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1 – 200 of 582 Newer› Newest»I've put in my time and taken my lumps. I also know what MY responsibilities are. I knew when I took this job that it was not a 9-5 job. If I want to make sure I get out on time every day I would be a CSR or dispatcher. Every job has its good and bad points. That is called work. A lot of job satisfaction depends on what you put into it. I like the fact that I don't have a boss I see every day. I like that I get the freedoms I have, working outside. I don't like the workload being as bad as it is lately, but that is the type of work we do. I don't think that I am going to vote yes for a union, but from reading this site, apparently that makes me a jerk. There are a growing number of us who do not discuss union at all anymore because every time we state our opnion the pro-union techs jump all over us. I understand that they are trying to share their opinion, but just because I don't agree with yours does not make me an @$$hole. There was a post recently that stated the union has only helped stir up animosity and break us apart. I completely agree and it is too bad. This whole situation could have been handled a lot better and there probably would have been more yes votes, possibly even mine. There are too many "hot heads" that just cause animosity and discontent to make a real stab at this. For those of you who still support the union, that is your right and I understand why, but take a little time and try to understand that there are different opinions out there and we aren't all "stupid" or "morons". We just stop talking about it so we don't have to deal with the repercussions of disagreeing with you.
- Silent IR Tech Portland
Many of us like the work we do . cable tv,internet and phone is a very interesting job . but the pay and work load is out of line with the very high profits that this company is making .
Most of us feel like we are being taken advantage of when we are told we have to work over time like it or not . heavy work load like it or not . low pay like it or not .
We are contantly told that we are doing a great job and that the division is doing very well . if that is true we should see that in our pay checks and our work loads and the way we are treated .
Many of us have made attempts at talking to local management about these workplace problems only to find that they have no control over wages and work load .
we have a choice we can join together and form a union and work together to solve these problems . or we can do nothing and nothing will change .
brent marr
423-2998
call any time if you have any questions .
Hey Brent - news flash
Without profits, we dont have a job. You talk about speaking to management about workplace problems - do you have some solution that no one else has thought about? I doubt it - sit back and enjoy anothe beer or two - you've worked had and deserve it.
I wonder how many of you have thought about what happens if we vote for a union. I see a lot of talk about how wages will jump up to $30 an hour – do you really believe this will happen? Ask yourself, how long have the phone and power companies had unions – 30 to 40+ years? Do you think that because we vote for a union that Burkley will pay us $30 an hour? Has anyone sat and negotiated a contract before? Do you really think that they will give us more money without us giving something up in return? Will it be giving up vacation time? Pension plan? Will we have to pay more for our health care? Let’s get the facts and stop listening to the jive from the union who promises everything to everyone. I for one am tired of all the infighting that is going on around me. People aren’t treating each other the same depending on where you stand on this issue. I know we have problems – every company union or non-union has problems. Do you think if we go union that our problems will magically go away? Who’s kidding who? I’ve worked here 7 years worked hard and done well. Look around – it’s a good company with good benefits. I just signed up for the career path and look forward to bumping my wage again in a year. What other company can give you that? Let’s get back to work and cut the belly aching.
Portland Pride
finally making good money this company's for real took a little time but listened. union no!!!!!!!!!! we have it good in 5 years i'm projected to make 28 an hour not including 4% what more do you want?good benneies, cable shut the fuck up! augustA no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! loud and proud "best sup in the buisness thank you dan gould for getting it done while being honest and "thats the reason i stayed here dan gould, and dennis are the men" thank you" "k'mart always hiring"( pride, brotherhood,togherness all without a union)
finally making good money this company's for real took a little time but listened. union no!!!!!!!!!! we have it good in 5 years i'm projected to make 28 an hour not including 4% what more do you want?good benneies, cable shut the fuck up! augustA no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! loud and proud "best sup in the buisness thank you dan gould for getting it done while being honest and "thats the reason i stayed here dan gould, and dennis are the men" thank you" "k'mart always hiring"( pride, brotherhood,togherness all without a union)
we can make 30 bucks an hour without a union!!!no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! give twc a chance cote no they alreay showed us they care nonononononono! cd
work load = job security listen to the news be thankful that your making the money and bennies you are plus as much ot you want. augsta no!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a great site. the union put this here for their gain and in return this site has proven to hurt them as all of the pro guys look like idiots and this has actully turned people off. Say no to the union we get treated good and just got a raise and my career path-when i am eligible again will get me where i need to be. where else can you go and get a 3 to 5 % raise each year and possibly an extra 1.60 increase by passing some tests? most of you pro guys probably are afraid of tests... all you pro union guys want something for nothing. quit whining and cowboy up bitches cause we know who you are and i will be laughing at you when i am making 10 dollars more per hour than you when i succed with career path and you are still singing the same song and dance about a union to get you more money. this is the best company to work for, benefits like no other, a vehicle to take home, good pay and a great sup that treats me well and shoots it straight. Us guys in rockland are sick of hearing about your union so go away- better yet get to work and take some pride in your work. think about all of the stuff the company does for you instead of wht it does not. my sup takes us out to lunch as a team with the best numbers each month,they buy us donuts every week,give us a turkey every year and flexible when we have personal things we need to get done. let me think of all the shit holes i worked at where i never got a thank you at christmas time, where i had to pay for my own boots, clothing and gas and there was no flexibility. you pro guys are complete idiots and we should have a blanket party on you guys and if this thing passes some of you are going to get your asses kicked because a lot of us are going to be pissed off. watch your back and dont talk that union smack over here.
twc has good bennys . one of them are anger control classes .
threating your coworkers with violence is unprofessional and immature and possibly a violation of state law .
some techs on this site are anti union and say so very loudly . but with out the need to threaten any one with physical violence .
this site has brought out the best and worst that we all have to offer .
workin hard and playin hard in the great state of maine .
blanket party , kickin ass .
rockand cable god sounds like all talk and no action .
if this guy dosent have the guts to post his name he wont do squat .
he is proabably 18 yrs old living with mom and dad in the basment .
Rocklands a Joke..Doesnt matter what you guys vote.. 6 Techs or so?? All that matters is portland a maybe Augusta..Good luck guys.
lunch at the office today , WOW we are being treated good . what do we think will happen if we do not form a union . all this good treating will suddenly go away just like it did in 2001 .
stay foucused , stay strong .
stay smart .
dont let a few crumbs off the table turn us away from what is important .
brent marr
423-2998
call any time
many disapointed techs in 2001 when twc didnt keep there promisses .
ignore the anti union stuff on this site , its management pretending to be techs .
if you and i were going to end up with less twc would do nothing to talk us out of forming a union .
stay strong
stay focused
stay smart
brent marr
423-2998
Dearest Brent,
While we all enjoy our free cable, I kindly ask that you view the entire spectrum of viewing possibilities. X-Files was a great show, and I personally thought Schully was a looker and a half, but the conspiracy theories were just a plot in an overly dramatic series. Everybody is not out to get us man. Why don't you just relax, sit back, and realize that we are treated quite well.
If its that obvious how awful the conspirators in the Ivory Tower really are, and they exposed themselves for the villainous liars you portray them as ... why are you still here? I'd imagine its because you do take pride in your work, you enjoy the company of those you work with, and you really do care about all of us on some level.
What I'd like you to realize is that many changes have come since 2001, its a different company. And that's not just figuritive either, it really has become a new company. I have a career path, I have a raise. I am making money that is proportionate to the work that I do.
I have a feeling a reason many of the long time employees push for a Union so earnestly is because of the way your job is secured. They have been here a long time and make a wage that's disproportionate to the work that they do. The values do not add up from a bean counting standpoint. If the economy continues this faceplant, which it will, then they will be the most probable candidates for a lay off. In a Union it is based entirely on seniority.
I understand its a hard place to be Brent, and I truly do feel for you. But in the end, a Union will not help the majority of our co-workers. I do thank you for your spirit and pride, but in the end it just wasn't meant to be.
Thanks,
The Management.
What happened to the 500+ posts? Instead of just editing the posts that I complained about because of name dropping and inflammatory comments, the website (union) deleted them all!
Is that the kind of communication you pro guys want?
Only hear what you want to hear? Sad, sad, sad.
Once a pro, now a NO! ---thats me copywrite Ricky Bobby Inc.
just a reminder to "the mangament"
someday you to will be just an overpaid installer, can you justify your job? practice what you preach and look forward to the future and put yourself 10 years down the road. is it time to act now or wait and see how things go?
just a question?
just a reminder to "the mangament"
someday you to will be just an overpaid installer, can you justify your job? practice what you preach and look forward to the future and put yourself 10 years down the road. is it time to act now or wait and see how things go?
just a question?
"overpaid installers" will always be welcome. Do you know why? People who know what they are doing do it better, faster, and therefore make more money.
The "overpaid installers" act as mentors and leaders for the "new guys."
Give me a groups of "overpaid installers" any day over a group of rookies.
I found my last post. I'll post it here again so it doesn't get "lost". And there's no way in hell a union will get us $30/hr.
Sadly the union appears disorganized. Yup, I've been to a meeting (or two) and it felt like being invited to a Mary Kay party. "Next time bring more people, next time bring more people." How many meetings are their with just 2,3, or even just 10 people?
Think about this when you are pondering a contract. There is one representative from each office (a tech) and jenn napi to negotiate a contract. At your next weekly meeting look around and try to find that one person you think is articulate enough, knowledgeable enough, and can even spell negotiate. How confident are you now?
Maybe Portland can win by itself, but it will need about 100%. The union dropped the ball by dicking around for too long, and TWC listened to the issues and at least attempted to address them.
The Union has only helped stir up animosity and break us apart. No union rep has spoke up on this website about sticking together, or warning people about using names, and monitoring the content. Is this the kind of representation you want?
Not me.
It's NO for me.
READ MY POST AGAIN. 30 BUCKS A HOUR DOWN THE ROAD NOT OVERNIGHT. i'M TALKING 5, 10 YEARS. iT'S POSSIBLE I KNOW UNION WORKERS THAT MAKE THAT IN 10 YEARS.
I have done every coarse that twc offers. when i did them raises di not exist for them. back in the 90's. where is my compinsation. i cant get raises for them now. so how do i get more money. I have asked to get bumped in pay for all of them and was told no way .. union yes.. bout time
there is no such thing as overpaid when the company you work for measures it's profits in billions
p.s "it's a pretty darn good place to work thou?"
You took all the courses when you say? back in the 90's. Well son we think you will need to take some new courses old boy as a lot has changed since the 90's and you are way out of date. I dont believe the smack you are salad shooting about anyone saying no. You are asking the wrong question grasshopper, dont ask where is my money, ask where is my enrollment form so i can get started with my career path as I am sure there are some courses you can take that will benefit you. And what level are you now? What you make 50 bucks an hour already cause you are all the way at the top? bull&^&86t and quit kidding yourself man. Get real know what you are talking about salad boy.
Hey Brent
In response to your overtime problem: I have a relative in an insurance office, and even there they get manditory overtime year round. No choice in the matter, no thank you afterwards. Happens all the time buddy. You ask me we've got it pretty damn good compared to a lot of other workplaces.
if i hadn't had a raise sine the 90's when gas was 99 cents a gallon i probaly would have went to the tampon factory in lewy?
grasshopper? i know who your are!!!!!hahaha, no!!!!!?
Tampon factory would be a fitting place for you "salad boy". Think of the gas you will save not having to run down to the store for your tampons.
bulk shipment, no gas required it's part of ups plan i'm on it works for me, heavey bleeder, only supers
Brent stays:
stay strong
stay focused
stay smart
I say - Brent go have another beer or two - you'll feel better.
Portland Pride!
I was a union steward for IBEW a lot of years ago (in cable TV). All they did was take my dues, give a lot of lip service, as we watched the non-union employees get better raises, better medical, and better retirement plans than the Union could get for us.
The union is good for the slackers and those who want to whine and complain instead of going out and actually earning their pay and benefits, and then run and hide behind a grievance whenever something comes down the pike they do not like.
I recently was talking with an union electrician working at one of the paper mills who did nothing but brag about how little work they actually do during the day, and how much time and effort they spend "screwing" the man. Then he starting complaining about the mills closing and the work going overseas. YA Think!!
Check the IBEW - Verizon Contract, Mandatory overtime is actaully required per contract
manditory overtime is ok just keep it reasonable .
didnt one guy work 40 hrs ot in three days before flipping out .
if we had more techs ot would be easy to handle .
oh yea our jobs are not going over seas . our customers are here in the state of maine .
we work together every day at work , the problem is that the top people at time warner get all the profits .
we should work together so that we get what is ours .
fair pay , good benys , good working conditions .
of all the people i have talked to i have found less than 5 % to be non union .
thats all for now .
your friend and coworker .
brent marr
423-2998
" fair pay , good benys , good working conditions"
What part are you missing? I get all three.
how many of us will be happy with our jobs 5,10,20 years down the road when we are paying 10 dollars a gallon for gas , fuel to heat our homes , paying a morgage , raising a family , car payment , vacation with our family ??? .
not a bad job if you like staying home all the time watching free cable tv , and playing vidio games on your free internet .
and oh yea living with mom and dad rent free .
but the rest of us want more out of life than that .
A 4 % raise wont get us there .
i have friends that belong to unions and they do prety good .
i have seen both sides and union is better .
who you calling salad boy. I was doing cable when you where still in ya fathers sack. get a life man
Well I have to say there are some pretty ignorant comments made on this site.I have worked at this company for 15 years plus and I see the company making the same mistakes they were making back when I started.The changes they have made recently haven't been due to anyone's grand idea but more in driven due to competition in the indusry and a responsibilty to there share holders.Im not talking about the very recent changes such as the raises and how we are treated by management. I'm talking about the changes in the last couple of years to better postion the company for the future in this market industry.The mistakes I refered to earlier are the scheduling isssue which ultimately ends up in the techs laps tipically at the end of a long day.That has happed to me many times over the years and I know it still happens everyday on a regular basis to some techs.To be completely honest the company has treated me very well over the years and I don't have allot of concerns with my day to day duties.Most of the reason why I have stepped forward and embraced the union is due to what I see the new folks comming into the company are going through.My direct concerns are Saftey and being granted the respect and recourses I need to do my job.In the recent acquzition of the Adelphia systems I have been asked to maintain the plant in several new areas of the state with several didferent kinds of equipment.I beleive it has been almost two years now and I still can't get the equipment I need to cover these areas. We were never given any formal training on the new equipment. We were just exspected to figure it out on our own.And very very rarely do I get a thank you for doing so."Respect and Resources" Thats all I'm really asking for."Example" We have been asking for the propper lighting on our trucks ever since we started the night shift.That's been over two years and I still have to use my own light with the window open rain coming in to site the plant in an outage. Look at a CMP truck and you will see they are set up very well.They even have TWO lights mounted on there truck to site there plant at night.They work with two people onsite in storm and outages.Some of the techs have felt the need to purchase and mount there own lighting because the company hasen't been able to pull it together to get the truck setup for the work done at night weather it be scheduled or outage work.I find this unacceptable in a company that records millions in profit every year.Excuse my spelling.Im a plant maintenance tech not a teacher.As far as the aggression some of the techs have felt I can assure you that that is not a good repesentaion of the group as a whole.Working here this long I have come to know allot of folks in the company and as a whole this is a great bunch of people.If you don't like what your hearing from one person then talk to someone else, get there thoughts and make and educated decision.I have seen people try to make changes for the better in this company over the years.The company will even ask for our input but rarely do we see it put into action.We need to try something different this time and maybe the union is the answer.Look forward to your thoughts and ideas. NOT your personal attack on me.Please lets keep open minds and go about this professonally. Portland Tech
"Check the IBEW - Verizon Contract, Mandatory overtime is actaully required per contract"
Yeah 12 hours on busy seasons and 10 on non.
So beware, if we no not enough work they will pull all the cable off the poles and head to another country. Come on this is not a factory.
And with Mandatory overtime there is a limit, yeah I will work 15 hours to have the next day paid off. Ohh how about Sundays being paid double time. Ohh how about overtime after 8 hours, then double after 12. Hummm, I think theres some things we can change..
Of all the people I've talked to less than 5% want a union to come in and waste time, and cause trouble (which is pretty much all that's happened up until now.)
%5 is a good number..I guess you need to look at the other offices. Pro or no, There are more than 5%
The union has no ammo left. Brent man really what are you going to do when the fairpoint negotiations start? IBEW is soon to focus all of their attention on them as the interest here at TWC is so limited that they are probably thinking this has been a waste of their time. Then what are you going to do? Who is this guy talking about fair pay, good bennies and good working conditions? Brent man really what in the hell are you talking about man. Have you done any research. Ask some people about their benefit packages in other companies, ask them about their working conditions-how they are treated etc. And good pay man right...Brent you are obviously a pretty intellegent man but dude you are really discrediting yourself when you make comments like this. You need to look around you outside of this company and look at all of the people struggling just to pay for gas to get to and from work. Well Brent the "company" is paying for yours, and your benefits are like non other. And lets talk about your working conditions and please explain to all of us about your working conditions. Last I checked you are a maint guy who works at his own pace sweeping balancing and I am pretty sure you get out on time almost every day unless you are on call. What is really driving you on this subject really? We all want to know. Do you have a bone to pick with your super, manager or who rubbed you the wrong way man? Let me ask you one question and reading your posts I do believe you are level headed so please respond to my above questions as most of us really want to hear your opinion other than stay strong, stay focused, stay smart. This is great advice to live by every day I have to give you that.
GOOD TREATMENT LATLY BY THE COMPANY BUT DONT THINK IT WILL LAST . INTRESTING TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO PEOPLE THAT ARE CONTROLED BY THERE OWN FEAR .
HOW WILL WE LOOK AND THINK OF OURSELVES WHEN THIS IS OVER UNION OR NON UNION .
WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR I LIKE THE PERSON I SEE .
[ HOW ABOUT YOU ]
If you folks are thinking of going Union at least join the CWA.
The IBEW are wimps, they could not negotiate their way into a whorehouse with a fist full of 100 dollar Bills!
This IBEW is all about money – our money. I spoke to an electrician today on a site and asked him what he paid for dues. He said he pays about $80 a month. I’m no banker but $80 X 200 techs = $ 192,000 a year. Not bad money for not doing anything. I see no benefit of handing over my money to a union just to say I’m a member. Keep the cards to yourself –
Portland Pride!
$80 X 200 techs = $ 192,000 a year
Form your own union...with $192k you can hire a full time exec, and have plenty of pic nics! That's all they do!
Visit their web site.
Maybe they can use the money to update it. I suspect they are about as effective and up-to-date as their web site
Hey Brent - how much beer can you buy for $192,ooo? Should keep you vey happy - you could just lay around and drink beer all day. Pardon me I think I'll have another. Give me a break - I'll keep looking forward and not back to 2001 or 2002. It seems that you can't even figure out what year the man screwed you.
Have another beer - you'll feel better.
Boeing Union is talking strike:
The final offer presented yesterday provides raises of 5 percent the first year and 3 percent the following two years. The combined 11 percent raise would be the biggest since the one of the same amount in 1999. The union sought an increase at the top end of the 9 percent to 13 percent three-year range it's won recently for other aerospace companies.
Workers also would get a $2,500 payment if they approve the accord by Sept. 3, plus other bonuses. The plan would preserve the way Boeing uses contractors, rejecting changes the IAM sought and had warned it would be willing to strike over.
The total average annual value of the contract would be $110,400, 23 percent greater than the typical machinist's average compensation now, including overtime, bonuses and benefits, according to Healy. The average machinist's wage is about $26 an hour now, or about $54,000 a year.
GREEDY BASTARDS! HOPE THEY WALK AND LOSE THEIR JOBS!!
“This Labor Day, we commend those courageous American workers who are standing up to union intimidation, harassment, and even violence as they defend their cherished freedoms of conscience, speech, and association. And we work toward the day when no American is forced to pay tribute to an unwanted union.”
pay stinks , too much work , no respect , no future .
cmp and fairpoint dont put up with this treatment why should we .
all my fellow techs think union is the way to go and so do i .
Have another beer!
news flash !!!
portland press herald 8-30-08
portland teachers cash in with mind blowing raises .
thanks to a union contract that school officials now acknowledge was financially shaky , 42 educators received raises rangeng from 20 percent to 53 percent during the past school year , with 218 educators receiving an average pay hike of 12.8 percent .
one more group of people that are unionized [sticking together] and MUCH better off because of it .
less arguing between ourselves and more working together and we too could have a job that makes the front page of the portland press .
brent marr
423-2998
the last time union talks came thru i was new and thought why is everyone complaineing the company is doing what they can, all comments that i've seen here from anti-new techs liveing with mommy. 6 years later and i want a union i used to be new now i now as soon the company feels the union has failed they will and have in the past treat all u company men like shit, don't say we didn't tell ya.......
further more 3 of the recent managers here in portland were all PRO-UNION. They were the one's telling us we needed it and now they shit on you everyday get a clue I've allready sighned my card 100 plus points a day so don't tell me i;m lazy
whos got the union cards and how can i get one to sign .
news flash !!!
portland press herald 8-30-08
portland teachers cash in with mind blowing raises
NEWS FLASH...
Taxpayers are footing the bill on this one, no matter how much taxes go up they have to be paid.
Private sector pays cable bills, when they go up, subscribers will go to dish, layoffs and more contract labor will result...you union sheeple just don't get it do you?
Sign the card..vote the union in, then tell me 5 years from now what a great idea that was!
Leading union watchdog groups issue warning on organized labor’s looming power grabs
Springfield, VA (August 28, 2008) – Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and National Right to Work Committee, made the following statement regarding this year’s Labor Day holiday.
“On Labor Day, many Americans will get a much deserved day off. But as we celebrate the free-enterprise system and the value of hard work, union officials are mounting an unprecedented, billion-dollar campaign effort to grab more forced unionism power. Their goal is to elect a President and a filibuster-proof Senate that will give them even more tools to force workers to join or pay dues to a union.
“Throughout the United States, more than 12 million American workers are already compelled to pay dues or fees to unions as a condition of employment. And millions more workers are required by law to accept a union’s so-called ‘representation,’ even if they would rather negotiate with their employer themselves on their own merits. Today, union bosses are going all out to obtain even more special privileges to help bolster their forced-dues-paying ranks.
“Organized labor is intent on passage of several sweeping bills – including the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill, which would make workers even more vulnerable to union intimidation during union organizing drives, and the Police and Firefighter Monopoly Bargaining Act, which would force hundreds of thousands of America’s first responders into union collectives by federal fiat. The National Right to Work Committee is mobilizing its 2.2 million members to combat these and other bills intended to corral even more workers into forced unionism.
