WE MET THIS PAST FRIDAY, 2-6-2009 ON A NUMBER OF GRIEVANCES WITH THE NEW HUMAN RESOURCES PERSON AT THE 2ND STEP OF THE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. MANY OF THE CASES WERE LEFT PENDING UNTIL OUR NEXT GRIEVANCE SESSION WHICH I AM CURRENTLY ARRANGING WITH THE COMPANY. THE COMPANY MADE AN OFFER TO SETTLE A HIGHER CRAFT PAY CASE CONCERNING LEAD PERSON IN THE WAREHOUSE. THE CASE WAS LEFT OPEN UNTIL WE SEE THE COMPANY'S OFFER  ON PAPER.WE HAVE AN ARBITRATION CASE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH FOR A PLEASANTVILLE CLERK OVER BENEFITS. WE CONTINUE TO BARGAIN FOR OUR TOMS RIVER MEMBERS AND WE ARE RALLYING WITH THE "RAT" IN PHILLY AT THE COMCAST CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT 17TH AND JFK BLVD. OUR COMCAST MEMBERS ARE WELCOMED TO COME AND JOIN IN THE FESTIVITIES.WE HAVE NEW SURPRISES EACH TIME WE GO THERE.I WANT TO WELCOME BACK TO WORK ONE OF OUR PLEASANTVILLE STEWARDS, JOHNNY MCCLELLAN  AFTER A LENGTHILY ILLNESS. I ALSO WANT TO SEND OUT MY CONDOLENCES TO ANOTHER PLEASANTVILLE STEWARD, PAUL MOORE AND HIS FAMILY IN THE LOSS OF HIS MOM  
 
RICH SPIELER
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER/BUSINESS AGENT
SOUTHERN UNIT