were able to review and settle 95 outstanding grievances. These grievances varied from discipline and worksheets to, you guessed it, overtime. And with the discussions of overtime we were reassured that the new rosters along with the worked and refused time will be posted on a weekly basis. With the amount of grievances and lack of time we were unable to discuss grievances for Sarasota North. Within the next few weeks another meeting will be scheduled to discuss outstanding grievances in Sarasota North as well. Nettie Hamacek (Chief Steward) will be assisting me on these grievances.
I know the month of January was an extremely busy month for anyone who works in the Fiber Solution Center, Fiber Network Field Technicians and Customer Zone Technician II work groups. This did not come without extensive overtime, some of whom volunteered and some were required. With that said, I would like to thank each member who gave of their time away from their family to serve the needs of our customers.
In Solidarity
Danny