“Meanwhile, many workers feel they have little choice but to pay for organized labor’s billion-dollar 2008 election campaign, and many workers are unaware of their right to object. That’s why the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is providing free legal aid to thousands of employees nationwide seeking to get their money back. In fact, in October Foundation attorneys will argue their fourteenth case accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court – a case which defends the right of workers to refuse to pay for union activism using their mandatory union dues.
“This Labor Day, we commend those courageous American workers who are standing up to union intimidation, harassment, and even violence as they defend their cherished freedoms of conscience, speech, and association. And we work toward the day when no American is forced to pay tribute to an unwanted union.”
"pay stinks , too much work , no respect , no future ."
McDonald's is hiring!
What are your rights if the union is conducting organizing drive at my workplace?
The union is conducting a "card check" organizing drive at my workplace, and I am not interested in union representation. What are my rights?
If a union collects signed "authorization cards" from 50% plus 1 of the employees at your workplace, your employer could declare that the union is the exclusive representative of all employees without a secret ballot election.
You have the legal right to: (1) not sign a union authorization card; (2) revoke any authorization card you may have signed; (3) sign and circulate a petition against union representation; and (4), if your employer recognizes the union as your representative, request a secret-ballot election to decertify the union under the NLRB’s ruling in Dana Corp., 351 NLRB No. 28 (2007),
(1) You have a legal right to refrain from signing a union authorization card. Whether you wish to sign a union authorization card is completely up to you. It is unlawful for an employer or a union to threaten or coerce any employee to sign a union authorization card, or to misrepresent the purpose of the card.
For example, it is unlawful for a union or employer to tell employees that they will be fired when the union gets in if they don't sign a card. Employees should also beware of union propaganda that claims, "We already have a majority of signed cards, and we want you to sign in order to show the employer that we really have a unanimous workforce." If the union truly had a majority of signed cards, it would likely have already demanded exclusive representation status from the employer, and would not be wasting its time collecting more signatures.
(2) You have a legal right to revoke any union authorization card that you have signed. It is illegal for a union to restrict your right to revoke a union authorization card that you may signed.
You may revoke any union authorization card you have signed by simply signing a letter, card, petition, or other document stating that you do not support the union, or that you support another union. Under the National Labor Relations Board's "dual card" doctrine, it is well-established that when an employee signs two documents with conflicting statements of union support --- for example, signing a card both for and against union representation --- then neither document is a valid proof of the employee's representational preference. See Parkwood Developmental Center Inc., 347 N.L.R.B. No. 95 (2006); Le Marquis Hotel, LLC, 340 N.L.R.B. No. 64 (2003). Quite simply, the two documents cancel each other out.
Under the "dual card" doctrine, you do not need to communicate your opposition to union representation to the union, or to your employer, to render your prior union authorization card invalid as a matter of law. However, if you do not inform the union or your employer that you have revoked the union authorization card that you signed, there is a possibility that the union or employer may count you as a union supporter during any card count (even though your card is invalid as a matter of law).
Thus, we strongly recommend that, if you wish to revoke a union authorization card, you notify in writing both the union and your employer that you are doing so to ensure that your representational preference is known. You should send a letter by certified mail, return receipt requested, so that you have proof of delivery.
(3) You have a legal right to sign and circulate petitions against union representation. You have the legal right to campaign against union representation if you choose, provided that it is done on non-work time (such as during work breaks) and in non-work locations (such as in break or lunch rooms). An employer cannot discriminate against employees based on their support or opposition to union representation, if done on non-work time in non-work areas.
You have the legal right to sign and circulate cards or petitions against union representation, on non-work time and in non work-areas. If you oppose the representation of a union, signing and circulating such a petition is perhaps the most important thing that you can do to exercise your legal right to refrain from union representation.
One reason circulating such a petition is important is that, under the "dual card" doctrine, an employee's signature on a card or petition against union representation invalidates any union authorization card that he or she may have signed before, or signs in the future, for up to one year. Thus, if 50% of more of employees in a bargaining unit sign a card or petition against union representation, it is mathematically impossible for the union to organize your facility via a "card check" for one year.
Moreover, signatures on cards or petitions against union representation can be used to support a request for a secret-ballot election if your employer recognizes a union by a card check in the future. As explained below, if 30% or more of employees sign cards or petitions against union representation, employees can later use those signatures to request a secret-ballot election within 45 days after card-check recognition is announced.
(4) Employees have the right to request a secret-ballot vote if their employer recognizes a union based on union authorization cards. Under the NLRB’s ruling in Dana Corp., 351 N.L.R.B. No. 28 (2007), employees can file a petition for decertification with the NLRB to obtain a secret-ballot election, provided that the petition for decertification is filed within 45 days after the employees are publicly notified of the “recognition” of the union.
Under Dana Corp., unions and employers must notify the NLRB when the employer recognizes a union as an exclusive representative. When this happens, the NLRB will give the employer and union an official notice that must be posted in conspicuous places in the workplace.
That NLRB notice will inform employees that: (1) the employer (on _____ date) has recognized the union as the employees' exclusive bargaining representative based on evidence indicating that a majority of employees in a described bargaining unit desire its representation; (2) all employees, including those who previously signed cards in support of the recognized union, have the right to be represented by a union of their choice or by no union at all; (3) within 45 days from the date of the posting of notice, a decertification petition signed by 30 percent or more of the unit employees may be filed with the NLRB for a secret-ballot election to determine whether or not the unit employees wish to be represented by the union; (4) any properly supported petition filed within the 45-day period will be processed according to the Board's normal procedures; and (5) if no petition is filed within 45 days from the date of this notice, then the recognized union's status as the unit employees' exclusive majority bargaining representative will not be subject to challenge for a reasonable period of time following the expiration of the 45-day window period, to permit the union and the employer an opportunity to negotiate a collective-bargaining agreement.
In short, if a union is recognized as your exclusive representative via a "card check," you have 45 days from the date of posting of the official NLRB-prepared notice to petition for a secret-ballot election to decertify the union. To petition for a secret-ballot election, you must: (1) obtain a "showing of interest" petition signed by 30% or more of employees stating their opposition to representation by the union and desire for an election (click here for Sample Petition), and (2) fill out an NLRB Form 502. The "showing of interest" petition and four copies of NLRB Form 502 must then be submitted to your local NLRB Regional Office. If the official NLRB-prepared notice of recognition of a union is not posted, but you learn in some other way that your employer has recognized a union without a secret-ballot election, a decertification petition can be filed at any time.
It is important to remember that the signatures on the 30% “showing of interest” can be collected BEFORE the “recognition” is declared, so employees need not wait to begin collecting the signatures. In fact, if employees oppose union representation and oppose having a union come into their workplace based only on “authorization cards” with no secret-ballot election, they can begin collecting signatures immediately, even while the union is collecting its own signatures.
In conclusion, every employee has a protected legal right to decide whether to sign a union authorization card, free from threats, restraint, harassment, coercion, or misrepresentation. employees should be able to make this choice in an atmosphere free of restraint, threats and coercion.
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"EmployerReport.com has been purposefully designed as a no-frills, in-your-face-all-the-time web site," says Peter List, Founder & CEO of EmployerReport.com. "Our mission is to draw attention to the issues and institutions that are costing Americans their jobs--from labor unions to the politicians in their pockets, and all others who make it more difficult for American business and America's workers to succeed."
EmployerReport.com is based on a simple idea: To provide the business and legal community, as well as human resource, labor and employee relations professionals with up-to-date information through a simple, easy to navigate website. Information is updated by 7 am (EST), Sunday through Friday.
"Today, our country is in the midst of an ideological war that is jeopardizing the system of free-market enterprise that has made this nation so great," states List. "American business is under attack from labor unions, over-burdensome regulation, and unrelenting litigation that is costing employers and our economy billions of dollars and has cost millions of Americans their jobs as capital has been forced to seek refuge overseas."
The goal of EmployerReport.com is to serve as a resource for the business and legal community to keep abreast of current issues that affect America's ability to compete in a global marketplace.
List,a former local union leader who, ironically, had his own factory job outsourced to Mexico in the early 1990s is one of the nation's most sought-after labor and employee relations experts. His consulting firm Kulture, LLC, is a nationally-known labor and employee relations consulting firm that works with employers to resolve issues that arise in the employment relationship.
"When Americans see their jobs being outsourced, the blame is often wrongfully aimed at business," says List, "when, in fact, the blame should laid at the feet of those who have forced companies to relocate elsewhere."
"One of the biggest threats facing America today is the threat from today's labor movement and the 'Kill American Jobs Act,' otherwise known as the Employee Free Choice Act," explains List. "If passed, this legislation will be the biggest political payoff in history to any special interest group, yet it will also have the biggest destructive impact on American jobs since the Great Depression. Beyond seeing this bill defeated, our goal is to promote freedom in the marketplace to give employers and their workers a better chance at competing in a global economy."
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ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW)
Alabama Local Treasurer Sentenced for Embezzlement
On June 4, Kenneth H. Mays, former treasurer of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1053, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to five years probation for embezzling funds from the Demopolis, Ala. union. He also will have to pay $37,197 in restitution and a special $100 assessment. Mays pleaded guilty in January.
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS (CWA)
District Regional Boss Sentenced for Embezzlement
On June 22, Kermit Dorsey, former regional administrator for Communications Workers of America District 7, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 500 hours of community service to be completed within three years and a term of probation to expire at the completion of service. Dorsey pleaded guilty in March to embezzling $22,798.29 in union funds. CWA District 7, headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, represents about 55,000 workers from more than 150 employers.
Labor unions were created in the 19th century (1899) to protect children and workers from unfair labor practices that came as a result of the Industrial Revolution. These conditions no longer exist today so there is no need for labor unions. Labor laws and free enterprise protect workers now.
Labor unions drive up the cost of products and are taking jobs away from Americans. US companies are looking elsewhere for labor they can afford.
Labor unions have crippled American manufacturing which is slowly disappearing. Many companies have relocated their manufacturing facilities outside of the US to save labor costs. Ohio Art, makers of the “Etch-A-Sketch”, made a decision several years ago to do just that.
Labor unions are hurting the American car industry. American car companies are having trouble competing with the Japanese. Thanks to labor unions, American cars may soon be a thing of the past.
Labor unions are self serving–more interested in their own self preservation than the good of their members.
Labor unions create an adversarial relationship between labor and management.
Labor disputes hurt customers and the public (talk about biting the hand that feeds you). Everyone looses when they strike.
Labor unions actually take away wages from workers. Workers are forced to pay dues that lower their earnings.
Labor unions distort the truth through propaganda designed to stir up workers during strikes. This makes things worse.
Labor unions cripple workers by making them dependent on the union for continued wage increases and benefits. The labor union inflates the value of their jobs.
Labor unions are bullies! They use old school tactics that rely mostly on fear and intimidation
In my opinion, labor unions need to go away. They once served a purpose but that time has long since past. They have turned into very powerful, self serving organizations that are hurting America and our ability to compete with the rest of the world.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An executive vice president of the Service Employees International Union has stepped aside in the midst of financial probes, and her ex-boyfriend was told to repay tens of thousands of dollars in union funds, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.
The SEIU acknowledged Saturday that its top California officer, Annelle Grajeda, has taken a leave of absence while it investigates allegations that she was improperly involved in making payments to her former boyfriend.
SEIU spokeswoman Elizabeth Brennan issued a statement Saturday saying Grajeda's voluntary leave was designed to "rule out any questions about the thoroughness and transparency of the union's actions to clear up these allegations and questions."
Grajeda was "very confident" she would be exonerated, she told the Times on Saturday.
The SEIU said that it has demanded that her ex-boyfriend, former Los Angeles chapter president Alejandro Stephens, return money he received from the local and the state council.
He was paid nearly $89,000 in consulting fees and "disbursements for official business" by those entities last year, according to the union's financial filings with the U.S. Labor Department.
That money was part of a severance agreement made with Stephens when he lost his presidency of the local chapter when it consolidated with some others, SEIU spokeswoman Michelle Ringuette said.
The union contends he violated that agreement by taking money from the local chapter while working as a county employee.
Two other SEIU leaders have been placed on leave recently amid allegations that the group's largest local, United-Long-Term Care Workers, misspent $1 million of members' dues.
The local, which represents thousands of health care employees, is the subject of federal inquiries into payments that made to companies owned by relatives of local President Tyrone Freeman. Freeman and his former chief of staff, Rickman Jackson, who now heads the ULTCW's Detroit local, are both on leave.
Powerful Philly IBEW in corruption probe
In a new court filing, prosecutors investigating John J. Dougherty's extensive home renovations disclose what they say is the labor leader's explanation for how he paid for some of the work: His father-in-law provided $200,000. But in the same court filing, entered late Wednesday, prosecutors say the chief financial officer for the contractor has no record of any $200,000 payment. Sources said authorities had been told by parties involved that the $200,000 was delivered in cash.
The document was filed in preparation for the May 19 trial of the contractor, Donald "Gus" Dougherty Jr., who is accused of doing much of the work free in violation of a law that prohibits contractors from providing gifts to leaders of unions doing related work.
John Dougherty, business manager of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, remains under investigation but has not been charged with any wrongdoing. He says he has done nothing wrong.
The documents added detail to the allegations about a close financial tie between the Doughertys, who are not related but who have been friends since childhood in South Philadelphia. They include:
That Gus Dougherty gave John Dougherty a $5,533 ladies' Cartier watch that the union leader, in turn, gave to a "personal friend" as a birthday gift in 2004.
That Gus Dougherty improperly collected $900,000 from a special union fund even as he failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars into a separate union health and welfare account. Prosecutors say this is additional evidence that the contractor had a motive to do free work for John Dougherty.
Henry E. Hockeimer Jr., who represents John Dougherty, declined to comment. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Anita Eve and Paul Gray would not elaborate on their filing.
Gus Dougherty's lawyer, Eric Sitarchuk, declined to comment on the $200,000 issue, but he said he would vigorously oppose the government's motion to allow the jury to hear about the watch and the alleged payment of nearly $900,000.
Eve and Gray argue that the new allegations buttress their case that Gus Dougherty violated the federal Taft-Hartley Act. The act prohibits the payment of money or other gifts to an officer or employee of a labor organization that represents a contractor's employees. Union officers and employees are also barred from accepting such payments, though fair-market transactions are permitted.
IBEW Local 98 lawyer George Bochetto said the local, its officers, and the vast majority of its members were "victims of the acts" of Gus Dougherty, and that "aggressive legal action" was being pursued to hold Gus Dougherty financially responsible for his actions.
"There has never been a scintilla of evidence produced or even alleged that the union in any way countenanced or, for that matter, at the time, even knew about the activities of Gus Dougherty," Bochetto wrote in a letter to The Inquirer yesterday.
Gus Dougherty pleaded guilty last month to 98 federal charges. He admitted paying himself and employees in cash to avoid paying $2.6 million in taxes and about $1 million in required contributions to the union's employee benefit plan. He also pleaded guilty to bribing a bank official who helped him obtain $4.7 million in loans despite his poor credit rating.
Gus Dougherty is contesting the two counts alleging the illegal payments to John Dougherty, who just lost a primary race for the Democratic nomination to replace State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo.
Gus Dougherty's trial will focus on allegations of illegal payments to John Dougherty - through the sale of a Shore house for $24,000 less than market value, and the performance of $115,000 of electrical work on the labor leader's house during the renovation.
The total renovation cost exceeded $400,000, with other work given to another contractor.
In their new filing, prosecutors say Gus Dougherty's firm, Dougherty Electric, got $892,000 between 2001 and 2005 from a special fund intended to subsidize contractors who hired union workers to help them compete against nonunion shops.
He withdrew most of this money as cash, and spent it on such items as a $40,000 entertainment system for his Shore home, prosecutors say in the documents.
The government says he should have been ineligible for the help from the fund because he failed to make $869,000 in required payments to a separate union health and welfare fund.
The government's filing also cites a May 2006 letter from another lawyer for John Dougherty that cited his father-in-law as the source of $200,000, with $52,000 more added by John Dougherty.
Federal authorities are suspicious of John Dougherty's explanation of how he paid for the renovations.
Prosecutors said in their filing that the payment was not documented for more than a year and not until after the people involved realized they were under federal investigation.
John Dougherty's father-in-law, Joseph Conroy of South Philadelphia, declined to comment yesterday on the reported $200,000 payment. Conroy, 68, who formerly worked in the trucking industry, recently was a court aide, earning about $39,000 a year.
PROBE INTO UNION EXPANDS NLRB BROADENS INVESTIGATION OF US WEST DIRECT
By David Pasztor
Published on December 29, 1993
Months after allegations of union corruption and favoritism first surfaced at the U S West Direct Yellow Pages sales office in Phoenix, investigations into the company and officers of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1269 are mushrooming.
Three federal agencies have now been asked to probe various allegations made by current and former workers against the company, union or both, including charges of discrimination and union election fraud.
In April, New Times reported that current and former union members contended that IBEW officers--including ranking Phoenix union official Karen Ortega--had sold them out. Two former Yellow Pages salespeople had filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board, which then filed a formal complaint against the company and the union ("A Union Made in Hell," April 7).
The two women, Kathy Smith and Kim Seagraves, charged that IBEW officers--with the cooperation of U S West Direct managers--had fabricated misconduct allegations against them and caused them to be illegally fired.
The fired women, and others, alleged that Ortega and other union officers used their positions to investigate fellow IBEW members and have them disciplined or fired. Ortega and at least one union steward were also accused of using their IBEW positions to garner special treatment for themselves from U S West Direct management by manipulating sales accounts and enhancing their own performance and bonuses.
Ortega and IBEW Business Agent Peter Pusateri, while refusing to discuss the complaints in detail, have denied any wrongdoing.
Since the initial NLRB complaint was filed, charges have been brought against the company or union on three fronts:
ù The NLRB has broadened its probe of Smith and Seagraves' firings into other allegations of unfair labor practices by U S West Direct and alleged favoritism granted to Ortega and other union officials.
ù The Department of Labor has been asked to investigate alleged irregularities during a June 25 IBEW election in which Ortega, a member of the local's executive board, and Pusateri handily retained their posts.
ù The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, which enforces antidiscrimination laws at companies doing business with the federal government, is checking complaints that U S West Direct discriminates against female employees.
Current and former employees, and sources close to the investigations, say that U S West Direct and the union are slowly being consumed by the allegations.
"Every step, every month, every week, this has gotten bigger, and the company can't stop it," says one source.
U S West Direct, through a spokesperson, declined to comment on the investigations. IBEW Business Agent Pusateri says he is unaware of election complaints filed with the Labor Department and declined to discuss other allegations. Ortega could not be reached for comment for this story.
IBEW Local 1269, which has about 1,000 members, represents U S West Direct Yellow Pages salespeople in Arizona and six other states. The local also represents Pacific Bell Yellow Pages workers in parts of California.
Pusateri, based at the local's San Francisco office, has been the top local officer for 30 years. Ortega, a 13-year U S West Direct employee and former shop steward, was elected to the local's governing board in 1990 and reelected this summer.
The union, and its relationship with U S West Direct management, is now undergoing a rare level of scrutiny by the NLRB, confirms NLRB Regional Director Roy Garner.
Two attorneys have been poring through thousands of documents, Garner says, and interviewing current and former Yellow Pages employees in preparation for an expected trial.
Garner says the NLRB settles about 90 percent of its cases without formal trials. When trials are conducted, he says, they generally last only a few days.
But in the U S West Direct case, Garner says, an NLRB judge has scheduled five weeks for public trial beginning in late February. "It is unusual to schedule a trial for this many hearing days," Garner says. "This is primarily a document case, and it will take some time."
Earlier this month, the NLRB expanded the scope of its allegations against U S West Direct and the IBEW beyond just the Smith and Seagraves firings.
In an amended complaint filed with the NLRB judge, agency attorneys contended that the company and union have become too cozy.
"The [company] created the impression among its bargaining unit employees that [U S West Direct] and the [IBEW] had entered into an arrangement whereby the [IBEW's] officers, agents and representatives had the authority to investigate employees for alleged breach of company policies, rules and regulations, and the [IBEW] could effectively recommend to the [company] the suspensions, discharges and other discipline of bargaining unit employees," the amended complaint says.
The complaint further alleges that the IBEW "by its officers, agents and representatives has engaged in a course and conduct of activities to secure special and more favorable terms and conditions of employment, awards and privileges from [U S West Direct] for its officers, agents and representatives and to deny similar benefits to other bargaining unit employees for self-serving reasons and in derogation of the [IBEW's] fiduciary obligation to represent all employees in a fair and impartial manner."
The NLRB also expanded the list of U S West Direct managers named in the complaint to include several high-ranking company officials from U S West Direct's Denver headquarters. Among those now named are company President Sol Trujillo and Vice President Carol Johnson. Previously, only managers in the Phoenix U S West Direct office had been named.
Kathy Smith, one of the fired employees still fighting to win her job back, says she is overwhelmed by the effort expended by the NLRB on the case and is waiting for a courtroom showdown with the company and union.
"This is the time that we have been waiting for," Smith says. "For [the company and union], it doesn't get any better. It just gets worse."
Soon after the NLRB broadened its complaint, another U S West Direct employee filed new NLRB charges against the company and union, alleging that union officials received preferential treatment from the company "in the processing and distribution of accounts, whereby said union agents receive commissions, assignments and other economic benefits and rewards not available to other bargaining unit employees."
In her written complaint, the employee also charges that, in the course of its in-house investigation into the situation, U S West Direct improperly interrogated her without informing her of her legal rights or allowing her representation while she was being questioned by a company-hired attorney.
Garner says the new allegations will also be investigated. "There is a continuation [of the investigation], and it will expand if we find merit," Garner says.
At least one other employee has filed a discrimination complaint with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, contending that the company discriminates against women employees.
"We do have an open case, I can confirm that," says Joseph Franco of the OFCCP's Phoenix office. The agency, however, does not discuss pending cases in detail, he says.
Meanwhile, Kristin Hart, a Pacific Bell Yellow Pages saleswoman who unsuccessfully challenged Pusateri for the top local post in the June election, says she is continuing to press for a Department of Labor investigation into alleged election irregularities.
Hart contends that the local violated its constitution while conducting the election by failing to give members proper notice of nominating procedures, failing to make sure all eligible members received ballots and blocking opposition candidates from communicating with members.
She also contends that Pusateri and Ortega improperly used union resources and money to campaign for their offices, and says she would like to have the union books audited and the election results thrown out.
BLAH FUCKING BLAH. YOU DONT WANT IT, DONT SIGN. LOTS OF WASTED SPACE, WHERES THE CARDS TO SIGN.
brents got cards call him .
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I wonder how much is Brent getting for each sucker he gets? will he need to pay it back if it backfires on him?
