The call began with a brief description of CWA’s Executive Board COVID-19 Vaccine Position Statement which can be found at this link: CWA Executive Board COVID-19 Vaccine Position Statement
Please see the attached communication that is being sent to employees today to help them be organized as a DIRECTV employee. The Company states these are not new items, more of a checklist for employees.
Please see the attached notice regarding the DIRECTV Pension Plan that will be distributed today to employees. The Company provided the following summary of the updates:
(2.4) - The CWA Vice President or Stewards may be granted paid union leave for legitimate Union business upon the request by the Union President or his/her designee, as requested to the Chief of Employee and Labor Relations. Such leave shall not exceed one day and may be withheld if operational conditions do not permit.
Bargaining resumed today and as we were meeting with the company over their decision to sell off DTV we were informed that the deal was completed and would be announced at close of the stock market