WE JUST SETTLED AN ARBITRATION CASE FOR A PLEASANTVILLE MEMBER THAT WAS GIVEN A FINAL WRITTEN WARNING. THE AGREEMENT WILL RENDER THE FINAL WRITTEN WARNING NULL & VOID. WE SETTLED A COUPLE OF OTHER ARBITRATION CASES IN PLEASANTVILLE IN OUR MEMBERS FAVOR FOR HIGHER CRAFT PAY AND LOST DIFFERENTIAL. WE ALSO MOVED A NUMBER OF CASES IN PLEASANTVILLE FOR PROMOTIONS TO ARBITRATION. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON A COUPLE OF TERMINATION CASES OUT OF PLEASANTVILLE. WE RECENTLY HEARD GRIEVANCES AT THE SECOND STEP OF THE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE AND WE ARE STILL WAITING ON THE COMPANY’S RESPONSES. WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON THE NEW TIMESHEET PROCESS. I HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED WITH RUSS COOK TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE. I WANT TO SEND OUT MY BEST WISHES TO ONE OF THE PLEASANTVILLE STEWARDS WHO WAS RECENTLY HOSPITALIZED, JOHNNY MCCLELLAN. HE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE STAYED LONGER IN THE HOSPITAL, BUT THE NURSES HAD ENOUGH OF HIM AND KICKED HIM OUT. ALSO I WANT TO SEND OUT CONDOLENCES FROM LOCAL 827 FOR THE LOSS OF A PLEASANTVILLE TECH WHO JUST RECENTLY PASSED AWAY, JOE FRANCES. HE WAS A GOOD GUY AND WILL BE MISSED BY HIS FELLOW WORKERS. I WAS ELECTED TO SERVE AS THE SECRETARY-TREASURER OF THE NEW COMCAST CABLE COUNCIL. THIS COUNCIL IS MADE UP OF ALL OF THE IBEW LOCALS THAT REPRESENT COMCAST AROUND THE COUNTRY. I WANT TO THANK THE PLEASANTVILLE STEWARDS, CHARLIE AUSTIN, AL SULLIVAN, PAUL MOORE, MARK ADAMS & JOHN MCCLELLAN FOR THE JOB THEY DO EACH AND EVERYDAY REPRESENTING OUR PLEASANTVILLE MEMBERS. IN CLOSING, I WANT TO WISH ALL OF OUR COMCAST MEMBERS A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON AND HOPE FOR A BETTER YEAR NEXT YEAR.

 

THANK YOU,  RICH SPIELER