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Come on Brent answer the question. How much do you get? I heard 2 rumers, one was $50 and the other was $100. How much, solidarity brother, I am still getting the same pay whether I vote yes or no. Don't be shy, everyone needs to know.
brent isn't getting anything sighn or shut up
Most techs have heard that we are at the point of signing union cards . any one that would like to sign a union card please feel free to call me .
In order to have union representation in our jobs this is the next step before we can file for an election .
Anything of value most often takes effort . to form a strong union will take effort and commitment from many of us .
your friend and coworker .
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All of us in portland are signing. We have been treated like shit down here for years, our sups have not helped the cause yeah come on out in the field-never. You know I have been here in portland for 6 years and never had my sup come out to a job with me. what does that tell you? oh yeah just pull me in the office when you want to shit on me well thanks for the update on all the good shit i have been doing for the company. oh yeah and dont answere your phone or anything when i call you in the day just avoid me and never call me back -oh yes i forgot you are so busy... most of the sups down here are all the same and always have been even when "promoted". there has been a storm brewing now for PR and this year we are finally going to act. this thing is bigger and stronger than it has ever been and we will get the respect we deserve.
All of Portland signing? Nice exaggeration. I know many that aren't (myself included).
Sadly the union reps have failed to answer even the most basic questions put to them.
I'm not signing! Never will!
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Hanna was expected to move across the Bahamas on Wednesday and Thursday and to hit the U.S. on Friday, somewhere between South Florida and the Carolinas, forecasters said.
People salvage items from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Hanna in L'Artibonite, Haiti, on Tuesday.
1 of 2 Hanna's winds were at 60 mph, but it was expected to strengthen and could regain hurricane status by Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said.
At 8 a.m. ET Wednesday, Hanna was about 105 miles southeast of Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas, the hurricane center said.
It was moving eastward at about 5 mph and was expected to speed up and make a turn to the northwest later Wednesday, the center said. It described Hanna's path as "erratic."
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency Tuesday to get ready for Hanna, The Associated Press reported. Florida could get flash floods and wind gusts of up to 111 mph, he told the AP. Watch what Florida is doing to prepare »
Following Hanna is Tropical Storm Ike, which formed Monday, and is forecast to cross into the Caribbean as a hurricane on Saturday or Sunday. Ike is heading toward the Caribbean at 18 mph with top wind speeds of 65 mph, the hurricane center said at 5 a.m. ET. Watch how the storms pose a triple threat »
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Behind Ike is Tropical Storm Josephine, with top winds near 60 mph, the hurricane center said at 5 a.m. ET. Josephine is about 220 miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands off western Africa.
Hanna caused severe flooding in Haiti's port city of Gonaives, and rescue efforts have been hampered because of flooded bridges and roads, some of which Hurricane Gustav washed out last week, a local official said.
Authorities said the storm killed 23 people in Haiti, the AP reported.
Two university students were swept away by flowing water in Puerto Rico, and at least one of them was killed, according to the AP.
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- David Letterman wants to stick with CBS' "Late Show" through his contract -- and maybe longer -- as rival Jay Leno prepares to surrender the "Tonight" reins next year.
David Letterman appears outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York during a taping of his show.
"The way I feel now, I would like to go beyond 2010, not much beyond, but you know, enough to go beyond. You always like to be able to excuse yourself on your own terms," Letterman said in an interview in Rolling Stone magazine.
"If the network is happy with that, great. If they wanna make a change in 2010, you know, I'm fine with that, too," Letterman said.
Letterman, along with Chris Rock and Tina Fey, is featured on the comedy-focused cover of the Rolling Stone issue out Friday.
Letterman, 61, questioned why NBC is proceeding with its plan to remove Leno, who consistently tops the late-night ratings. Conan O'Brien will take over "Tonight" in June 2009, with Jimmy Fallon moving into O'Brien's "Late Night" chair.
"Unless I'm misunderstanding something, I don't know why, after the job Jay has done for them, why they would relinquish that," Letterman said, adding, "I have to believe he was not happy about it."
Letterman speculated whether "that's actually what's going to happen," while acknowledging NBC might be too far down the road to retreat.
NBC is angling to keep Leno, 58, with NBC Universal but the late-night king has indicated he's ready to jump ship. Eager NBC competitors, including other networks and syndicators, are prepared to help him make the leap.
Letterman, who called O'Brien "a very funny guy," was asked about facing him as the new "Tonight" host. A cautious Letterman said he couldn't predict the outcome.
"It will be weird to see Conan at 11:30, don't you think? Which is not to say he can't succeed, but, no, I don't know what the competition will be like. I hope we're able to do OK."
In the Rolling Stone article, Letterman discusses guests including Madonna, Oprah Winfrey and Howard Stern, with the most moving remarks about musician Warren Zevon, who appeared on "Late Show" shortly before his 2003 death from cancer.
Letterman recalled his "heartbreaking" meeting with Zevon in a dressing room after the show.
"Here's a guy who had months to live and we're making small talk. And as we're talking, he's taking his guitar strap and hooking it, wrapping it around, then he puts the guitar into the case and he flips the snaps on the case and says, `Here, I want you to have this, take good care of it.' And I just started sobbing
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PUBLIC COMMENT: Sherrill Hallett speaks on Tuesday night during a meeting of the Chelsea board of selectmen. There was a long public discussion and vote about paving on the Hallowell and Mud Mill Roads.
See story
CHELSEA: Road rage aimed at selectmen
CHELSEA -- Angry residents crammed into the Town Office for Tuesday's selectmen's meeting anxious to scold town officials for their handling of a contract dispute with a paving company and to urge the board to take a stand.
Feds seek greater salmon protection
The federal government would like to offer the Atlantic salmon further protection.
SAD 47 board to vote on health survey
OAKLAND -- School Administrative District 47 board members tonight will vote on whether to allow a health survey of students at Messalonskee Middle School.
BELGRADE NEW DIGS
BELGRADE -- The vision for an expanded public library and Town Office complex is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Hall-Dale school board prepared to meet tonight
Members of the Hall-Dale school board will hold their first meeting of the school year tonight, discussing first-day-of-school reports with district principals and listening to updates from the Dresden and Chelsea school committees.
READFIELD Music to fill church
READFIELD -- Musician and concert organizer Ed DesJardins has routinely packed the house when hosting performances in his own home in Readfield.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of cases closed Aug. 21 to Aug. 27 in Augusta District Court:
POLICE
GARDINER -- Two people are facing a litany of charges after a brief high-speed chase Saturday morning.
More news >
Today's Sports
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Portland an underdog in minor league version of rivalry
PORTLAND -- The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has taken a break in 2008, with the emergence of the Tampa Bay Rays and the decline of the Yankees.
Colby College cross country among nation's best
WATERVILLE -- Despite the loss of four runners to graduation, the Colby College women's cross country team enters the 2008 season ranked 12th in Division III. With five of the top seven runners back from last season, the Mules should contend in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and could improve their finish in the NCAA Championship meet, where they placed 11th in 2007.
Thebarge hoping to start new era with Thomas field hockey
The Thomas College field hockey program doesn't have much in the way of tradition. The Terriers haven't won more than five games in a season since 2004.
Check out our high school sports blogs.
More sports >
A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
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Special reports and projects
Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series. Read Kennebec Land Trust series.
Capitals series
Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
Maine's aging boomers
Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.
A look back at Maine's Governors
Maine has had some interesting characters who have occupied the Blaine House over the years. Read the stories and list of governors here.
'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards.
For more, click here.
Business & finance
Keep an eye on the markets. Check your stocks. Track your mutual funds. Use our new business site to keep tabs on your investments and the latest financial news from Wall Street and beyond. Click here.
Business headlines from around Maine
Maine town meetings
When, where and what. Whether in Central or Southern Maine, we have your town covered. Complete Somerset, Kennebec and Franklin County town meeting updates and town election results. Also coverage from Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln counties courtesy of our sister paper — the Portland Press Herald. Get statewide gavel-to-gavel coverage here.
Web cams
LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
View Kennebec River web cam.
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76 °F / 24 °C
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Staff photo by Joe Phelan
PUBLIC COMMENT: Sherrill Hallett speaks on Tuesday night during a meeting of the Chelsea board of selectmen. There was a long public discussion and vote about paving on the Hallowell and Mud Mill Roads.
See story
CHELSEA: Road rage aimed at selectmen
CHELSEA -- Angry residents crammed into the Town Office for Tuesday's selectmen's meeting anxious to scold town officials for their handling of a contract dispute with a paving company and to urge the board to take a stand.
Feds seek greater salmon protection
The federal government would like to offer the Atlantic salmon further protection.
SAD 47 board to vote on health survey
OAKLAND -- School Administrative District 47 board members tonight will vote on whether to allow a health survey of students at Messalonskee Middle School.
BELGRADE NEW DIGS
BELGRADE -- The vision for an expanded public library and Town Office complex is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Hall-Dale school board prepared to meet tonight
Members of the Hall-Dale school board will hold their first meeting of the school year tonight, discussing first-day-of-school reports with district principals and listening to updates from the Dresden and Chelsea school committees.
READFIELD Music to fill church
READFIELD -- Musician and concert organizer Ed DesJardins has routinely packed the house when hosting performances in his own home in Readfield.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of cases closed Aug. 21 to Aug. 27 in Augusta District Court:
POLICE
GARDINER -- Two people are facing a litany of charges after a brief high-speed chase Saturday morning.
More news >
Today's Sports
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Portland an underdog in minor league version of rivalry
PORTLAND -- The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has taken a break in 2008, with the emergence of the Tampa Bay Rays and the decline of the Yankees.
Colby College cross country among nation's best
WATERVILLE -- Despite the loss of four runners to graduation, the Colby College women's cross country team enters the 2008 season ranked 12th in Division III. With five of the top seven runners back from last season, the Mules should contend in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and could improve their finish in the NCAA Championship meet, where they placed 11th in 2007.
Thebarge hoping to start new era with Thomas field hockey
The Thomas College field hockey program doesn't have much in the way of tradition. The Terriers haven't won more than five games in a season since 2004.
Check out our high school sports blogs.
More sports >
A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Search the News Archive for earlier stories
Special reports and projects
Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series. Read Kennebec Land Trust series.
Capitals series
Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
Maine's aging boomers
Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.
A look back at Maine's Governors
Maine has had some interesting characters who have occupied the Blaine House over the years. Read the stories and list of governors here.
'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards.
For more, click here.
Business & finance
Keep an eye on the markets. Check your stocks. Track your mutual funds. Use our new business site to keep tabs on your investments and the latest financial news from Wall Street and beyond. Click here.
Business headlines from around Maine
Maine town meetings
When, where and what. Whether in Central or Southern Maine, we have your town covered. Complete Somerset, Kennebec and Franklin County town meeting updates and town election results. Also coverage from Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln counties courtesy of our sister paper — the Portland Press Herald. Get statewide gavel-to-gavel coverage here.
Web cams
LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
View Kennebec River web cam.
Corrections
Errors that appear in the Kennebec Journal will be corrected in the print edition of the paper as soon as possible. We encourage readers to bring errors to our attention. Please call 1-800-537-5508 or send an e-mail.
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Baby, adult injured in car accident 4:52 PM
Warhol exhibit in Presque Isle 3:05 PM
Hall-Dale School Board to meet tonight 2:35 PM
New technology grant program announced 2:35 PM
Regulators OK purchase of Maine's Energy East 2:28 PM
UPDATE: Man pleads not guilty in double shooting 2:22 PM
Wayne names new manager 2:00 PM
UPDATE: GOP campaign for Obama kicks off today 1:40 PM
Saddleback names former Sugarloaf co-owner CEO 1:36 PM
SAD 11 board to meet Thursday 1:14 PM
Norridgewock has best gas price 12:52 PM
Study panel focuses on farmland 11:40 AM
Bangor trucker opens Kentucky office 11:32 AM
Katahdin Paper Co. mills lose millions 10:50 AM
UMaine 1965 football squad to be honored 10:41 AM
Lobstermen face bait shortage 9:54 AM
Pilots bound for North Pole to stop in Greenville 9:52 AM
Baldacci swears in judge 9:43 AM
Maine man pleads guilty in Indiana killing 9:34 AM
Who stole the big ape? 9:33 AM
12:30 AM
News updates from around Maine
Today's Weather:
Augusta, Maine (Airport)
Updated: 4:53 PM EDT on September 03, 2008
76 °F / 24 °C
Clear
See Detailed Forecast >>
High school sports preview
Did you miss our Fall Sports Preview section? No sweat. Get the scoop on your favorite football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf teams and athletes as they kick off the 2008 season. Visit our high school previews web site.
BLOGS
Republican Report
Convention off to good start; Rove 'awesome'
09/02/08
UMF student Alex Willette blogs from the Republican National Convention
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
PUBLIC COMMENT: Sherrill Hallett speaks on Tuesday night during a meeting of the Chelsea board of selectmen. There was a long public discussion and vote about paving on the Hallowell and Mud Mill Roads.
See story
CHELSEA: Road rage aimed at selectmen
CHELSEA -- Angry residents crammed into the Town Office for Tuesday's selectmen's meeting anxious to scold town officials for their handling of a contract dispute with a paving company and to urge the board to take a stand.
Feds seek greater salmon protection
The federal government would like to offer the Atlantic salmon further protection.
SAD 47 board to vote on health survey
OAKLAND -- School Administrative District 47 board members tonight will vote on whether to allow a health survey of students at Messalonskee Middle School.
BELGRADE NEW DIGS
BELGRADE -- The vision for an expanded public library and Town Office complex is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Hall-Dale school board prepared to meet tonight
Members of the Hall-Dale school board will hold their first meeting of the school year tonight, discussing first-day-of-school reports with district principals and listening to updates from the Dresden and Chelsea school committees.
READFIELD Music to fill church
READFIELD -- Musician and concert organizer Ed DesJardins has routinely packed the house when hosting performances in his own home in Readfield.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of cases closed Aug. 21 to Aug. 27 in Augusta District Court:
POLICE
GARDINER -- Two people are facing a litany of charges after a brief high-speed chase Saturday morning.
More news >
Today's Sports
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Portland an underdog in minor league version of rivalry
PORTLAND -- The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has taken a break in 2008, with the emergence of the Tampa Bay Rays and the decline of the Yankees.
Colby College cross country among nation's best
WATERVILLE -- Despite the loss of four runners to graduation, the Colby College women's cross country team enters the 2008 season ranked 12th in Division III. With five of the top seven runners back from last season, the Mules should contend in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and could improve their finish in the NCAA Championship meet, where they placed 11th in 2007.
Thebarge hoping to start new era with Thomas field hockey
The Thomas College field hockey program doesn't have much in the way of tradition. The Terriers haven't won more than five games in a season since 2004.
Check out our high school sports blogs.
More sports >
A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Search the News Archive for earlier stories
Special reports and projects
Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series. Read Kennebec Land Trust series.
Capitals series
Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
Maine's aging boomers
Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.
A look back at Maine's Governors
Maine has had some interesting characters who have occupied the Blaine House over the years. Read the stories and list of governors here.
'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards.
For more, click here.
Business & finance
Keep an eye on the markets. Check your stocks. Track your mutual funds. Use our new business site to keep tabs on your investments and the latest financial news from Wall Street and beyond. Click here.
Business headlines from around Maine
Maine town meetings
When, where and what. Whether in Central or Southern Maine, we have your town covered. Complete Somerset, Kennebec and Franklin County town meeting updates and town election results. Also coverage from Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln counties courtesy of our sister paper — the Portland Press Herald. Get statewide gavel-to-gavel coverage here.
Web cams
LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
View Kennebec River web cam.
Corrections
Errors that appear in the Kennebec Journal will be corrected in the print edition of the paper as soon as possible. We encourage readers to bring errors to our attention. Please call 1-800-537-5508 or send an e-mail.
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Baby, adult injured in car accident 4:52 PM
Warhol exhibit in Presque Isle 3:05 PM
Hall-Dale School Board to meet tonight 2:35 PM
New technology grant program announced 2:35 PM
Regulators OK purchase of Maine's Energy East 2:28 PM
UPDATE: Man pleads not guilty in double shooting 2:22 PM
Wayne names new manager 2:00 PM
UPDATE: GOP campaign for Obama kicks off today 1:40 PM
Saddleback names former Sugarloaf co-owner CEO 1:36 PM
SAD 11 board to meet Thursday 1:14 PM
Norridgewock has best gas price 12:52 PM
Study panel focuses on farmland 11:40 AM
Bangor trucker opens Kentucky office 11:32 AM
Katahdin Paper Co. mills lose millions 10:50 AM
UMaine 1965 football squad to be honored 10:41 AM
Lobstermen face bait shortage 9:54 AM
Pilots bound for North Pole to stop in Greenville 9:52 AM
Baldacci swears in judge 9:43 AM
Maine man pleads guilty in Indiana killing 9:34 AM
Who stole the big ape? 9:33 AM
12:30 AM
News updates from around Maine
Today's Weather:
Augusta, Maine (Airport)
Updated: 4:53 PM EDT on September 03, 2008
76 °F / 24 °C
Clear
See Detailed Forecast >>
High school sports preview
Did you miss our Fall Sports Preview section? No sweat. Get the scoop on your favorite football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf teams and athletes as they kick off the 2008 season. Visit our high school previews web site.
BLOGS
Republican Report
Convention off to good start; Rove 'awesome'
09/02/08
UMF student Alex Willette blogs from the Republican National Convention
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
PUBLIC COMMENT: Sherrill Hallett speaks on Tuesday night during a meeting of the Chelsea board of selectmen. There was a long public discussion and vote about paving on the Hallowell and Mud Mill Roads.
See story
CHELSEA: Road rage aimed at selectmen
CHELSEA -- Angry residents crammed into the Town Office for Tuesday's selectmen's meeting anxious to scold town officials for their handling of a contract dispute with a paving company and to urge the board to take a stand.
Feds seek greater salmon protection
The federal government would like to offer the Atlantic salmon further protection.
SAD 47 board to vote on health survey
OAKLAND -- School Administrative District 47 board members tonight will vote on whether to allow a health survey of students at Messalonskee Middle School.
BELGRADE NEW DIGS
BELGRADE -- The vision for an expanded public library and Town Office complex is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Hall-Dale school board prepared to meet tonight
Members of the Hall-Dale school board will hold their first meeting of the school year tonight, discussing first-day-of-school reports with district principals and listening to updates from the Dresden and Chelsea school committees.
READFIELD Music to fill church
READFIELD -- Musician and concert organizer Ed DesJardins has routinely packed the house when hosting performances in his own home in Readfield.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of cases closed Aug. 21 to Aug. 27 in Augusta District Court:
POLICE
GARDINER -- Two people are facing a litany of charges after a brief high-speed chase Saturday morning.
More news >
Today's Sports
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Portland an underdog in minor league version of rivalry
PORTLAND -- The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has taken a break in 2008, with the emergence of the Tampa Bay Rays and the decline of the Yankees.
Colby College cross country among nation's best
WATERVILLE -- Despite the loss of four runners to graduation, the Colby College women's cross country team enters the 2008 season ranked 12th in Division III. With five of the top seven runners back from last season, the Mules should contend in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and could improve their finish in the NCAA Championship meet, where they placed 11th in 2007.
Thebarge hoping to start new era with Thomas field hockey
The Thomas College field hockey program doesn't have much in the way of tradition. The Terriers haven't won more than five games in a season since 2004.
Check out our high school sports blogs.
More sports >
A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Search the News Archive for earlier stories
Special reports and projects
Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series. Read Kennebec Land Trust series.
Capitals series
Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
Maine's aging boomers
Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.
A look back at Maine's Governors
Maine has had some interesting characters who have occupied the Blaine House over the years. Read the stories and list of governors here.
'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards.
For more, click here.
Business & finance
Keep an eye on the markets. Check your stocks. Track your mutual funds. Use our new business site to keep tabs on your investments and the latest financial news from Wall Street and beyond. Click here.
Business headlines from around Maine
Maine town meetings
When, where and what. Whether in Central or Southern Maine, we have your town covered. Complete Somerset, Kennebec and Franklin County town meeting updates and town election results. Also coverage from Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln counties courtesy of our sister paper — the Portland Press Herald. Get statewide gavel-to-gavel coverage here.
Web cams
LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
View Kennebec River web cam.
Corrections
Errors that appear in the Kennebec Journal will be corrected in the print edition of the paper as soon as possible. We encourage readers to bring errors to our attention. Please call 1-800-537-5508 or send an e-mail.
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Baby, adult injured in car accident 4:52 PM
Warhol exhibit in Presque Isle 3:05 PM
Hall-Dale School Board to meet tonight 2:35 PM
New technology grant program announced 2:35 PM
Regulators OK purchase of Maine's Energy East 2:28 PM
UPDATE: Man pleads not guilty in double shooting 2:22 PM
Wayne names new manager 2:00 PM
UPDATE: GOP campaign for Obama kicks off today 1:40 PM
Saddleback names former Sugarloaf co-owner CEO 1:36 PM
SAD 11 board to meet Thursday 1:14 PM
Norridgewock has best gas price 12:52 PM
Study panel focuses on farmland 11:40 AM
Bangor trucker opens Kentucky office 11:32 AM
Katahdin Paper Co. mills lose millions 10:50 AM
UMaine 1965 football squad to be honored 10:41 AM
Lobstermen face bait shortage 9:54 AM
Pilots bound for North Pole to stop in Greenville 9:52 AM
Baldacci swears in judge 9:43 AM
Maine man pleads guilty in Indiana killing 9:34 AM
Who stole the big ape? 9:33 AM
12:30 AM
News updates from around Maine
Today's Weather:
Augusta, Maine (Airport)
Updated: 4:53 PM EDT on September 03, 2008
76 °F / 24 °C
Clear
See Detailed Forecast >>
High school sports preview
Did you miss our Fall Sports Preview section? No sweat. Get the scoop on your favorite football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf teams and athletes as they kick off the 2008 season. Visit our high school previews web site.
BLOGS
Republican Report
Convention off to good start; Rove 'awesome'
09/02/08
UMF student Alex Willette blogs from the Republican National Convention
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
PUBLIC COMMENT: Sherrill Hallett speaks on Tuesday night during a meeting of the Chelsea board of selectmen. There was a long public discussion and vote about paving on the Hallowell and Mud Mill Roads.
See story
CHELSEA: Road rage aimed at selectmen
CHELSEA -- Angry residents crammed into the Town Office for Tuesday's selectmen's meeting anxious to scold town officials for their handling of a contract dispute with a paving company and to urge the board to take a stand.
Feds seek greater salmon protection
The federal government would like to offer the Atlantic salmon further protection.
SAD 47 board to vote on health survey
OAKLAND -- School Administrative District 47 board members tonight will vote on whether to allow a health survey of students at Messalonskee Middle School.
BELGRADE NEW DIGS
BELGRADE -- The vision for an expanded public library and Town Office complex is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Hall-Dale school board prepared to meet tonight
Members of the Hall-Dale school board will hold their first meeting of the school year tonight, discussing first-day-of-school reports with district principals and listening to updates from the Dresden and Chelsea school committees.
READFIELD Music to fill church
READFIELD -- Musician and concert organizer Ed DesJardins has routinely packed the house when hosting performances in his own home in Readfield.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of cases closed Aug. 21 to Aug. 27 in Augusta District Court:
POLICE
GARDINER -- Two people are facing a litany of charges after a brief high-speed chase Saturday morning.
More news >
Today's Sports
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Portland an underdog in minor league version of rivalry
PORTLAND -- The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has taken a break in 2008, with the emergence of the Tampa Bay Rays and the decline of the Yankees.
Colby College cross country among nation's best
WATERVILLE -- Despite the loss of four runners to graduation, the Colby College women's cross country team enters the 2008 season ranked 12th in Division III. With five of the top seven runners back from last season, the Mules should contend in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and could improve their finish in the NCAA Championship meet, where they placed 11th in 2007.
Thebarge hoping to start new era with Thomas field hockey
The Thomas College field hockey program doesn't have much in the way of tradition. The Terriers haven't won more than five games in a season since 2004.
Check out our high school sports blogs.
More sports >
A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Search the News Archive for earlier stories
Special reports and projects
Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series. Read Kennebec Land Trust series.
Capitals series
Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
Maine's aging boomers
Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.
A look back at Maine's Governors
Maine has had some interesting characters who have occupied the Blaine House over the years. Read the stories and list of governors here.
'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards.
For more, click here.
Business & finance
Keep an eye on the markets. Check your stocks. Track your mutual funds. Use our new business site to keep tabs on your investments and the latest financial news from Wall Street and beyond. Click here.
Business headlines from around Maine
Maine town meetings
When, where and what. Whether in Central or Southern Maine, we have your town covered. Complete Somerset, Kennebec and Franklin County town meeting updates and town election results. Also coverage from Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln counties courtesy of our sister paper — the Portland Press Herald. Get statewide gavel-to-gavel coverage here.
Web cams
LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
View Kennebec River web cam.
Corrections
Errors that appear in the Kennebec Journal will be corrected in the print edition of the paper as soon as possible. We encourage readers to bring errors to our attention. Please call 1-800-537-5508 or send an e-mail.
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NEWS UPDATES
Baby, adult injured in car accident 4:52 PM
Warhol exhibit in Presque Isle 3:05 PM
Hall-Dale School Board to meet tonight 2:35 PM
New technology grant program announced 2:35 PM
Regulators OK purchase of Maine's Energy East 2:28 PM
UPDATE: Man pleads not guilty in double shooting 2:22 PM
Wayne names new manager 2:00 PM
UPDATE: GOP campaign for Obama kicks off today 1:40 PM
Saddleback names former Sugarloaf co-owner CEO 1:36 PM
SAD 11 board to meet Thursday 1:14 PM
Norridgewock has best gas price 12:52 PM
Study panel focuses on farmland 11:40 AM
Bangor trucker opens Kentucky office 11:32 AM
Katahdin Paper Co. mills lose millions 10:50 AM
UMaine 1965 football squad to be honored 10:41 AM
Lobstermen face bait shortage 9:54 AM
Pilots bound for North Pole to stop in Greenville 9:52 AM
Baldacci swears in judge 9:43 AM
Maine man pleads guilty in Indiana killing 9:34 AM
Who stole the big ape? 9:33 AM
12:30 AM
News updates from around Maine
Today's Weather:
Augusta, Maine (Airport)
Updated: 4:53 PM EDT on September 03, 2008
76 °F / 24 °C
Clear
See Detailed Forecast >>
High school sports preview
Did you miss our Fall Sports Preview section? No sweat. Get the scoop on your favorite football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf teams and athletes as they kick off the 2008 season. Visit our high school previews web site.
BLOGS
Republican Report
Convention off to good start; Rove 'awesome'
09/02/08
UMF student Alex Willette blogs from the Republican National Convention
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
PUBLIC COMMENT: Sherrill Hallett speaks on Tuesday night during a meeting of the Chelsea board of selectmen. There was a long public discussion and vote about paving on the Hallowell and Mud Mill Roads.
See story
CHELSEA: Road rage aimed at selectmen
CHELSEA -- Angry residents crammed into the Town Office for Tuesday's selectmen's meeting anxious to scold town officials for their handling of a contract dispute with a paving company and to urge the board to take a stand.
Feds seek greater salmon protection
The federal government would like to offer the Atlantic salmon further protection.
SAD 47 board to vote on health survey
OAKLAND -- School Administrative District 47 board members tonight will vote on whether to allow a health survey of students at Messalonskee Middle School.
BELGRADE NEW DIGS
BELGRADE -- The vision for an expanded public library and Town Office complex is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Hall-Dale school board prepared to meet tonight
Members of the Hall-Dale school board will hold their first meeting of the school year tonight, discussing first-day-of-school reports with district principals and listening to updates from the Dresden and Chelsea school committees.
READFIELD Music to fill church
READFIELD -- Musician and concert organizer Ed DesJardins has routinely packed the house when hosting performances in his own home in Readfield.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of cases closed Aug. 21 to Aug. 27 in Augusta District Court:
POLICE
GARDINER -- Two people are facing a litany of charges after a brief high-speed chase Saturday morning.
More news >
Today's Sports
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Portland an underdog in minor league version of rivalry
PORTLAND -- The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has taken a break in 2008, with the emergence of the Tampa Bay Rays and the decline of the Yankees.
Colby College cross country among nation's best
WATERVILLE -- Despite the loss of four runners to graduation, the Colby College women's cross country team enters the 2008 season ranked 12th in Division III. With five of the top seven runners back from last season, the Mules should contend in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and could improve their finish in the NCAA Championship meet, where they placed 11th in 2007.
Thebarge hoping to start new era with Thomas field hockey
The Thomas College field hockey program doesn't have much in the way of tradition. The Terriers haven't won more than five games in a season since 2004.
Check out our high school sports blogs.
More sports >
A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Search the News Archive for earlier stories
Special reports and projects
Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series. Read Kennebec Land Trust series.
Capitals series
Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
Maine's aging boomers
Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.
A look back at Maine's Governors
Maine has had some interesting characters who have occupied the Blaine House over the years. Read the stories and list of governors here.
'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards.
For more, click here.
Business & finance
Keep an eye on the markets. Check your stocks. Track your mutual funds. Use our new business site to keep tabs on your investments and the latest financial news from Wall Street and beyond. Click here.
Business headlines from around Maine
Maine town meetings
When, where and what. Whether in Central or Southern Maine, we have your town covered. Complete Somerset, Kennebec and Franklin County town meeting updates and town election results. Also coverage from Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln counties courtesy of our sister paper — the Portland Press Herald. Get statewide gavel-to-gavel coverage here.
Web cams
LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
View Kennebec River web cam.
Corrections
Errors that appear in the Kennebec Journal will be corrected in the print edition of the paper as soon as possible. We encourage readers to bring errors to our attention. Please call 1-800-537-5508 or send an e-mail.
E-mail Headlines
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NEWS UPDATES
Baby, adult injured in car accident 4:52 PM
Warhol exhibit in Presque Isle 3:05 PM
Hall-Dale School Board to meet tonight 2:35 PM
New technology grant program announced 2:35 PM
Regulators OK purchase of Maine's Energy East 2:28 PM
UPDATE: Man pleads not guilty in double shooting 2:22 PM
Wayne names new manager 2:00 PM
UPDATE: GOP campaign for Obama kicks off today 1:40 PM
Saddleback names former Sugarloaf co-owner CEO 1:36 PM
SAD 11 board to meet Thursday 1:14 PM
Norridgewock has best gas price 12:52 PM
Study panel focuses on farmland 11:40 AM
Bangor trucker opens Kentucky office 11:32 AM
Katahdin Paper Co. mills lose millions 10:50 AM
UMaine 1965 football squad to be honored 10:41 AM
Lobstermen face bait shortage 9:54 AM
Pilots bound for North Pole to stop in Greenville 9:52 AM
Baldacci swears in judge 9:43 AM
Maine man pleads guilty in Indiana killing 9:34 AM
Who stole the big ape? 9:33 AM
12:30 AM
News updates from around Maine
Today's Weather:
Augusta, Maine (Airport)
Updated: 4:53 PM EDT on September 03, 2008
76 °F / 24 °C
Clear
See Detailed Forecast >>
High school sports preview
Did you miss our Fall Sports Preview section? No sweat. Get the scoop on your favorite football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf teams and athletes as they kick off the 2008 season. Visit our high school previews web site.
BLOGS
Republican Report
Convention off to good start; Rove 'awesome'
09/02/08
UMF student Alex Willette blogs from the Republican National Convention
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
PUBLIC COMMENT: Sherrill Hallett speaks on Tuesday night during a meeting of the Chelsea board of selectmen. There was a long public discussion and vote about paving on the Hallowell and Mud Mill Roads.
See story
CHELSEA: Road rage aimed at selectmen
CHELSEA -- Angry residents crammed into the Town Office for Tuesday's selectmen's meeting anxious to scold town officials for their handling of a contract dispute with a paving company and to urge the board to take a stand.
Feds seek greater salmon protection
The federal government would like to offer the Atlantic salmon further protection.
SAD 47 board to vote on health survey
OAKLAND -- School Administrative District 47 board members tonight will vote on whether to allow a health survey of students at Messalonskee Middle School.
BELGRADE NEW DIGS
BELGRADE -- The vision for an expanded public library and Town Office complex is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Hall-Dale school board prepared to meet tonight
Members of the Hall-Dale school board will hold their first meeting of the school year tonight, discussing first-day-of-school reports with district principals and listening to updates from the Dresden and Chelsea school committees.
READFIELD Music to fill church
READFIELD -- Musician and concert organizer Ed DesJardins has routinely packed the house when hosting performances in his own home in Readfield.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of cases closed Aug. 21 to Aug. 27 in Augusta District Court:
POLICE
GARDINER -- Two people are facing a litany of charges after a brief high-speed chase Saturday morning.
More news >
Today's Sports
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Portland an underdog in minor league version of rivalry
PORTLAND -- The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has taken a break in 2008, with the emergence of the Tampa Bay Rays and the decline of the Yankees.
Colby College cross country among nation's best
WATERVILLE -- Despite the loss of four runners to graduation, the Colby College women's cross country team enters the 2008 season ranked 12th in Division III. With five of the top seven runners back from last season, the Mules should contend in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and could improve their finish in the NCAA Championship meet, where they placed 11th in 2007.
Thebarge hoping to start new era with Thomas field hockey
The Thomas College field hockey program doesn't have much in the way of tradition. The Terriers haven't won more than five games in a season since 2004.
Check out our high school sports blogs.
More sports >
A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Search the News Archive for earlier stories
Special reports and projects
Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series. Read Kennebec Land Trust series.
Capitals series
Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
Maine's aging boomers
Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.
A look back at Maine's Governors
Maine has had some interesting characters who have occupied the Blaine House over the years. Read the stories and list of governors here.
'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards.
For more, click here.
Business & finance
Keep an eye on the markets. Check your stocks. Track your mutual funds. Use our new business site to keep tabs on your investments and the latest financial news from Wall Street and beyond. Click here.
Business headlines from around Maine
Maine town meetings
When, where and what. Whether in Central or Southern Maine, we have your town covered. Complete Somerset, Kennebec and Franklin County town meeting updates and town election results. Also coverage from Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln counties courtesy of our sister paper — the Portland Press Herald. Get statewide gavel-to-gavel coverage here.
Web cams
LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
View Kennebec River web cam.
Corrections
Errors that appear in the Kennebec Journal will be corrected in the print edition of the paper as soon as possible. We encourage readers to bring errors to our attention. Please call 1-800-537-5508 or send an e-mail.
E-mail Headlines
Sign up for a daily e-mail from the Kennebec Journal
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NEWS UPDATES
Baby, adult injured in car accident 4:52 PM
Warhol exhibit in Presque Isle 3:05 PM
Hall-Dale School Board to meet tonight 2:35 PM
New technology grant program announced 2:35 PM
Regulators OK purchase of Maine's Energy East 2:28 PM
UPDATE: Man pleads not guilty in double shooting 2:22 PM
Wayne names new manager 2:00 PM
UPDATE: GOP campaign for Obama kicks off today 1:40 PM
Saddleback names former Sugarloaf co-owner CEO 1:36 PM
SAD 11 board to meet Thursday 1:14 PM
Norridgewock has best gas price 12:52 PM
Study panel focuses on farmland 11:40 AM
Bangor trucker opens Kentucky office 11:32 AM
Katahdin Paper Co. mills lose millions 10:50 AM
UMaine 1965 football squad to be honored 10:41 AM
Lobstermen face bait shortage 9:54 AM
Pilots bound for North Pole to stop in Greenville 9:52 AM
Baldacci swears in judge 9:43 AM
Maine man pleads guilty in Indiana killing 9:34 AM
Who stole the big ape? 9:33 AM
12:30 AM
News updates from around Maine
Today's Weather:
Augusta, Maine (Airport)
Updated: 4:53 PM EDT on September 03, 2008
76 °F / 24 °C
Clear
See Detailed Forecast >>
High school sports preview
Did you miss our Fall Sports Preview section? No sweat. Get the scoop on your favorite football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf teams and athletes as they kick off the 2008 season. Visit our high school previews web site.
BLOGS
Republican Report
Convention off to good start; Rove 'awesome'
09/02/08
UMF student Alex Willette blogs from the Republican National Convention
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
PUBLIC COMMENT: Sherrill Hallett speaks on Tuesday night during a meeting of the Chelsea board of selectmen. There was a long public discussion and vote about paving on the Hallowell and Mud Mill Roads.
See story
CHELSEA: Road rage aimed at selectmen
CHELSEA -- Angry residents crammed into the Town Office for Tuesday's selectmen's meeting anxious to scold town officials for their handling of a contract dispute with a paving company and to urge the board to take a stand.
Feds seek greater salmon protection
The federal government would like to offer the Atlantic salmon further protection.
SAD 47 board to vote on health survey
OAKLAND -- School Administrative District 47 board members tonight will vote on whether to allow a health survey of students at Messalonskee Middle School.
BELGRADE NEW DIGS
BELGRADE -- The vision for an expanded public library and Town Office complex is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Hall-Dale school board prepared to meet tonight
Members of the Hall-Dale school board will hold their first meeting of the school year tonight, discussing first-day-of-school reports with district principals and listening to updates from the Dresden and Chelsea school committees.
READFIELD Music to fill church
READFIELD -- Musician and concert organizer Ed DesJardins has routinely packed the house when hosting performances in his own home in Readfield.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of cases closed Aug. 21 to Aug. 27 in Augusta District Court:
POLICE
GARDINER -- Two people are facing a litany of charges after a brief high-speed chase Saturday morning.
More news >
Today's Sports
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Portland an underdog in minor league version of rivalry
PORTLAND -- The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has taken a break in 2008, with the emergence of the Tampa Bay Rays and the decline of the Yankees.
Colby College cross country among nation's best
WATERVILLE -- Despite the loss of four runners to graduation, the Colby College women's cross country team enters the 2008 season ranked 12th in Division III. With five of the top seven runners back from last season, the Mules should contend in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and could improve their finish in the NCAA Championship meet, where they placed 11th in 2007.
Thebarge hoping to start new era with Thomas field hockey
The Thomas College field hockey program doesn't have much in the way of tradition. The Terriers haven't won more than five games in a season since 2004.
Check out our high school sports blogs.
More sports >
A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Search the News Archive for earlier stories
Special reports and projects
Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series. Read Kennebec Land Trust series.
Capitals series
Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
Maine's aging boomers
Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.
A look back at Maine's Governors
Maine has had some interesting characters who have occupied the Blaine House over the years. Read the stories and list of governors here.
'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards.
For more, click here.
Business & finance
Keep an eye on the markets. Check your stocks. Track your mutual funds. Use our new business site to keep tabs on your investments and the latest financial news from Wall Street and beyond. Click here.
Business headlines from around Maine
Maine town meetings
When, where and what. Whether in Central or Southern Maine, we have your town covered. Complete Somerset, Kennebec and Franklin County town meeting updates and town election results. Also coverage from Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln counties courtesy of our sister paper — the Portland Press Herald. Get statewide gavel-to-gavel coverage here.
Web cams
LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
View Kennebec River web cam.
Corrections
Errors that appear in the Kennebec Journal will be corrected in the print edition of the paper as soon as possible. We encourage readers to bring errors to our attention. Please call 1-800-537-5508 or send an e-mail.
E-mail Headlines
Sign up for a daily e-mail from the Kennebec Journal
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NEWS UPDATES
Baby, adult injured in car accident 4:52 PM
Warhol exhibit in Presque Isle 3:05 PM
Hall-Dale School Board to meet tonight 2:35 PM
New technology grant program announced 2:35 PM
Regulators OK purchase of Maine's Energy East 2:28 PM
UPDATE: Man pleads not guilty in double shooting 2:22 PM
Wayne names new manager 2:00 PM
UPDATE: GOP campaign for Obama kicks off today 1:40 PM
Saddleback names former Sugarloaf co-owner CEO 1:36 PM
SAD 11 board to meet Thursday 1:14 PM
Norridgewock has best gas price 12:52 PM
Study panel focuses on farmland 11:40 AM
Bangor trucker opens Kentucky office 11:32 AM
Katahdin Paper Co. mills lose millions 10:50 AM
UMaine 1965 football squad to be honored 10:41 AM
Lobstermen face bait shortage 9:54 AM
Pilots bound for North Pole to stop in Greenville 9:52 AM
Baldacci swears in judge 9:43 AM
Maine man pleads guilty in Indiana killing 9:34 AM
Who stole the big ape? 9:33 AM
12:30 AM
News updates from around Maine
Today's Weather:
Augusta, Maine (Airport)
Updated: 4:53 PM EDT on September 03, 2008
76 °F / 24 °C
Clear
See Detailed Forecast >>
High school sports preview
Did you miss our Fall Sports Preview section? No sweat. Get the scoop on your favorite football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf teams and athletes as they kick off the 2008 season. Visit our high school previews web site.
BLOGS
Republican Report
Convention off to good start; Rove 'awesome'
09/02/08
UMF student Alex Willette blogs from the Republican National Convention
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
PUBLIC COMMENT: Sherrill Hallett speaks on Tuesday night during a meeting of the Chelsea board of selectmen. There was a long public discussion and vote about paving on the Hallowell and Mud Mill Roads.
See story
CHELSEA: Road rage aimed at selectmen
CHELSEA -- Angry residents crammed into the Town Office for Tuesday's selectmen's meeting anxious to scold town officials for their handling of a contract dispute with a paving company and to urge the board to take a stand.
Feds seek greater salmon protection
The federal government would like to offer the Atlantic salmon further protection.
SAD 47 board to vote on health survey
OAKLAND -- School Administrative District 47 board members tonight will vote on whether to allow a health survey of students at Messalonskee Middle School.
BELGRADE NEW DIGS
BELGRADE -- The vision for an expanded public library and Town Office complex is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Hall-Dale school board prepared to meet tonight
Members of the Hall-Dale school board will hold their first meeting of the school year tonight, discussing first-day-of-school reports with district principals and listening to updates from the Dresden and Chelsea school committees.
READFIELD Music to fill church
READFIELD -- Musician and concert organizer Ed DesJardins has routinely packed the house when hosting performances in his own home in Readfield.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of cases closed Aug. 21 to Aug. 27 in Augusta District Court:
POLICE
GARDINER -- Two people are facing a litany of charges after a brief high-speed chase Saturday morning.
More news >
Today's Sports
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Portland an underdog in minor league version of rivalry
PORTLAND -- The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has taken a break in 2008, with the emergence of the Tampa Bay Rays and the decline of the Yankees.
Colby College cross country among nation's best
WATERVILLE -- Despite the loss of four runners to graduation, the Colby College women's cross country team enters the 2008 season ranked 12th in Division III. With five of the top seven runners back from last season, the Mules should contend in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and could improve their finish in the NCAA Championship meet, where they placed 11th in 2007.
Thebarge hoping to start new era with Thomas field hockey
The Thomas College field hockey program doesn't have much in the way of tradition. The Terriers haven't won more than five games in a season since 2004.
Check out our high school sports blogs.
More sports >
A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Search the News Archive for earlier stories
Special reports and projects
Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series. Read Kennebec Land Trust series.
Capitals series
Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
Maine's aging boomers
Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.
A look back at Maine's Governors
Maine has had some interesting characters who have occupied the Blaine House over the years. Read the stories and list of governors here.
'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards.
For more, click here.
Business & finance
Keep an eye on the markets. Check your stocks. Track your mutual funds. Use our new business site to keep tabs on your investments and the latest financial news from Wall Street and beyond. Click here.
Business headlines from around Maine
Maine town meetings
When, where and what. Whether in Central or Southern Maine, we have your town covered. Complete Somerset, Kennebec and Franklin County town meeting updates and town election results. Also coverage from Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln counties courtesy of our sister paper — the Portland Press Herald. Get statewide gavel-to-gavel coverage here.
Web cams
LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
View Kennebec River web cam.
Corrections
Errors that appear in the Kennebec Journal will be corrected in the print edition of the paper as soon as possible. We encourage readers to bring errors to our attention. Please call 1-800-537-5508 or send an e-mail.
E-mail Headlines
Sign up for a daily e-mail from the Kennebec Journal
sample newsletter | sign up now
NEWS UPDATES
Baby, adult injured in car accident 4:52 PM
Warhol exhibit in Presque Isle 3:05 PM
Hall-Dale School Board to meet tonight 2:35 PM
New technology grant program announced 2:35 PM
Regulators OK purchase of Maine's Energy East 2:28 PM
UPDATE: Man pleads not guilty in double shooting 2:22 PM
Wayne names new manager 2:00 PM
UPDATE: GOP campaign for Obama kicks off today 1:40 PM
Saddleback names former Sugarloaf co-owner CEO 1:36 PM
SAD 11 board to meet Thursday 1:14 PM
Norridgewock has best gas price 12:52 PM
Study panel focuses on farmland 11:40 AM
Bangor trucker opens Kentucky office 11:32 AM
Katahdin Paper Co. mills lose millions 10:50 AM
UMaine 1965 football squad to be honored 10:41 AM
Lobstermen face bait shortage 9:54 AM
Pilots bound for North Pole to stop in Greenville 9:52 AM
Baldacci swears in judge 9:43 AM
Maine man pleads guilty in Indiana killing 9:34 AM
Who stole the big ape? 9:33 AM
12:30 AM
News updates from around Maine
Today's Weather:
Augusta, Maine (Airport)
Updated: 4:53 PM EDT on September 03, 2008
76 °F / 24 °C
Clear
See Detailed Forecast >>
High school sports preview
Did you miss our Fall Sports Preview section? No sweat. Get the scoop on your favorite football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf teams and athletes as they kick off the 2008 season. Visit our high school previews web site.
BLOGS
Republican Report
Convention off to good start; Rove 'awesome'
09/02/08
UMF student Alex Willette blogs from the Republican National Convention
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
PUBLIC COMMENT: Sherrill Hallett speaks on Tuesday night during a meeting of the Chelsea board of selectmen. There was a long public discussion and vote about paving on the Hallowell and Mud Mill Roads.
See story
CHELSEA: Road rage aimed at selectmen
CHELSEA -- Angry residents crammed into the Town Office for Tuesday's selectmen's meeting anxious to scold town officials for their handling of a contract dispute with a paving company and to urge the board to take a stand.
Feds seek greater salmon protection
The federal government would like to offer the Atlantic salmon further protection.
SAD 47 board to vote on health survey
OAKLAND -- School Administrative District 47 board members tonight will vote on whether to allow a health survey of students at Messalonskee Middle School.
BELGRADE NEW DIGS
BELGRADE -- The vision for an expanded public library and Town Office complex is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Hall-Dale school board prepared to meet tonight
Members of the Hall-Dale school board will hold their first meeting of the school year tonight, discussing first-day-of-school reports with district principals and listening to updates from the Dresden and Chelsea school committees.
READFIELD Music to fill church
READFIELD -- Musician and concert organizer Ed DesJardins has routinely packed the house when hosting performances in his own home in Readfield.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of cases closed Aug. 21 to Aug. 27 in Augusta District Court:
POLICE
GARDINER -- Two people are facing a litany of charges after a brief high-speed chase Saturday morning.
More news >
Today's Sports
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Portland an underdog in minor league version of rivalry
PORTLAND -- The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has taken a break in 2008, with the emergence of the Tampa Bay Rays and the decline of the Yankees.
Colby College cross country among nation's best
WATERVILLE -- Despite the loss of four runners to graduation, the Colby College women's cross country team enters the 2008 season ranked 12th in Division III. With five of the top seven runners back from last season, the Mules should contend in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and could improve their finish in the NCAA Championship meet, where they placed 11th in 2007.
Thebarge hoping to start new era with Thomas field hockey
The Thomas College field hockey program doesn't have much in the way of tradition. The Terriers haven't won more than five games in a season since 2004.
Check out our high school sports blogs.
More sports >
A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Search the News Archive for earlier stories
Special reports and projects
Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series. Read Kennebec Land Trust series.
Capitals series
Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
Maine's aging boomers
Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.
A look back at Maine's Governors
Maine has had some interesting characters who have occupied the Blaine House over the years. Read the stories and list of governors here.
'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards.
For more, click here.
Business & finance
Keep an eye on the markets. Check your stocks. Track your mutual funds. Use our new business site to keep tabs on your investments and the latest financial news from Wall Street and beyond. Click here.
Business headlines from around Maine
Maine town meetings
When, where and what. Whether in Central or Southern Maine, we have your town covered. Complete Somerset, Kennebec and Franklin County town meeting updates and town election results. Also coverage from Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln counties courtesy of our sister paper — the Portland Press Herald. Get statewide gavel-to-gavel coverage here.
Web cams
LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
View Kennebec River web cam.
Corrections
Errors that appear in the Kennebec Journal will be corrected in the print edition of the paper as soon as possible. We encourage readers to bring errors to our attention. Please call 1-800-537-5508 or send an e-mail.
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NEWS UPDATES
Baby, adult injured in car accident 4:52 PM
Warhol exhibit in Presque Isle 3:05 PM
Hall-Dale School Board to meet tonight 2:35 PM
New technology grant program announced 2:35 PM
Regulators OK purchase of Maine's Energy East 2:28 PM
UPDATE: Man pleads not guilty in double shooting 2:22 PM
Wayne names new manager 2:00 PM
UPDATE: GOP campaign for Obama kicks off today 1:40 PM
Saddleback names former Sugarloaf co-owner CEO 1:36 PM
SAD 11 board to meet Thursday 1:14 PM
Norridgewock has best gas price 12:52 PM
Study panel focuses on farmland 11:40 AM
Bangor trucker opens Kentucky office 11:32 AM
Katahdin Paper Co. mills lose millions 10:50 AM
UMaine 1965 football squad to be honored 10:41 AM
Lobstermen face bait shortage 9:54 AM
Pilots bound for North Pole to stop in Greenville 9:52 AM
Baldacci swears in judge 9:43 AM
Maine man pleads guilty in Indiana killing 9:34 AM
Who stole the big ape? 9:33 AM
12:30 AM
News updates from around Maine
Today's Weather:
Augusta, Maine (Airport)
Updated: 4:53 PM EDT on September 03, 2008
76 °F / 24 °C
Clear
See Detailed Forecast >>
High school sports preview
Did you miss our Fall Sports Preview section? No sweat. Get the scoop on your favorite football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf teams and athletes as they kick off the 2008 season. Visit our high school previews web site.
BLOGS
Republican Report
Convention off to good start; Rove 'awesome'
09/02/08
UMF student Alex Willette blogs from the Republican National Convention
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
PUBLIC COMMENT: Sherrill Hallett speaks on Tuesday night during a meeting of the Chelsea board of selectmen. There was a long public discussion and vote about paving on the Hallowell and Mud Mill Roads.
See story
CHELSEA: Road rage aimed at selectmen
CHELSEA -- Angry residents crammed into the Town Office for Tuesday's selectmen's meeting anxious to scold town officials for their handling of a contract dispute with a paving company and to urge the board to take a stand.
Feds seek greater salmon protection
The federal government would like to offer the Atlantic salmon further protection.
SAD 47 board to vote on health survey
OAKLAND -- School Administrative District 47 board members tonight will vote on whether to allow a health survey of students at Messalonskee Middle School.
BELGRADE NEW DIGS
BELGRADE -- The vision for an expanded public library and Town Office complex is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Hall-Dale school board prepared to meet tonight
Members of the Hall-Dale school board will hold their first meeting of the school year tonight, discussing first-day-of-school reports with district principals and listening to updates from the Dresden and Chelsea school committees.
READFIELD Music to fill church
READFIELD -- Musician and concert organizer Ed DesJardins has routinely packed the house when hosting performances in his own home in Readfield.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of cases closed Aug. 21 to Aug. 27 in Augusta District Court:
POLICE
GARDINER -- Two people are facing a litany of charges after a brief high-speed chase Saturday morning.
More news >
Today's Sports
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Portland an underdog in minor league version of rivalry
PORTLAND -- The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has taken a break in 2008, with the emergence of the Tampa Bay Rays and the decline of the Yankees.
Colby College cross country among nation's best
WATERVILLE -- Despite the loss of four runners to graduation, the Colby College women's cross country team enters the 2008 season ranked 12th in Division III. With five of the top seven runners back from last season, the Mules should contend in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and could improve their finish in the NCAA Championship meet, where they placed 11th in 2007.
Thebarge hoping to start new era with Thomas field hockey
The Thomas College field hockey program doesn't have much in the way of tradition. The Terriers haven't won more than five games in a season since 2004.
Check out our high school sports blogs.
More sports >
A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Search the News Archive for earlier stories
Special reports and projects
Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series. Read Kennebec Land Trust series.
Capitals series
Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
Maine's aging boomers
Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.
A look back at Maine's Governors
Maine has had some interesting characters who have occupied the Blaine House over the years. Read the stories and list of governors here.
'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards.
For more, click here.
Business & finance
Keep an eye on the markets. Check your stocks. Track your mutual funds. Use our new business site to keep tabs on your investments and the latest financial news from Wall Street and beyond. Click here.
Business headlines from around Maine
Maine town meetings
When, where and what. Whether in Central or Southern Maine, we have your town covered. Complete Somerset, Kennebec and Franklin County town meeting updates and town election results. Also coverage from Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln counties courtesy of our sister paper — the Portland Press Herald. Get statewide gavel-to-gavel coverage here.
Web cams
LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
View Kennebec River web cam.
Corrections
Errors that appear in the Kennebec Journal will be corrected in the print edition of the paper as soon as possible. We encourage readers to bring errors to our attention. Please call 1-800-537-5508 or send an e-mail.
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NEWS UPDATES
Baby, adult injured in car accident 4:52 PM
Warhol exhibit in Presque Isle 3:05 PM
Hall-Dale School Board to meet tonight 2:35 PM
New technology grant program announced 2:35 PM
Regulators OK purchase of Maine's Energy East 2:28 PM
UPDATE: Man pleads not guilty in double shooting 2:22 PM
Wayne names new manager 2:00 PM
UPDATE: GOP campaign for Obama kicks off today 1:40 PM
Saddleback names former Sugarloaf co-owner CEO 1:36 PM
SAD 11 board to meet Thursday 1:14 PM
Norridgewock has best gas price 12:52 PM
Study panel focuses on farmland 11:40 AM
Bangor trucker opens Kentucky office 11:32 AM
Katahdin Paper Co. mills lose millions 10:50 AM
UMaine 1965 football squad to be honored 10:41 AM
Lobstermen face bait shortage 9:54 AM
Pilots bound for North Pole to stop in Greenville 9:52 AM
Baldacci swears in judge 9:43 AM
Maine man pleads guilty in Indiana killing 9:34 AM
Who stole the big ape? 9:33 AM
12:30 AM
News updates from around Maine
Today's Weather:
Augusta, Maine (Airport)
Updated: 4:53 PM EDT on September 03, 2008
76 °F / 24 °C
Clear
See Detailed Forecast >>
High school sports preview
Did you miss our Fall Sports Preview section? No sweat. Get the scoop on your favorite football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf teams and athletes as they kick off the 2008 season. Visit our high school previews web site.
BLOGS
Republican Report
Convention off to good start; Rove 'awesome'
09/02/08
UMF student Alex Willette blogs from the Republican National Convention
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
PUBLIC COMMENT: Sherrill Hallett speaks on Tuesday night during a meeting of the Chelsea board of selectmen. There was a long public discussion and vote about paving on the Hallowell and Mud Mill Roads.
See story
CHELSEA: Road rage aimed at selectmen
CHELSEA -- Angry residents crammed into the Town Office for Tuesday's selectmen's meeting anxious to scold town officials for their handling of a contract dispute with a paving company and to urge the board to take a stand.
Feds seek greater salmon protection
The federal government would like to offer the Atlantic salmon further protection.
SAD 47 board to vote on health survey
OAKLAND -- School Administrative District 47 board members tonight will vote on whether to allow a health survey of students at Messalonskee Middle School.
BELGRADE NEW DIGS
BELGRADE -- The vision for an expanded public library and Town Office complex is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Hall-Dale school board prepared to meet tonight
Members of the Hall-Dale school board will hold their first meeting of the school year tonight, discussing first-day-of-school reports with district principals and listening to updates from the Dresden and Chelsea school committees.
READFIELD Music to fill church
READFIELD -- Musician and concert organizer Ed DesJardins has routinely packed the house when hosting performances in his own home in Readfield.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of cases closed Aug. 21 to Aug. 27 in Augusta District Court:
POLICE
GARDINER -- Two people are facing a litany of charges after a brief high-speed chase Saturday morning.
More news >
Today's Sports
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Portland an underdog in minor league version of rivalry
PORTLAND -- The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has taken a break in 2008, with the emergence of the Tampa Bay Rays and the decline of the Yankees.
Colby College cross country among nation's best
WATERVILLE -- Despite the loss of four runners to graduation, the Colby College women's cross country team enters the 2008 season ranked 12th in Division III. With five of the top seven runners back from last season, the Mules should contend in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and could improve their finish in the NCAA Championship meet, where they placed 11th in 2007.
Thebarge hoping to start new era with Thomas field hockey
The Thomas College field hockey program doesn't have much in the way of tradition. The Terriers haven't won more than five games in a season since 2004.
Check out our high school sports blogs.
More sports >
A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Search the News Archive for earlier stories
Special reports and projects
Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series. Read Kennebec Land Trust series.
Capitals series
Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
Maine's aging boomers
Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.
A look back at Maine's Governors
Maine has had some interesting characters who have occupied the Blaine House over the years. Read the stories and list of governors here.
'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards.
For more, click here.
Business & finance
Keep an eye on the markets. Check your stocks. Track your mutual funds. Use our new business site to keep tabs on your investments and the latest financial news from Wall Street and beyond. Click here.
Business headlines from around Maine
Maine town meetings
When, where and what. Whether in Central or Southern Maine, we have your town covered. Complete Somerset, Kennebec and Franklin County town meeting updates and town election results. Also coverage from Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln counties courtesy of our sister paper — the Portland Press Herald. Get statewide gavel-to-gavel coverage here.
Web cams
LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
View Kennebec River web cam.
Corrections
Errors that appear in the Kennebec Journal will be corrected in the print edition of the paper as soon as possible. We encourage readers to bring errors to our attention. Please call 1-800-537-5508 or send an e-mail.
E-mail Headlines
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NEWS UPDATES
Baby, adult injured in car accident 4:52 PM
Warhol exhibit in Presque Isle 3:05 PM
Hall-Dale School Board to meet tonight 2:35 PM
New technology grant program announced 2:35 PM
Regulators OK purchase of Maine's Energy East 2:28 PM
UPDATE: Man pleads not guilty in double shooting 2:22 PM
Wayne names new manager 2:00 PM
UPDATE: GOP campaign for Obama kicks off today 1:40 PM
Saddleback names former Sugarloaf co-owner CEO 1:36 PM
SAD 11 board to meet Thursday 1:14 PM
Norridgewock has best gas price 12:52 PM
Study panel focuses on farmland 11:40 AM
Bangor trucker opens Kentucky office 11:32 AM
Katahdin Paper Co. mills lose millions 10:50 AM
UMaine 1965 football squad to be honored 10:41 AM
Lobstermen face bait shortage 9:54 AM
Pilots bound for North Pole to stop in Greenville 9:52 AM
Baldacci swears in judge 9:43 AM
Maine man pleads guilty in Indiana killing 9:34 AM
Who stole the big ape? 9:33 AM
12:30 AM
News updates from around Maine
Today's Weather:
Augusta, Maine (Airport)
Updated: 4:53 PM EDT on September 03, 2008
76 °F / 24 °C
Clear
See Detailed Forecast >>
High school sports preview
Did you miss our Fall Sports Preview section? No sweat. Get the scoop on your favorite football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf teams and athletes as they kick off the 2008 season. Visit our high school previews web site.
BLOGS
Republican Report
Convention off to good start; Rove 'awesome'
09/02/08
UMF student Alex Willette blogs from the Republican National Convention
I've put in my time and taken my lumps. I also know what MY responsibilities are. I knew when I took this job that it was not a 9-5 job. If I want to make sure I get out on time every day I would be a CSR or dispatcher. Every job has its good and bad points. That is called work. A lot of job satisfaction depends on what you put into it. I like the fact that I don't have a boss I see every day. I like that I get the freedoms I have, working outside. I don't like the workload being as bad as it is lately, but that is the type of work we do. I don't think that I am going to vote yes for a union, but from reading this site, apparently that makes me a jerk. There are a growing number of us who do not discuss union at all anymore because every time we state our opnion the pro-union techs jump all over us. I understand that they are trying to share their opinion, but just because I don't agree with yours does not make me an @$$hole. There was a post recently that stated the union has only helped stir up animosity and break us apart. I completely agree and it is too bad. This whole situation could have been handled a lot better and there probably would have been more yes votes, possibly even mine. There are too many "hot heads" that just cause animosity and discontent to make a real stab at this. For those of you who still support the union, that is your right and I understand why, but take a little time and try to understand that there are different opinions out there and we aren't all "stupid" or "morons". We just stop talking about it so we don't have to deal with the repercussions of disagreeing with you.
- Silent IR Tech Portland
August 26, 2008 3:21 PM
brent marr portland said...
Many of us like the work we do . cable tv,internet and phone is a very interesting job . but the pay and work load is out of line with the very high profits that this company is making .
Most of us feel like we are being taken advantage of when we are told we have to work over time like it or not . heavy work load like it or not . low pay like it or not .
We are contantly told that we are doing a great job and that the division is doing very well . if that is true we should see that in our pay checks and our work loads and the way we are treated .
Many of us have made attempts at talking to local management about these workplace problems only to find that they have no control over wages and work load .
we have a choice we can join together and form a union and work together to solve these problems . or we can do nothing and nothing will change .
brent marr
423-2998
call any time if you have any questions .
August 26, 2008 4:19 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey Brent - news flash
Without profits, we dont have a job. You talk about speaking to management about workplace problems - do you have some solution that no one else has thought about? I doubt it - sit back and enjoy anothe beer or two - you've worked had and deserve it.
August 26, 2008 7:29 PM
Anonymous said...
I wonder how many of you have thought about what happens if we vote for a union. I see a lot of talk about how wages will jump up to $30 an hour – do you really believe this will happen? Ask yourself, how long have the phone and power companies had unions – 30 to 40+ years? Do you think that because we vote for a union that Burkley will pay us $30 an hour? Has anyone sat and negotiated a contract before? Do you really think that they will give us more money without us giving something up in return? Will it be giving up vacation time? Pension plan? Will we have to pay more for our health care? Let’s get the facts and stop listening to the jive from the union who promises everything to everyone. I for one am tired of all the infighting that is going on around me. People aren’t treating each other the same depending on where you stand on this issue. I know we have problems – every company union or non-union has problems. Do you think if we go union that our problems will magically go away? Who’s kidding who? I’ve worked here 7 years worked hard and done well. Look around – it’s a good company with good benefits. I just signed up for the career path and look forward to bumping my wage again in a year. What other company can give you that? Let’s get back to work and cut the belly aching.
Portland Pride
August 26, 2008 7:32 PM
Anonymous said...
finally making good money this company's for real took a little time but listened. union no!!!!!!!!!! we have it good in 5 years i'm projected to make 28 an hour not including 4% what more do you want?good benneies, cable shut the fuck up! augustA no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! loud and proud "best sup in the buisness thank you dan gould for getting it done while being honest and "thats the reason i stayed here dan gould, and dennis are the men" thank you" "k'mart always hiring"( pride, brotherhood,togherness all without a union)
August 26, 2008 8:49 PM
Anonymous said...
finally making good money this company's for real took a little time but listened. union no!!!!!!!!!! we have it good in 5 years i'm projected to make 28 an hour not including 4% what more do you want?good benneies, cable shut the fuck up! augustA no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! loud and proud "best sup in the buisness thank you dan gould for getting it done while being honest and "thats the reason i stayed here dan gould, and dennis are the men" thank you" "k'mart always hiring"( pride, brotherhood,togherness all without a union)
August 26, 2008 8:49 PM
THIS WEEK'S ENTERTAINMENT
Contributed photo
Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade will perform Saturday, August 30 to benefit the Unity Barn Raisers, a non-profit community organization that's been making Unity a better place for 10 years.
Movie takes
Exhibits: Art galleries, museums
Children's Discovery Museum, 265 Water St.: hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; children 1 and older $4, adults $5, 622-2209;
Upcoming events
Dance, 8-11 p.m., Somerset Sports & Fitness Center, Route 201; Sept. 6; music by the Fiddlehedz, Richard Green calling; early bird workshop/lesson, 7 p.m.; $7, $4 younger than 14; 628-2843.
Saturday, August 30
Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show, National Guard Armory; Aug. 30-31; hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; door prizes, demonstrations, mineral displays, jewelry. children's games; 873-6270.
Sunday, August 31
Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show, National Guard Armory; through today; hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; door prizes, demonstrations, mineral displays, jewelry. children's games; 873-6270.
Friday, August 29
The Gaslight Theater, City Hall; "Wonder of the World," Aug. 29-30; comedy-drama for adults; 8 p.m. today and Saturday; tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors/students; 626-3698.
Entertainment
Movies
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Read review of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Central Maine movie theaters
Railroad Square Cinema
Waterville Flagship
Regal Augusta
Narrow Gauge Cinema, Farmington
Pittsfield Community Theater
Skowhegan Strand
Find out what's on the big screen at other Maine cinemas. Search film listings, times and venues. Read film reviews.
Dining
Read restaurant and dining reviews of eateries from central Maine and beyond.
Events
Keep tabs on your entertainment options. Check out events schedule of music, nightlife, theater, art shows, fairs and more from all around Maine.
TV Listings
NEW: Online TV listings. Click here to see what's on. Broken down by week, day or hour with local channel packages -- cable or satellite.
Lucky's CD review
There are so many shows this summer that I really want to cover with interviews but that space is spoken for quickly. I finally figured out that what I really needed to do is review the current albums by those artists as kind of a preview of their shows — hence this week’s three selections.
First up is Donna Hughes’ “Gaining Wisdom.” She’s performing at One Longfellow Square in Portland tonight (www.onelongfellowsquare.com or 761-1757). This, her Rounder Records debut, was produced by Tony Rice (who also contributes guitar work on several tracks) and features guest appearances by Sam Bush (mandolin), Rob Eckes (dobra), Rhonda Vincent, Mary Chapin Carpenter (harmony vocals) and many more.
Check out "Gaining Wisdom
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THIS WEEK'S ENTERTAINMENT
Contributed photo
Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade will perform Saturday, August 30 to benefit the Unity Barn Raisers, a non-profit community organization that's been making Unity a better place for 10 years.
Movie takes
Exhibits: Art galleries, museums
Children's Discovery Museum, 265 Water St.: hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; children 1 and older $4, adults $5, 622-2209;
Upcoming events
Dance, 8-11 p.m., Somerset Sports & Fitness Center, Route 201; Sept. 6; music by the Fiddlehedz, Richard Green calling; early bird workshop/lesson, 7 p.m.; $7, $4 younger than 14; 628-2843.
Saturday, August 30
Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show, National Guard Armory; Aug. 30-31; hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; door prizes, demonstrations, mineral displays, jewelry. children's games; 873-6270.
Sunday, August 31
Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show, National Guard Armory; through today; hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; door prizes, demonstrations, mineral displays, jewelry. children's games; 873-6270.
Friday, August 29
The Gaslight Theater, City Hall; "Wonder of the World," Aug. 29-30; comedy-drama for adults; 8 p.m. today and Saturday; tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors/students; 626-3698.
Entertainment
Movies
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Read review of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Central Maine movie theaters
Railroad Square Cinema
Waterville Flagship
Regal Augusta
Narrow Gauge Cinema, Farmington
Pittsfield Community Theater
Skowhegan Strand
Find out what's on the big screen at other Maine cinemas. Search film listings, times and venues. Read film reviews.
Dining
Read restaurant and dining reviews of eateries from central Maine and beyond.
Events
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Lucky's CD review
There are so many shows this summer that I really want to cover with interviews but that space is spoken for quickly. I finally figured out that what I really needed to do is review the current albums by those artists as kind of a preview of their shows — hence this week’s three selections.
First up is Donna Hughes’ “Gaining Wisdom.” She’s performing at One Longfellow Square in Portland tonight (www.onelongfellowsquare.com or 761-1757). This, her Rounder Records debut, was produced by Tony Rice (who also contributes guitar work on several tracks) and features guest appearances by Sam Bush (mandolin), Rob Eckes (dobra), Rhonda Vincent, Mary Chapin Carpenter (harmony vocals) and many more.
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Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade will perform Saturday, August 30 to benefit the Unity Barn Raisers, a non-profit community organization that's been making Unity a better place for 10 years.
Movie takes
Exhibits: Art galleries, museums
Children's Discovery Museum, 265 Water St.: hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; children 1 and older $4, adults $5, 622-2209;
Upcoming events
Dance, 8-11 p.m., Somerset Sports & Fitness Center, Route 201; Sept. 6; music by the Fiddlehedz, Richard Green calling; early bird workshop/lesson, 7 p.m.; $7, $4 younger than 14; 628-2843.
Saturday, August 30
Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show, National Guard Armory; Aug. 30-31; hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; door prizes, demonstrations, mineral displays, jewelry. children's games; 873-6270.
Sunday, August 31
Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show, National Guard Armory; through today; hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; door prizes, demonstrations, mineral displays, jewelry. children's games; 873-6270.
Friday, August 29
The Gaslight Theater, City Hall; "Wonder of the World," Aug. 29-30; comedy-drama for adults; 8 p.m. today and Saturday; tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors/students; 626-3698.
Entertainment
Movies
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Read review of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Central Maine movie theaters
Railroad Square Cinema
Waterville Flagship
Regal Augusta
Narrow Gauge Cinema, Farmington
Pittsfield Community Theater
Skowhegan Strand
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Lucky's CD review
There are so many shows this summer that I really want to cover with interviews but that space is spoken for quickly. I finally figured out that what I really needed to do is review the current albums by those artists as kind of a preview of their shows — hence this week’s three selections.
First up is Donna Hughes’ “Gaining Wisdom.” She’s performing at One Longfellow Square in Portland tonight (www.onelongfellowsquare.com or 761-1757). This, her Rounder Records debut, was produced by Tony Rice (who also contributes guitar work on several tracks) and features guest appearances by Sam Bush (mandolin), Rob Eckes (dobra), Rhonda Vincent, Mary Chapin Carpenter (harmony vocals) and many more.
Check out "Gaining Wisdom
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THIS WEEK'S ENTERTAINMENT
Contributed photo
Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade will perform Saturday, August 30 to benefit the Unity Barn Raisers, a non-profit community organization that's been making Unity a better place for 10 years.
Movie takes
Exhibits: Art galleries, museums
Children's Discovery Museum, 265 Water St.: hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; children 1 and older $4, adults $5, 622-2209;
Upcoming events
Dance, 8-11 p.m., Somerset Sports & Fitness Center, Route 201; Sept. 6; music by the Fiddlehedz, Richard Green calling; early bird workshop/lesson, 7 p.m.; $7, $4 younger than 14; 628-2843.
Saturday, August 30
Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show, National Guard Armory; Aug. 30-31; hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; door prizes, demonstrations, mineral displays, jewelry. children's games; 873-6270.
Sunday, August 31
Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show, National Guard Armory; through today; hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; door prizes, demonstrations, mineral displays, jewelry. children's games; 873-6270.
Friday, August 29
The Gaslight Theater, City Hall; "Wonder of the World," Aug. 29-30; comedy-drama for adults; 8 p.m. today and Saturday; tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors/students; 626-3698.
Entertainment
Movies
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Read review of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Central Maine movie theaters
Railroad Square Cinema
Waterville Flagship
Regal Augusta
Narrow Gauge Cinema, Farmington
Pittsfield Community Theater
Skowhegan Strand
Find out what's on the big screen at other Maine cinemas. Search film listings, times and venues. Read film reviews.
Dining
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Events
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TV Listings
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Lucky's CD review
There are so many shows this summer that I really want to cover with interviews but that space is spoken for quickly. I finally figured out that what I really needed to do is review the current albums by those artists as kind of a preview of their shows — hence this week’s three selections.
First up is Donna Hughes’ “Gaining Wisdom.” She’s performing at One Longfellow Square in Portland tonight (www.onelongfellowsquare.com or 761-1757). This, her Rounder Records debut, was produced by Tony Rice (who also contributes guitar work on several tracks) and features guest appearances by Sam Bush (mandolin), Rob Eckes (dobra), Rhonda Vincent, Mary Chapin Carpenter (harmony vocals) and many more.
Check out "Gaining Wisdom
Watch and listen
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THIS WEEK'S ENTERTAINMENT
Contributed photo
Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade will perform Saturday, August 30 to benefit the Unity Barn Raisers, a non-profit community organization that's been making Unity a better place for 10 years.
Movie takes
Exhibits: Art galleries, museums
Children's Discovery Museum, 265 Water St.: hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; children 1 and older $4, adults $5, 622-2209;
Upcoming events
Dance, 8-11 p.m., Somerset Sports & Fitness Center, Route 201; Sept. 6; music by the Fiddlehedz, Richard Green calling; early bird workshop/lesson, 7 p.m.; $7, $4 younger than 14; 628-2843.
Saturday, August 30
Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show, National Guard Armory; Aug. 30-31; hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; door prizes, demonstrations, mineral displays, jewelry. children's games; 873-6270.
Sunday, August 31
Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show, National Guard Armory; through today; hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; door prizes, demonstrations, mineral displays, jewelry. children's games; 873-6270.
Friday, August 29
The Gaslight Theater, City Hall; "Wonder of the World," Aug. 29-30; comedy-drama for adults; 8 p.m. today and Saturday; tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors/students; 626-3698.
Entertainment
Movies
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Read review of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Central Maine movie theaters
Railroad Square Cinema
Waterville Flagship
Regal Augusta
Narrow Gauge Cinema, Farmington
Pittsfield Community Theater
Skowhegan Strand
Find out what's on the big screen at other Maine cinemas. Search film listings, times and venues. Read film reviews.
Dining
Read restaurant and dining reviews of eateries from central Maine and beyond.
Events
Keep tabs on your entertainment options. Check out events schedule of music, nightlife, theater, art shows, fairs and more from all around Maine.
TV Listings
NEW: Online TV listings. Click here to see what's on. Broken down by week, day or hour with local channel packages -- cable or satellite.
Lucky's CD review
There are so many shows this summer that I really want to cover with interviews but that space is spoken for quickly. I finally figured out that what I really needed to do is review the current albums by those artists as kind of a preview of their shows — hence this week’s three selections.
First up is Donna Hughes’ “Gaining Wisdom.” She’s performing at One Longfellow Square in Portland tonight (www.onelongfellowsquare.com or 761-1757). This, her Rounder Records debut, was produced by Tony Rice (who also contributes guitar work on several tracks) and features guest appearances by Sam Bush (mandolin), Rob Eckes (dobra), Rhonda Vincent, Mary Chapin Carpenter (harmony vocals) and many more.
Check out "Gaining Wisdom
Watch and listen
Multimedia: Audio/video
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View photo audio slideshows by Sentinel photographers.
Photo memories a perfect gift
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THIS WEEK'S ENTERTAINMENT
Contributed photo
Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade will perform Saturday, August 30 to benefit the Unity Barn Raisers, a non-profit community organization that's been making Unity a better place for 10 years.
Movie takes
Exhibits: Art galleries, museums
Children's Discovery Museum, 265 Water St.: hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; children 1 and older $4, adults $5, 622-2209;
Upcoming events
Dance, 8-11 p.m., Somerset Sports & Fitness Center, Route 201; Sept. 6; music by the Fiddlehedz, Richard Green calling; early bird workshop/lesson, 7 p.m.; $7, $4 younger than 14; 628-2843.
Saturday, August 30
Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show, National Guard Armory; Aug. 30-31; hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; door prizes, demonstrations, mineral displays, jewelry. children's games; 873-6270.
Sunday, August 31
Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show, National Guard Armory; through today; hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; door prizes, demonstrations, mineral displays, jewelry. children's games; 873-6270.
Friday, August 29
The Gaslight Theater, City Hall; "Wonder of the World," Aug. 29-30; comedy-drama for adults; 8 p.m. today and Saturday; tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors/students; 626-3698.
Entertainment
Movies
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Read review of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Central Maine movie theaters
Railroad Square Cinema
Waterville Flagship
Regal Augusta
Narrow Gauge Cinema, Farmington
Pittsfield Community Theater
Skowhegan Strand
Find out what's on the big screen at other Maine cinemas. Search film listings, times and venues. Read film reviews.
Dining
Read restaurant and dining reviews of eateries from central Maine and beyond.
Events
Keep tabs on your entertainment options. Check out events schedule of music, nightlife, theater, art shows, fairs and more from all around Maine.
TV Listings
NEW: Online TV listings. Click here to see what's on. Broken down by week, day or hour with local channel packages -- cable or satellite.
Lucky's CD review
There are so many shows this summer that I really want to cover with interviews but that space is spoken for quickly. I finally figured out that what I really needed to do is review the current albums by those artists as kind of a preview of their shows — hence this week’s three selections.
First up is Donna Hughes’ “Gaining Wisdom.” She’s performing at One Longfellow Square in Portland tonight (www.onelongfellowsquare.com or 761-1757). This, her Rounder Records debut, was produced by Tony Rice (who also contributes guitar work on several tracks) and features guest appearances by Sam Bush (mandolin), Rob Eckes (dobra), Rhonda Vincent, Mary Chapin Carpenter (harmony vocals) and many more.
Check out "Gaining Wisdom
Watch and listen
Multimedia: Audio/video
View recent news and feature videos in our vlog (video blog) and video archives
View photo audio slideshows by Sentinel photographers.
Photo memories a perfect gift
Order prints of great moments through our archive. These photos are suitable for framing and make great gifts
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Taking it Easy on Muscle Ridge: A Kayak Trip out of South Thomaston [Village Soup]
IF&W Advisory Council Address Regulations At Annual Meeting [Lincoln County News]
Dam request pits salmon versus history [Portland Press Herald]
Group calls meeting to discuss trail bridge [Sun Journal]
Warden's awards today [Portland Press Herald]
Maine Outdoor Journal
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On Local Birding while Catching Up
ravenwatcher says, Thanks, Derek, for the trip reports and local migration updates.... Aug 30, 2008 05:36 AM On Blatant ego gratification
Duke_of_URL says, That was fast. Goal has been achieved. But that doesn't... Aug 28, 2008 12:37 PM On Hikes like Pleasant Mt?
Duke_of_URL says, Keep heading west to Evans Notch. Speckled, Caribou and East... Aug 25, 2008 01:05 PM On Waterfall Trail
blackfly29 says, "Was that an endo, Craig? " Yes, and ouch! Wasn't... Aug 25, 2008 11:52 AM On blackfly29
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Saturday, September 6, 2008
Guided Nature Hike 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Landscaping for Wildlife 11am and 1:30pm, Maine Wildlife Park
Nature Walk 10 am and 1:30 pm, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum
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Maine Trappers Association to hold annual celebration in Sidney this weekend [Kennebec Journal]
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Great Moose Lake opts for early milfoil survey [Bangor Daily News]
Hammond named top warden [Sun Journal]
Giro Sports Glasses [The Gear Junkie]
Taking it Easy on Muscle Ridge: A Kayak Trip out of South Thomaston [Village Soup]
IF&W Advisory Council Address Regulations At Annual Meeting [Lincoln County News]
Dam request pits salmon versus history [Portland Press Herald]
Group calls meeting to discuss trail bridge [Sun Journal]
Warden's awards today [Portland Press Herald]
Maine Outdoor Journal
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On Local Birding while Catching Up
ravenwatcher says, Thanks, Derek, for the trip reports and local migration updates.... Aug 30, 2008 05:36 AM On Blatant ego gratification
Duke_of_URL says, That was fast. Goal has been achieved. But that doesn't... Aug 28, 2008 12:37 PM On Hikes like Pleasant Mt?
Duke_of_URL says, Keep heading west to Evans Notch. Speckled, Caribou and East... Aug 25, 2008 01:05 PM On Waterfall Trail
blackfly29 says, "Was that an endo, Craig? " Yes, and ouch! Wasn't... Aug 25, 2008 11:52 AM On blackfly29
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
California Condor Recovery , 7:00 pm, Bates College - Carnegie Science Building, Rm 204
Saturday, September 6, 2008
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Landscaping for Wildlife 11am and 1:30pm, Maine Wildlife Park
Nature Walk 10 am and 1:30 pm, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum
Nature Walk: Monarch Watch 1 to 3 p.m., Gilsland Farm Maine Audubon
Nature Walk: Monarch Watch $8 $4 for children, Gilsland Farm Maine Audubon Featured Recreation & Sports providers in Portland
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Maine Trappers Association to hold annual celebration in Sidney this weekend [Kennebec Journal]
Sugarloaf to host final stop on 2009 Revolution Tour [Sugarloaf]
Great Moose Lake opts for early milfoil survey [Bangor Daily News]
Hammond named top warden [Sun Journal]
Giro Sports Glasses [The Gear Junkie]
Taking it Easy on Muscle Ridge: A Kayak Trip out of South Thomaston [Village Soup]
IF&W Advisory Council Address Regulations At Annual Meeting [Lincoln County News]
Dam request pits salmon versus history [Portland Press Herald]
Group calls meeting to discuss trail bridge [Sun Journal]
Warden's awards today [Portland Press Herald]
Maine Outdoor Journal
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On Local Birding while Catching Up
ravenwatcher says, Thanks, Derek, for the trip reports and local migration updates.... Aug 30, 2008 05:36 AM On Blatant ego gratification
Duke_of_URL says, That was fast. Goal has been achieved. But that doesn't... Aug 28, 2008 12:37 PM On Hikes like Pleasant Mt?
Duke_of_URL says, Keep heading west to Evans Notch. Speckled, Caribou and East... Aug 25, 2008 01:05 PM On Waterfall Trail
blackfly29 says, "Was that an endo, Craig? " Yes, and ouch! Wasn't... Aug 25, 2008 11:52 AM On blackfly29
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Travel to Mars Hill for trail, turbines
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
California Condor Recovery , 7:00 pm, Bates College - Carnegie Science Building, Rm 204
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Guided Nature Hike 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Landscaping for Wildlife 11am and 1:30pm, Maine Wildlife Park
Nature Walk 10 am and 1:30 pm, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum
Nature Walk: Monarch Watch 1 to 3 p.m., Gilsland Farm Maine Audubon
Nature Walk: Monarch Watch $8 $4 for children, Gilsland Farm Maine Audubon Featured Recreation & Sports providers in Portland
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Maine Trappers Association to hold annual celebration in Sidney this weekend [Kennebec Journal]
Sugarloaf to host final stop on 2009 Revolution Tour [Sugarloaf]
Great Moose Lake opts for early milfoil survey [Bangor Daily News]
Hammond named top warden [Sun Journal]
Giro Sports Glasses [The Gear Junkie]
Taking it Easy on Muscle Ridge: A Kayak Trip out of South Thomaston [Village Soup]
IF&W Advisory Council Address Regulations At Annual Meeting [Lincoln County News]
Dam request pits salmon versus history [Portland Press Herald]
Group calls meeting to discuss trail bridge [Sun Journal]
Warden's awards today [Portland Press Herald]
Maine Outdoor Journal
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On Local Birding while Catching Up
ravenwatcher says, Thanks, Derek, for the trip reports and local migration updates.... Aug 30, 2008 05:36 AM On Blatant ego gratification
Duke_of_URL says, That was fast. Goal has been achieved. But that doesn't... Aug 28, 2008 12:37 PM On Hikes like Pleasant Mt?
Duke_of_URL says, Keep heading west to Evans Notch. Speckled, Caribou and East... Aug 25, 2008 01:05 PM On Waterfall Trail
blackfly29 says, "Was that an endo, Craig? " Yes, and ouch! Wasn't... Aug 25, 2008 11:52 AM On blackfly29
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Travel to Mars Hill for trail, turbines
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
California Condor Recovery , 7:00 pm, Bates College - Carnegie Science Building, Rm 204
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Guided Nature Hike 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Landscaping for Wildlife 11am and 1:30pm, Maine Wildlife Park
Nature Walk 10 am and 1:30 pm, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum
Nature Walk: Monarch Watch 1 to 3 p.m., Gilsland Farm Maine Audubon
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Maine Trappers Association to hold annual celebration in Sidney this weekend [Kennebec Journal]
Sugarloaf to host final stop on 2009 Revolution Tour [Sugarloaf]
Great Moose Lake opts for early milfoil survey [Bangor Daily News]
Hammond named top warden [Sun Journal]
Giro Sports Glasses [The Gear Junkie]
Taking it Easy on Muscle Ridge: A Kayak Trip out of South Thomaston [Village Soup]
IF&W Advisory Council Address Regulations At Annual Meeting [Lincoln County News]
Dam request pits salmon versus history [Portland Press Herald]
Group calls meeting to discuss trail bridge [Sun Journal]
Warden's awards today [Portland Press Herald]
Maine Outdoor Journal
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On Local Birding while Catching Up
ravenwatcher says, Thanks, Derek, for the trip reports and local migration updates.... Aug 30, 2008 05:36 AM On Blatant ego gratification
Duke_of_URL says, That was fast. Goal has been achieved. But that doesn't... Aug 28, 2008 12:37 PM On Hikes like Pleasant Mt?
Duke_of_URL says, Keep heading west to Evans Notch. Speckled, Caribou and East... Aug 25, 2008 01:05 PM On Waterfall Trail
blackfly29 says, "Was that an endo, Craig? " Yes, and ouch! Wasn't... Aug 25, 2008 11:52 AM On blackfly29
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Aug 28, 2008 01:38 PM
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Travel to Mars Hill for trail, turbines
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
California Condor Recovery , 7:00 pm, Bates College - Carnegie Science Building, Rm 204
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Guided Nature Hike 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Landscaping for Wildlife 11am and 1:30pm, Maine Wildlife Park
Nature Walk 10 am and 1:30 pm, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum
Nature Walk: Monarch Watch 1 to 3 p.m., Gilsland Farm Maine Audubon
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Maine Trappers Association to hold annual celebration in Sidney this weekend [Kennebec Journal]
Sugarloaf to host final stop on 2009 Revolution Tour [Sugarloaf]
Great Moose Lake opts for early milfoil survey [Bangor Daily News]
Hammond named top warden [Sun Journal]
Giro Sports Glasses [The Gear Junkie]
Taking it Easy on Muscle Ridge: A Kayak Trip out of South Thomaston [Village Soup]
IF&W Advisory Council Address Regulations At Annual Meeting [Lincoln County News]
Dam request pits salmon versus history [Portland Press Herald]
Group calls meeting to discuss trail bridge [Sun Journal]
Warden's awards today [Portland Press Herald]
Maine Outdoor Journal
About Us and Frequently Asked Questions | Contact Us © 2008 Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc.
On Local Birding while Catching Up
ravenwatcher says, Thanks, Derek, for the trip reports and local migration updates.... Aug 30, 2008 05:36 AM On Blatant ego gratification
Duke_of_URL says, That was fast. Goal has been achieved. But that doesn't... Aug 28, 2008 12:37 PM On Hikes like Pleasant Mt?
Duke_of_URL says, Keep heading west to Evans Notch. Speckled, Caribou and East... Aug 25, 2008 01:05 PM On Waterfall Trail
blackfly29 says, "Was that an endo, Craig? " Yes, and ouch! Wasn't... Aug 25, 2008 11:52 AM On blackfly29
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Lighthouse pedal pusher
Aug 28, 2008 01:38 PM
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Travel to Mars Hill for trail, turbines
Aug 28, 2008 01:25 PM
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0 comments
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Norway
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72 Photos
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
California Condor Recovery , 7:00 pm, Bates College - Carnegie Science Building, Rm 204
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Guided Nature Hike 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Landscaping for Wildlife 11am and 1:30pm, Maine Wildlife Park
Nature Walk 10 am and 1:30 pm, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum
Nature Walk: Monarch Watch 1 to 3 p.m., Gilsland Farm Maine Audubon
Nature Walk: Monarch Watch $8 $4 for children, Gilsland Farm Maine Audubon Featured Recreation & Sports providers in Portland
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Maine Trappers Association to hold annual celebration in Sidney this weekend [Kennebec Journal]
Sugarloaf to host final stop on 2009 Revolution Tour [Sugarloaf]
Great Moose Lake opts for early milfoil survey [Bangor Daily News]
Hammond named top warden [Sun Journal]
Giro Sports Glasses [The Gear Junkie]
Taking it Easy on Muscle Ridge: A Kayak Trip out of South Thomaston [Village Soup]
IF&W Advisory Council Address Regulations At Annual Meeting [Lincoln County News]
Dam request pits salmon versus history [Portland Press Herald]
Group calls meeting to discuss trail bridge [Sun Journal]
Warden's awards today [Portland Press Herald]
Maine Outdoor Journal
About Us and Frequently Asked Questions | Contact Us © 2008 Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc.
On Local Birding while Catching Up
ravenwatcher says, Thanks, Derek, for the trip reports and local migration updates.... Aug 30, 2008 05:36 AM On Blatant ego gratification
Duke_of_URL says, That was fast. Goal has been achieved. But that doesn't... Aug 28, 2008 12:37 PM On Hikes like Pleasant Mt?
Duke_of_URL says, Keep heading west to Evans Notch. Speckled, Caribou and East... Aug 25, 2008 01:05 PM On Waterfall Trail
blackfly29 says, "Was that an endo, Craig? " Yes, and ouch! Wasn't... Aug 25, 2008 11:52 AM On blackfly29
blackfly29 says, Thanks, gets mighty cold here in the land of the... Aug 25, 2008 11:37 AM more conversations
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Lighthouse pedal pusher
Aug 28, 2008 01:38 PM
1 Photos
0 comments
PPH/MST
Travel to Mars Hill for trail, turbines
Aug 28, 2008 01:25 PM
1 Photos
0 comments
PPH/MST
Norway
Aug 27, 2008 01:04 PM
72 Photos
0 comments
Derek Lovitch
more photos
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
California Condor Recovery , 7:00 pm, Bates College - Carnegie Science Building, Rm 204
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Guided Nature Hike 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Landscaping for Wildlife 11am and 1:30pm, Maine Wildlife Park
Nature Walk 10 am and 1:30 pm, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum
Nature Walk: Monarch Watch 1 to 3 p.m., Gilsland Farm Maine Audubon
Nature Walk: Monarch Watch $8 $4 for children, Gilsland Farm Maine Audubon Featured Recreation & Sports providers in Portland
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Maine Trappers Association to hold annual celebration in Sidney this weekend [Kennebec Journal]
Sugarloaf to host final stop on 2009 Revolution Tour [Sugarloaf]
Great Moose Lake opts for early milfoil survey [Bangor Daily News]
Hammond named top warden [Sun Journal]
Giro Sports Glasses [The Gear Junkie]
Taking it Easy on Muscle Ridge: A Kayak Trip out of South Thomaston [Village Soup]
IF&W Advisory Council Address Regulations At Annual Meeting [Lincoln County News]
Dam request pits salmon versus history [Portland Press Herald]
Group calls meeting to discuss trail bridge [Sun Journal]
Warden's awards today [Portland Press Herald]
Maine Outdoor Journal
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Outdoors Bloggers
There are a lot of good stories out there, and you are welcome to tell them here. Not only are your stories interesting, but there is value in them. For example, if you write about a hike through a nature preserve, I know there are people who don't know it exists. And your story might inspire them to try it for themselves. Start a blog, and share your experience.
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There are several adventurers who share their trips stories and advice in this site. You can find them on Maine's trails, summits and waterways. Kid Tracks: The Almeida Family will try just about anything. You can find great ideas for your next family activity.
Trail Head: Carey Kish is a Registered Maine Guide and great story teller. You never know where he will be next.
Field Notes: Derek Lovitch is a wildlife biologist who shares his experiences spotting Maine's bird populations.
Fish Head: Marc Gilbert's experiences include back country fishing in Yellowstone and fly-in fishing in Alaska. His blog highlights the great fishing opportunities in Maine.
Free Wheeling: Melissa Kim has traveled the world on bicycles and written a book on biking New England. Her blog reveals great places to bike in Maine.
Virtual Angler: Nick Mills tries not to let work interfere with fishing.
PaddleME: Scott Andrews, a Registered Maine Guide, began messing around with canoes and kayaks as a child in Oxford County. He blogs about saltwater and inland paddling these days.
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There are a lot of good stories out there, and you are welcome to tell them here. Not only are your stories interesting, but there is value in them. For example, if you write about a hike through a nature preserve, I know there are people who don't know it exists. And your story might inspire them to try it for themselves. Start a blog, and share your experience.
Featured Bloggers
There are several adventurers who share their trips stories and advice in this site. You can find them on Maine's trails, summits and waterways. Kid Tracks: The Almeida Family will try just about anything. You can find great ideas for your next family activity.
Trail Head: Carey Kish is a Registered Maine Guide and great story teller. You never know where he will be next.
Field Notes: Derek Lovitch is a wildlife biologist who shares his experiences spotting Maine's bird populations.
Fish Head: Marc Gilbert's experiences include back country fishing in Yellowstone and fly-in fishing in Alaska. His blog highlights the great fishing opportunities in Maine.
Free Wheeling: Melissa Kim has traveled the world on bicycles and written a book on biking New England. Her blog reveals great places to bike in Maine.
Virtual Angler: Nick Mills tries not to let work interfere with fishing.
PaddleME: Scott Andrews, a Registered Maine Guide, began messing around with canoes and kayaks as a child in Oxford County. He blogs about saltwater and inland paddling these days.
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Take the boat, leave the plans behind Aug 28, 2008 01:30 PM By GAIL RICE It's late August as I write this column. As in the past, the wonders of technology allow... more
0 commentspage Outdoors Bloggers
There are a lot of good stories out there, and you are welcome to tell them here. Not only are your stories interesting, but there is value in them. For example, if you write about a hike through a nature preserve, I know there are people who don't know it exists. And your story might inspire them to try it for themselves. Start a blog, and share your experience.
Featured Bloggers
There are several adventurers who share their trips stories and advice in this site. You can find them on Maine's trails, summits and waterways. Kid Tracks: The Almeida Family will try just about anything. You can find great ideas for your next family activity.
Trail Head: Carey Kish is a Registered Maine Guide and great story teller. You never know where he will be next.
Field Notes: Derek Lovitch is a wildlife biologist who shares his experiences spotting Maine's bird populations.
Fish Head: Marc Gilbert's experiences include back country fishing in Yellowstone and fly-in fishing in Alaska. His blog highlights the great fishing opportunities in Maine.
Free Wheeling: Melissa Kim has traveled the world on bicycles and written a book on biking New England. Her blog reveals great places to bike in Maine.
Virtual Angler: Nick Mills tries not to let work interfere with fishing.
PaddleME: Scott Andrews, a Registered Maine Guide, began messing around with canoes and kayaks as a child in Oxford County. He blogs about saltwater and inland paddling these days.
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Field Notes
Three Nights of Good Flights Sep 3, 2008 11:56 AM Jeannette and I took full advantage of our two days off (thanks to Labor Day), and made the most of... more
0 comments
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Rare Bird Alert Sep 2, 2008 03:47 PM Of Special Note: There were a number of noteworthy species this week topped by a photo-documented YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS off Matinicus... more
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An Introduction to Birding By Radar Aug 31, 2008 03:02 PM Recently, I promised to step back and review how to use and interpret radar for the purposes of studying and... more
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Bear Hunt Taken to the Extreme Aug 29, 2008 09:16 AM I have to admit that standing half naked in the middle of the Maine woods with two individuals I had... more
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Picked for the Maine Moose Lottery Aug 29, 2008 09:10 AM For most sportsmen there is no greater thrill then seeing your name listed among the fortunate few... more
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Manatee O Manatee! Aug 28, 2008 01:36 PM Time for a change of scenery, change of water. The Bro and I headed south Saturday, crossed Long Island... more
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Portland Press Herald
Lighthouse pedal pusher Aug 28, 2008 01:33 PM Cyclist organizes a lighthouse ride to raise money for the Eastern Trail. By DEIRDRE FLEMING Staff Writer CAPE ELIZABETH — Bob Bowker... more
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Portland Press Herald
Take the boat, leave the plans behind Aug 28, 2008 01:30 PM By GAIL RICE It's late August as I write this column. As in the past, the wonders of technology allow... more
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Outdoors Bloggers
There are a lot of good stories out there, and you are welcome to tell them here. Not only are your stories interesting, but there is value in them. For example, if you write about a hike through a nature preserve, I know there are people who don't know it exists. And your story might inspire them to try it for themselves. Start a blog, and share your experience.
Featured Bloggers
There are several adventurers who share their trips stories and advice in this site. You can find them on Maine's trails, summits and waterways. Kid Tracks: The Almeida Family will try just about anything. You can find great ideas for your next family activity.
Trail Head: Carey Kish is a Registered Maine Guide and great story teller. You never know where he will be next.
Field Notes: Derek Lovitch is a wildlife biologist who shares his experiences spotting Maine's bird populations.
Fish Head: Marc Gilbert's experiences include back country fishing in Yellowstone and fly-in fishing in Alaska. His blog highlights the great fishing opportunities in Maine.
Free Wheeling: Melissa Kim has traveled the world on bicycles and written a book on biking New England. Her blog reveals great places to bike in Maine.
Virtual Angler: Nick Mills tries not to let work interfere with fishing.
PaddleME: Scott Andrews, a Registered Maine Guide, began messing around with canoes and kayaks as a child in Oxford County. He blogs about saltwater and inland paddling these days.
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Field Notes
Three Nights of Good Flights Sep 3, 2008 11:56 AM Jeannette and I took full advantage of our two days off (thanks to Labor Day), and made the most of... more
0 comments
Outdoor Journal
Rare Bird Alert Sep 2, 2008 03:47 PM Of Special Note: There were a number of noteworthy species this week topped by a photo-documented YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS off Matinicus... more
0 comments
Field Notes
An Introduction to Birding By Radar Aug 31, 2008 03:02 PM Recently, I promised to step back and review how to use and interpret radar for the purposes of studying and... more
0 comments
Field Notes
Local Birding while Catching Up Aug 29, 2008 12:28 PM We pulled up our driveway at 10:30pm on Monday night. While unpacking the car, I somehow was coherent (barely)... more
1 comment
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Bear Hunt Taken to the Extreme Aug 29, 2008 09:16 AM I have to admit that standing half naked in the middle of the Maine woods with two individuals I had... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Stripers on the Penobscot Aug 29, 2008 09:13 AM Adrenaline courses through my veins as once again the time of year approaches when stripped bass begin... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Picked for the Maine Moose Lottery Aug 29, 2008 09:10 AM For most sportsmen there is no greater thrill then seeing your name listed among the fortunate few... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Snipe Hunting in Merry Meeting Bay Aug 29, 2008 09:05 AM Ok, now what you need to do is stand here on this snipe path real still and... more
0 comments
Kid Tracks
Hike to Table Rock & beyond ... but no peak Aug 28, 2008 01:41 PM We hiked the Appalachian Trail to Table Rock last year and I was glad I waited until my youngest was... more
0 comments
Virtual Angler
Manatee O Manatee! Aug 28, 2008 01:36 PM Time for a change of scenery, change of water. The Bro and I headed south Saturday, crossed Long Island... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Lighthouse pedal pusher Aug 28, 2008 01:33 PM Cyclist organizes a lighthouse ride to raise money for the Eastern Trail. By DEIRDRE FLEMING Staff Writer CAPE ELIZABETH — Bob Bowker... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Take the boat, leave the plans behind Aug 28, 2008 01:30 PM By GAIL RICE It's late August as I write this column. As in the past, the wonders of technology allow... more
0 commentspage
Outdoors Bloggers
There are a lot of good stories out there, and you are welcome to tell them here. Not only are your stories interesting, but there is value in them. For example, if you write about a hike through a nature preserve, I know there are people who don't know it exists. And your story might inspire them to try it for themselves. Start a blog, and share your experience.
Featured Bloggers
There are several adventurers who share their trips stories and advice in this site. You can find them on Maine's trails, summits and waterways. Kid Tracks: The Almeida Family will try just about anything. You can find great ideas for your next family activity.
Trail Head: Carey Kish is a Registered Maine Guide and great story teller. You never know where he will be next.
Field Notes: Derek Lovitch is a wildlife biologist who shares his experiences spotting Maine's bird populations.
Fish Head: Marc Gilbert's experiences include back country fishing in Yellowstone and fly-in fishing in Alaska. His blog highlights the great fishing opportunities in Maine.
Free Wheeling: Melissa Kim has traveled the world on bicycles and written a book on biking New England. Her blog reveals great places to bike in Maine.
Virtual Angler: Nick Mills tries not to let work interfere with fishing.
PaddleME: Scott Andrews, a Registered Maine Guide, began messing around with canoes and kayaks as a child in Oxford County. He blogs about saltwater and inland paddling these days.
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Field Notes
Three Nights of Good Flights Sep 3, 2008 11:56 AM Jeannette and I took full advantage of our two days off (thanks to Labor Day), and made the most of... more
0 comments
Outdoor Journal
Rare Bird Alert Sep 2, 2008 03:47 PM Of Special Note: There were a number of noteworthy species this week topped by a photo-documented YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS off Matinicus... more
0 comments
Field Notes
An Introduction to Birding By Radar Aug 31, 2008 03:02 PM Recently, I promised to step back and review how to use and interpret radar for the purposes of studying and... more
0 comments
Field Notes
Local Birding while Catching Up Aug 29, 2008 12:28 PM We pulled up our driveway at 10:30pm on Monday night. While unpacking the car, I somehow was coherent (barely)... more
1 comment
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Bear Hunt Taken to the Extreme Aug 29, 2008 09:16 AM I have to admit that standing half naked in the middle of the Maine woods with two individuals I had... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Stripers on the Penobscot Aug 29, 2008 09:13 AM Adrenaline courses through my veins as once again the time of year approaches when stripped bass begin... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Picked for the Maine Moose Lottery Aug 29, 2008 09:10 AM For most sportsmen there is no greater thrill then seeing your name listed among the fortunate few... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Snipe Hunting in Merry Meeting Bay Aug 29, 2008 09:05 AM Ok, now what you need to do is stand here on this snipe path real still and... more
0 comments
Kid Tracks
Hike to Table Rock & beyond ... but no peak Aug 28, 2008 01:41 PM We hiked the Appalachian Trail to Table Rock last year and I was glad I waited until my youngest was... more
0 comments
Virtual Angler
Manatee O Manatee! Aug 28, 2008 01:36 PM Time for a change of scenery, change of water. The Bro and I headed south Saturday, crossed Long Island... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Lighthouse pedal pusher Aug 28, 2008 01:33 PM Cyclist organizes a lighthouse ride to raise money for the Eastern Trail. By DEIRDRE FLEMING Staff Writer CAPE ELIZABETH — Bob Bowker... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Take the boat, leave the plans behind Aug 28, 2008 01:30 PM By GAIL RICE It's late August as I write this column. As in the past, the wonders of technology allow... more
0 commentspage
Outdoors Bloggers
There are a lot of good stories out there, and you are welcome to tell them here. Not only are your stories interesting, but there is value in them. For example, if you write about a hike through a nature preserve, I know there are people who don't know it exists. And your story might inspire them to try it for themselves. Start a blog, and share your experience.
Featured Bloggers
There are several adventurers who share their trips stories and advice in this site. You can find them on Maine's trails, summits and waterways. Kid Tracks: The Almeida Family will try just about anything. You can find great ideas for your next family activity.
Trail Head: Carey Kish is a Registered Maine Guide and great story teller. You never know where he will be next.
Field Notes: Derek Lovitch is a wildlife biologist who shares his experiences spotting Maine's bird populations.
Fish Head: Marc Gilbert's experiences include back country fishing in Yellowstone and fly-in fishing in Alaska. His blog highlights the great fishing opportunities in Maine.
Free Wheeling: Melissa Kim has traveled the world on bicycles and written a book on biking New England. Her blog reveals great places to bike in Maine.
Virtual Angler: Nick Mills tries not to let work interfere with fishing.
PaddleME: Scott Andrews, a Registered Maine Guide, began messing around with canoes and kayaks as a child in Oxford County. He blogs about saltwater and inland paddling these days.
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Field Notes
Three Nights of Good Flights Sep 3, 2008 11:56 AM Jeannette and I took full advantage of our two days off (thanks to Labor Day), and made the most of... more
0 comments
Outdoor Journal
Rare Bird Alert Sep 2, 2008 03:47 PM Of Special Note: There were a number of noteworthy species this week topped by a photo-documented YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS off Matinicus... more
0 comments
Field Notes
An Introduction to Birding By Radar Aug 31, 2008 03:02 PM Recently, I promised to step back and review how to use and interpret radar for the purposes of studying and... more
0 comments
Field Notes
Local Birding while Catching Up Aug 29, 2008 12:28 PM We pulled up our driveway at 10:30pm on Monday night. While unpacking the car, I somehow was coherent (barely)... more
1 comment
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Bear Hunt Taken to the Extreme Aug 29, 2008 09:16 AM I have to admit that standing half naked in the middle of the Maine woods with two individuals I had... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Stripers on the Penobscot Aug 29, 2008 09:13 AM Adrenaline courses through my veins as once again the time of year approaches when stripped bass begin... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Picked for the Maine Moose Lottery Aug 29, 2008 09:10 AM For most sportsmen there is no greater thrill then seeing your name listed among the fortunate few... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Snipe Hunting in Merry Meeting Bay Aug 29, 2008 09:05 AM Ok, now what you need to do is stand here on this snipe path real still and... more
0 comments
Kid Tracks
Hike to Table Rock & beyond ... but no peak Aug 28, 2008 01:41 PM We hiked the Appalachian Trail to Table Rock last year and I was glad I waited until my youngest was... more
0 comments
Virtual Angler
Manatee O Manatee! Aug 28, 2008 01:36 PM Time for a change of scenery, change of water. The Bro and I headed south Saturday, crossed Long Island... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Lighthouse pedal pusher Aug 28, 2008 01:33 PM Cyclist organizes a lighthouse ride to raise money for the Eastern Trail. By DEIRDRE FLEMING Staff Writer CAPE ELIZABETH — Bob Bowker... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Take the boat, leave the plans behind Aug 28, 2008 01:30 PM By GAIL RICE It's late August as I write this column. As in the past, the wonders of technology allow... more
0 commentspage
Outdoors Bloggers
There are a lot of good stories out there, and you are welcome to tell them here. Not only are your stories interesting, but there is value in them. For example, if you write about a hike through a nature preserve, I know there are people who don't know it exists. And your story might inspire them to try it for themselves. Start a blog, and share your experience.
Featured Bloggers
There are several adventurers who share their trips stories and advice in this site. You can find them on Maine's trails, summits and waterways. Kid Tracks: The Almeida Family will try just about anything. You can find great ideas for your next family activity.
Trail Head: Carey Kish is a Registered Maine Guide and great story teller. You never know where he will be next.
Field Notes: Derek Lovitch is a wildlife biologist who shares his experiences spotting Maine's bird populations.
Fish Head: Marc Gilbert's experiences include back country fishing in Yellowstone and fly-in fishing in Alaska. His blog highlights the great fishing opportunities in Maine.
Free Wheeling: Melissa Kim has traveled the world on bicycles and written a book on biking New England. Her blog reveals great places to bike in Maine.
Virtual Angler: Nick Mills tries not to let work interfere with fishing.
PaddleME: Scott Andrews, a Registered Maine Guide, began messing around with canoes and kayaks as a child in Oxford County. He blogs about saltwater and inland paddling these days.
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Field Notes
Three Nights of Good Flights Sep 3, 2008 11:56 AM Jeannette and I took full advantage of our two days off (thanks to Labor Day), and made the most of... more
0 comments
Outdoor Journal
Rare Bird Alert Sep 2, 2008 03:47 PM Of Special Note: There were a number of noteworthy species this week topped by a photo-documented YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS off Matinicus... more
0 comments
Field Notes
An Introduction to Birding By Radar Aug 31, 2008 03:02 PM Recently, I promised to step back and review how to use and interpret radar for the purposes of studying and... more
0 comments
Field Notes
Local Birding while Catching Up Aug 29, 2008 12:28 PM We pulled up our driveway at 10:30pm on Monday night. While unpacking the car, I somehow was coherent (barely)... more
1 comment
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Bear Hunt Taken to the Extreme Aug 29, 2008 09:16 AM I have to admit that standing half naked in the middle of the Maine woods with two individuals I had... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Stripers on the Penobscot Aug 29, 2008 09:13 AM Adrenaline courses through my veins as once again the time of year approaches when stripped bass begin... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Picked for the Maine Moose Lottery Aug 29, 2008 09:10 AM For most sportsmen there is no greater thrill then seeing your name listed among the fortunate few... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Snipe Hunting in Merry Meeting Bay Aug 29, 2008 09:05 AM Ok, now what you need to do is stand here on this snipe path real still and... more
0 comments
Kid Tracks
Hike to Table Rock & beyond ... but no peak Aug 28, 2008 01:41 PM We hiked the Appalachian Trail to Table Rock last year and I was glad I waited until my youngest was... more
0 comments
Virtual Angler
Manatee O Manatee! Aug 28, 2008 01:36 PM Time for a change of scenery, change of water. The Bro and I headed south Saturday, crossed Long Island... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Lighthouse pedal pusher Aug 28, 2008 01:33 PM Cyclist organizes a lighthouse ride to raise money for the Eastern Trail. By DEIRDRE FLEMING Staff Writer CAPE ELIZABETH — Bob Bowker... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Take the boat, leave the plans behind Aug 28, 2008 01:30 PM By GAIL RICE It's late August as I write this column. As in the past, the wonders of technology allow... more
0 commentspage
Outdoors Bloggers
There are a lot of good stories out there, and you are welcome to tell them here. Not only are your stories interesting, but there is value in them. For example, if you write about a hike through a nature preserve, I know there are people who don't know it exists. And your story might inspire them to try it for themselves. Start a blog, and share your experience.
Featured Bloggers
There are several adventurers who share their trips stories and advice in this site. You can find them on Maine's trails, summits and waterways. Kid Tracks: The Almeida Family will try just about anything. You can find great ideas for your next family activity.
Trail Head: Carey Kish is a Registered Maine Guide and great story teller. You never know where he will be next.
Field Notes: Derek Lovitch is a wildlife biologist who shares his experiences spotting Maine's bird populations.
Fish Head: Marc Gilbert's experiences include back country fishing in Yellowstone and fly-in fishing in Alaska. His blog highlights the great fishing opportunities in Maine.
Free Wheeling: Melissa Kim has traveled the world on bicycles and written a book on biking New England. Her blog reveals great places to bike in Maine.
Virtual Angler: Nick Mills tries not to let work interfere with fishing.
PaddleME: Scott Andrews, a Registered Maine Guide, began messing around with canoes and kayaks as a child in Oxford County. He blogs about saltwater and inland paddling these days.
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Field Notes
Three Nights of Good Flights Sep 3, 2008 11:56 AM Jeannette and I took full advantage of our two days off (thanks to Labor Day), and made the most of... more
0 comments
Outdoor Journal
Rare Bird Alert Sep 2, 2008 03:47 PM Of Special Note: There were a number of noteworthy species this week topped by a photo-documented YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS off Matinicus... more
0 comments
Field Notes
An Introduction to Birding By Radar Aug 31, 2008 03:02 PM Recently, I promised to step back and review how to use and interpret radar for the purposes of studying and... more
0 comments
Field Notes
Local Birding while Catching Up Aug 29, 2008 12:28 PM We pulled up our driveway at 10:30pm on Monday night. While unpacking the car, I somehow was coherent (barely)... more
1 comment
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Bear Hunt Taken to the Extreme Aug 29, 2008 09:16 AM I have to admit that standing half naked in the middle of the Maine woods with two individuals I had... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Stripers on the Penobscot Aug 29, 2008 09:13 AM Adrenaline courses through my veins as once again the time of year approaches when stripped bass begin... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Picked for the Maine Moose Lottery Aug 29, 2008 09:10 AM For most sportsmen there is no greater thrill then seeing your name listed among the fortunate few... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Snipe Hunting in Merry Meeting Bay Aug 29, 2008 09:05 AM Ok, now what you need to do is stand here on this snipe path real still and... more
0 comments
Kid Tracks
Hike to Table Rock & beyond ... but no peak Aug 28, 2008 01:41 PM We hiked the Appalachian Trail to Table Rock last year and I was glad I waited until my youngest was... more
0 comments
Virtual Angler
Manatee O Manatee! Aug 28, 2008 01:36 PM Time for a change of scenery, change of water. The Bro and I headed south Saturday, crossed Long Island... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Lighthouse pedal pusher Aug 28, 2008 01:33 PM Cyclist organizes a lighthouse ride to raise money for the Eastern Trail. By DEIRDRE FLEMING Staff Writer CAPE ELIZABETH — Bob Bowker... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Take the boat, leave the plans behind Aug 28, 2008 01:30 PM By GAIL RICE It's late August as I write this column. As in the past, the wonders of technology allow... more
0 commentspage
Outdoors Bloggers
There are a lot of good stories out there, and you are welcome to tell them here. Not only are your stories interesting, but there is value in them. For example, if you write about a hike through a nature preserve, I know there are people who don't know it exists. And your story might inspire them to try it for themselves. Start a blog, and share your experience.
Featured Bloggers
There are several adventurers who share their trips stories and advice in this site. You can find them on Maine's trails, summits and waterways. Kid Tracks: The Almeida Family will try just about anything. You can find great ideas for your next family activity.
Trail Head: Carey Kish is a Registered Maine Guide and great story teller. You never know where he will be next.
Field Notes: Derek Lovitch is a wildlife biologist who shares his experiences spotting Maine's bird populations.
Fish Head: Marc Gilbert's experiences include back country fishing in Yellowstone and fly-in fishing in Alaska. His blog highlights the great fishing opportunities in Maine.
Free Wheeling: Melissa Kim has traveled the world on bicycles and written a book on biking New England. Her blog reveals great places to bike in Maine.
Virtual Angler: Nick Mills tries not to let work interfere with fishing.
PaddleME: Scott Andrews, a Registered Maine Guide, began messing around with canoes and kayaks as a child in Oxford County. He blogs about saltwater and inland paddling these days.
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Field Notes
Three Nights of Good Flights Sep 3, 2008 11:56 AM Jeannette and I took full advantage of our two days off (thanks to Labor Day), and made the most of... more
0 comments
Outdoor Journal
Rare Bird Alert Sep 2, 2008 03:47 PM Of Special Note: There were a number of noteworthy species this week topped by a photo-documented YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS off Matinicus... more
0 comments
Field Notes
An Introduction to Birding By Radar Aug 31, 2008 03:02 PM Recently, I promised to step back and review how to use and interpret radar for the purposes of studying and... more
0 comments
Field Notes
Local Birding while Catching Up Aug 29, 2008 12:28 PM We pulled up our driveway at 10:30pm on Monday night. While unpacking the car, I somehow was coherent (barely)... more
1 comment
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Bear Hunt Taken to the Extreme Aug 29, 2008 09:16 AM I have to admit that standing half naked in the middle of the Maine woods with two individuals I had... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Stripers on the Penobscot Aug 29, 2008 09:13 AM Adrenaline courses through my veins as once again the time of year approaches when stripped bass begin... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Picked for the Maine Moose Lottery Aug 29, 2008 09:10 AM For most sportsmen there is no greater thrill then seeing your name listed among the fortunate few... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Snipe Hunting in Merry Meeting Bay Aug 29, 2008 09:05 AM Ok, now what you need to do is stand here on this snipe path real still and... more
0 comments
Kid Tracks
Hike to Table Rock & beyond ... but no peak Aug 28, 2008 01:41 PM We hiked the Appalachian Trail to Table Rock last year and I was glad I waited until my youngest was... more
0 comments
Virtual Angler
Manatee O Manatee! Aug 28, 2008 01:36 PM Time for a change of scenery, change of water. The Bro and I headed south Saturday, crossed Long Island... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Lighthouse pedal pusher Aug 28, 2008 01:33 PM Cyclist organizes a lighthouse ride to raise money for the Eastern Trail. By DEIRDRE FLEMING Staff Writer CAPE ELIZABETH — Bob Bowker... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Take the boat, leave the plans behind Aug 28, 2008 01:30 PM By GAIL RICE It's late August as I write this column. As in the past, the wonders of technology allow... more
0 commentspage
Outdoors Bloggers
There are a lot of good stories out there, and you are welcome to tell them here. Not only are your stories interesting, but there is value in them. For example, if you write about a hike through a nature preserve, I know there are people who don't know it exists. And your story might inspire them to try it for themselves. Start a blog, and share your experience.
Featured Bloggers
There are several adventurers who share their trips stories and advice in this site. You can find them on Maine's trails, summits and waterways. Kid Tracks: The Almeida Family will try just about anything. You can find great ideas for your next family activity.
Trail Head: Carey Kish is a Registered Maine Guide and great story teller. You never know where he will be next.
Field Notes: Derek Lovitch is a wildlife biologist who shares his experiences spotting Maine's bird populations.
Fish Head: Marc Gilbert's experiences include back country fishing in Yellowstone and fly-in fishing in Alaska. His blog highlights the great fishing opportunities in Maine.
Free Wheeling: Melissa Kim has traveled the world on bicycles and written a book on biking New England. Her blog reveals great places to bike in Maine.
Virtual Angler: Nick Mills tries not to let work interfere with fishing.
PaddleME: Scott Andrews, a Registered Maine Guide, began messing around with canoes and kayaks as a child in Oxford County. He blogs about saltwater and inland paddling these days.
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Field Notes
Three Nights of Good Flights Sep 3, 2008 11:56 AM Jeannette and I took full advantage of our two days off (thanks to Labor Day), and made the most of... more
0 comments
Outdoor Journal
Rare Bird Alert Sep 2, 2008 03:47 PM Of Special Note: There were a number of noteworthy species this week topped by a photo-documented YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS off Matinicus... more
0 comments
Field Notes
An Introduction to Birding By Radar Aug 31, 2008 03:02 PM Recently, I promised to step back and review how to use and interpret radar for the purposes of studying and... more
0 comments
Field Notes
Local Birding while Catching Up Aug 29, 2008 12:28 PM We pulled up our driveway at 10:30pm on Monday night. While unpacking the car, I somehow was coherent (barely)... more
1 comment
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Bear Hunt Taken to the Extreme Aug 29, 2008 09:16 AM I have to admit that standing half naked in the middle of the Maine woods with two individuals I had... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Stripers on the Penobscot Aug 29, 2008 09:13 AM Adrenaline courses through my veins as once again the time of year approaches when stripped bass begin... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Picked for the Maine Moose Lottery Aug 29, 2008 09:10 AM For most sportsmen there is no greater thrill then seeing your name listed among the fortunate few... more
0 comments
The Rabid Outdoorsman
Snipe Hunting in Merry Meeting Bay Aug 29, 2008 09:05 AM Ok, now what you need to do is stand here on this snipe path real still and... more
0 comments
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Hike to Table Rock & beyond ... but no peak Aug 28, 2008 01:41 PM We hiked the Appalachian Trail to Table Rock last year and I was glad I waited until my youngest was... more
0 comments
Virtual Angler
Manatee O Manatee! Aug 28, 2008 01:36 PM Time for a change of scenery, change of water. The Bro and I headed south Saturday, crossed Long Island... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Lighthouse pedal pusher Aug 28, 2008 01:33 PM Cyclist organizes a lighthouse ride to raise money for the Eastern Trail. By DEIRDRE FLEMING Staff Writer CAPE ELIZABETH — Bob Bowker... more
0 comments
Portland Press Herald
Take the boat, leave the plans behind Aug 28, 2008 01:30 PM By GAIL RICE It's late August as I write this column. As in the past, the wonders of technology allow... more
0 commentspage
I plan to be at the portland office thursday morning . if any of you would like to give our union efforts a boost please contact me about signing a union card , as long as it takes place before your shift [ not on work time ] .
some of you have called my number and we have had some good talks about our work place problems and what are options are for resolving them .
if you dont see me there i am on an on call issue [ outage etc ] .
your friend and coworker .
brent marr
423-2998
To the idiot that keeps posting long press herald crap. I know who you are. Keep posting crap and i will name you. this is a site for comments on union, no union stuff. Not the crap your putting on.
Today was a great day , i got a new dsam 6000b , a raise ,a 50 dollar gift certificate for budabo creek , two new cable boxes , my lap top computer fixed and a manager helped me carry some of these things out to my truck .
ye ha .
I was a happy camper all day , did some good work and the cable custermers were also happy because of it .
the world was a better place , i was happy , the custermer was happy , time warner made a good proffit , stock holders also made there money too .
Would it not be great for our jobs to be this good all the time ??? .
lets stick together and get improvements like these in a union contract .
contact me any time about signing a union card . it will take a good amount of support from [us ,we] to keep this good treatment from going away .
your friend and coworker .
brent marr
423-2998
Wow a manager carried them out to your truck. You must be getting special treatment sounds like they are trying to get you to change your mind. But no such luck.
test aquipment , raises , gift certificates , good treatment .
and the peasants rejoiced .
but for how long ???? .
if we get things in a contract we can keep things good .
local management has taken some heat lately but i have to give them some well deserved credit they are treating us very good .
with happy techs there job must be easer . good for them good for us .
let the world be a better place .
call me and lets talk about how you can do your part to keep it this way .
your friend and coworker .
brent marr
423-2998
"your friend and coworker .
brent marr"
You are neither to me! What a two-faced idiot!
new raises started today thanx twc
union no , oh yeh i think i'll work sunday and maybe monday for ot if i want, because they gave me the choice, try that with a union.
union no suckas
p.s watching my free cable looking at porn on the web did't pay for gas all week, it just dosen't get any better. (unless jenna was right here") haha have a good weekend "brothers"
Thanks Brent, you have ruined a 20 year friendship because of your lies. Hope your happy a friend that I have had many converstions wiyh is no longer afriend because he thimks I am full of shit, thanks to you.
hey bret,
appartely you're working in the wrong system because here in augusta our sup would help us carry supplies out to our truck, he would go to home depot and buy the "quick fix" (you know what i'm taking about dan) my sup's the man, shit i've even seen him jump in a truck at 5 o'clock and go do a new install with the on call guy ("with a case of red bull of'course")not to mention volintary ot is equaled out among the crew in total fairness
p.s "it's assholes like you that make higer ups believe sups need to be hard asses to be effective, that's not true and if it was i would be union too. this is'nt the army a little appreciation goes a long way.
sincerly, someone that is pround to call himself a "cable guy"
It seems to me this union talk is among a small number of individuals, that are unhappy with their job, and blaming it on their employer.
The true purpose of these union talks are for selfish reasons. Think about how this will effect the whole.
With career patch and yearly bumps, if you work hard your rewarded. No one gets something for nothing. And at least we dont have to give anything up to get these raises.
If you think we will get more money with a union and NOT have to give anything up? YOUR CRAZY! They call it negotiations for a reason.
I've worked hard and moved up here at TWC.
Unions make sense for some organizations. NOT THIS ONE!
The union will do nothing but divide us more. And create animosity between the union, management, and the techs.
Make the right decision people. I was union, and know the deal. Its not for us. We've got a good job here. If your not happy with it, maybe its time for you to move on, and bring your inion talks with you.
some of you guys talk like your happy with your job . maybe you are . maybe these anti union people on this site are just imposters claiming to be techs .funny how none are posting there names . last time the union came to town we had five techs that were non union and they learned the hard way that time warner didnt keep there big promises . after the union was gone they wanted it back .
lets just sit back and see what happens this time .
look at the manhattan contract .
36 bucks a hour .
these guys didnt get there living on there knees and kissin ass .
they were willing to see the truth and fight for a better deal .
My job can't go union. I dont work in the field. However I did work 8 years in tech ops. I am picking no sides here. I'm neither union or anti union. But I will say this. I was a tech the last time the union came through. I think it was in 2003. The only thing I do stand behind is they did start treating us better at that time. However when the union talks went away we went back to the same ole crap. These guys are not lying when they say, for now they will treat us well. I lived it first hand. They will treat you like champs. WHY? Because there being told too. But honest too god they will go back to the jerks they can be. (not all of them are jerks). There are some sups and managers that deserve too be where they are. they worked for it. others just kissed ass to get there. Dont be fooled by there sudden interest in you. Dont be fooled by there niceness. It will go away in due time. I think time warner is a great company, but I also think the way things are managed around here need plenty of work. You shouldnt have to threat union too get some credit in your job. Sad thing is all these supervisors and some managers are former techs. They know first hand how bad things can get sometimes. All i can say is use good judgement. I do agree with the union guys on how the niceness will go away, its happened b4 over and over.
Former Tech
For the few that think this is a great place to work listen up .
back in the 80s we had a female employee that told senior management that she needed time off to have her baby [ she was pregnant ] . she was instantly fired .
The person that fired her is now our division president [ beleive it or not ] .
We also had an employee that lost his job because senior management didnt like him even though he did very good work .
he went home that nite and killed himself [BELIVE IT OR NOT] .
most of us have very good supervisors and are glad of it .... [ I AM ] .
But it is time for improvments as well as job security and protection from those that would mistreat us .
Our supervisors are treating us good at this time and would proabably like to treat us good all the time [ MINE WOULD ].
We will need to work together to gain improvements as well as job security .
If you would like to do your part please call me { others have ] .
Some of you may be wondering what motivates me to be involved in working to form this union . over the years i have grown tired of seeing good people treated poorly by big bissness and i am willing to risk my employment to put a stop to it .
all it takes for this kind evil to exist is for a few good people to sit back and do nothing .
brent marr
423-2998
Yeah Brent... and all it takes is a few bad people to form a Union for their own wants and needs.
You say this will be better for everyone..
IT WONT!!
And when all is said and done, and you see what a union is REALLY all about. I will be here to accept yours and your cronies apologies for fucking up the good thing we have here.
And dont try to bring up what happened in the freaking 80's to help your little battle.. Times have changed Brent..
Look what this has done... these talks have tech against each other, and i now cant trust any of you, just as I (and you shouldnt) trust the Union... Please get a clue.
If you've never been in a union you have no idea. Follow these Union crooks like a bunch of lemmings..
Brent,
When this is over the Union hacks will not be buying you free meals anymore...enjoy them now while you can
" anonymous said...
look at the manhattan contract .
36 bucks a hour ."
It's called a regional differential, the cost of living in NYC is much higher:
The cost of living in New York, NY is 72.5% higher than in Portland, ME. If you earned $35,000 in Portland, you would have to earn a salary of $60,385 to maintain your current standard of living.
Employers in New York, NY typically pay 21.1% more than employers in Portland, ME. Therefore, if you take the same type of job in the same type of company in New York, NY you are likely to earn $42,371.
" anonymous said...
some of you guys talk like your happy with your job . maybe you are . maybe these anti union people on this site are just imposters claiming to be techs"
And your Name and position is?
Cable Installer Technician in New York, NY
$35,000
Read this......IBEW is in bed with Direct TV! They don't realize that the stronger TWC is, the better they can provide pay and benefits!!
LOOOOOSERS!!!
IBEW OPPOSES COMCAST, TIME WARNER BID FOR ADELPHIA
Deal Would Hurt Customers, Competition
IBEW President Edwin D. Hill warned that a successful effort by Comcast and Time Warner to purchase Adelphia would strike a blow against competition, hurt consumers and hand near-monopoly control to two of the countrys largest cable companies.
The Federal Communications Commissions role is to regulate commerce in the public interest, not to bless sweetheart deals whose benefits to business far outweigh any for consumers, President Hill said. In fact, such anticompetitive practices could limit programming available to consumers while increasing subscriber rates.
The IBEW, Communications Workers of America, satellite company DirecTV and other consumer groups filed papers July 21 requesting that federal regulators block or impose conditions on Comcast and Time Warners joint effort to purchase bankrupt Adelphia Communications Corp.>
FCC officials could prevent Comcast and Time Warner from using their growing influence to secure exclusive rights to popular programming like sports, blocking rivals from broadcasting events. Such anticompetitive moves have already forced blackouts in some media markets. A deal allowing the large companies to grow even further would add 5.2 million more subscribers to their customer base, increasing their access to 59 percent of the nations cable subscribers. Community and consumer groups have also expressed worries that the increasing consolidation would threaten community access to the airwaves and further erode quality customer service.
Unions are nothing more than groups of thugs who bully members into coughing up money in the form of "dues" in exchange for the right to work. What happens to these "dues"? Mostly they are used to finance campaigns for democRats and line the pockets of union officers.
Even liberal icons like Robert Kennedy recognized the corruption of unions:
Not to mention modern conservatives:
The irony here is just too much. Unions are always at the forefront of political debate for leftist causes. The biggest cause of the left is their relentless crusade for "free speech" protection for more and more non-speech activities. And yet when U.S. Marines, who fight and die for our free speech, want to support their Commander-in-Chief, that message gets stifled by union goons.
But it's their private property. So let them do it. We'll just buy Hondas.
Speaking of Hondas, why the policy against foreign cars by the union thugs? Don't Honda and Toyota have numerous manufacturing plants in the United States? Aren't those plants manned by UAW workers? Isn't buying a Japanese car these days supporting American union labor?
Maybe I should be thinking about a Mercedes. No, wait, Daimler-Chrysler is one of the "big three" American auto companies.
Oh well, Kia it is!
What really ticks me off about the unions is the fraud they perpetuate that they are part of a struggle against management and that they are the natural enemy of the corporation. This is the biggest lie.
A labor union is no different from a corporation. In either case, a number of people band together to create something bigger than themselves for the purpose of doing business. And in both cases, the people are acting in their own selfish interest. Whenever I hear hippies rant about "evil corporations," I always ask if they are in a labor union. When they answer in the affirmative (and they almost always do, if they have jobs at all, that is), I call them the hypocrites they are. But it's the rube about fighting against management that really pisses me off.
A union is only in a struggle against non-union labor, and the reaction is proof. The union CAN'T be in competition with management, because it depends on management to provide the jobs. Instead, the union is competition with non-members, and in non-right-to-work states, succeeds against them.
Say what?
If your state doesn't recognize right to work, then you MUST join a union in order to work a union job. That means you MUST pay their dues. Is this any different from having to pay a mob boss protection money in order to run your business in his territory? What happens if you don't play ball? Then you don't get to work. The union isn't about getting more from management. It is all about forcing out those who don't pay in. It's also all about forcing people who don't want to have to hire you to do so anyway. True story:
Dad once had a brief stint as a manager for a private company. Said company had an exhibit at a trade show in Chicago, heart of union thuggery. Dad needed a lamp, so he brought one. He then made the mistake of plugging it in to a wall outlet. In came the union goons, demanding that he cease and desist his illegal non-union electrical work. In order to avoid a lawsuit, he was forced to unplug the lamp, then pay a $200 charge to a union electrician to plug it back in. Between whom and whom is the struggle here? Labor v. Management? No, it's Labor v. labor, where the lowercase denotes the individual trying to do something for himself. But at least Dad got to sleep soundly that night knowing that the city of Chicago was not at risk of burning down due to an improperly plugged in electric lamp.
Stinking unions.
I could go on and on about how much I hate the damn unions. But I won't. Instead, I think I'll go for a drive in my Toyota, the one with the Bush sticker on it
just like a union rep
because I oppose the union I MUST be an imposter
give me your name a position
Why so you can try and my family and I into joining you. I'll leave TWC before I pay you criminals a cent
alot of tough talk but no action . wont post your name . sittin in momy and dadys basment rent free on your computer. dont dare to talk to some one face to face , man to man . if you quit your job mom will have to start giving you an allowance again .
wimp boy HA HA HA HA HA HA
Wow.. Thats tough talk coming from someone who also posts anonymously. Or is joker your real name?
you call me wimp boy when you do the same thing. Ask me to my face and I will tell you what I think of this childish idea called a "union".
The union is only as strong as its members. and the way I see it, you guys have to keep going to other offices just to get the numbers you need to start this shit.
witch means you dont and WONT have the membership, and your childish idea will fail. Just as you have in your career.
Brent I see you say you are willing to lose your job over this union shit. So lets bargain right now and see how much of a man you are and just how much negotiating you will do. If the union talks fold lets have you sign your resignation letter if it means so much. Lets really put it all out there since this company to you is worthless and has fu$%ed you and some pregnant chic over back in the 80's. Do you really think any of us are going to believe that KB would fire a chic without just cause? None of us believe that shit and we all know that KB is a great division president and he has a heart and is an extremely decent guy that gives a lot of thought to his employees. We would just like to see you go away brent because you know this company really needs to focus more on the employees that actually give a shit about there job and the ones that appreciate working here. Assholes like you just kill morale and create animosity within our group about past politics that no one gives a shit about. And you want to know why no one gives a shit about office politics- because it makes no fucking difference about how I go about completing my day to day installations. It has nothing to do with my fucking job nor does it yours. Get you lazy gomer pile ass in your bucket, crack open a node and do your fu%$ing certs you dick head. We should have you cutting jumpers in the warehouse full time for thinking the company has shafted you your whole life. you are a complete asshole who appreciates nothing and is trying to ruin the lives of our fellow "brothers".
AMEN!!
Very well said!
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1. useless 261 up, 52 down
99% of the definitions on this site.
You don't need to search to find a useless definition on this site.
by dref said right Jun 12, 2004 email it 4 comments
2. Useless 46 up, 27 down
The end result of going through the American educational system.
Jack: I'm scared to think, can you decide things for me.
Gas Sation Attendant(GSA): Didn't you just graduate from college?
Jack: Yes I have a college duh-gree.
GSA: Ah, I see. Ok. You gave me $20...
Jack: Yeah, thats a twenty dollar bill, right?
GSA: ...and you put $16.50 on pump 11.
Jack: Stop. Just give me my change.
by m1z_w1z_11 Sep 19, 2005 email it 0 comments
3. useless 39 up, 20 down
1. anything that has little or no use.
2. any obbject of which has no use.
3. the opposite of usefull(also see: feckless).
4. any information distributed/typed/spoken by Gayrab (see example of useless drivel down below).
Gayrab: "I"VE BEEN SKATEBOARDING SINCE 1964! YOU ARE A KOOK! I'VE BEEN RIDING THE SAME BOARD FOR 18 YEARS! I CAN'T KNEESLIDE AND I HATE SKATING ON WATERFALL SHAPED BOTTOM POOLS!"
by TA Jun 17, 2004 email it 0 comments
4. useless 19 up, 9 down
A person who cannot be counted on to do anything
Chris, ever since you got a girlfriend you have been absolutley useless
useless useles dumb douris messy
by Da Tonic Aug 21, 2006 email it 0 comments
5. useless 13 up, 25 down
a person who is a blind,deaf mute with no arms and no legs
the lady from the book "so much to tell you"
a person who is both a blind and deaf mute and also missing all limbs is preety useless in the sense that they cant do anything. they cant; read brail because they have no hands, see, hear or speak to anyone, walk as no legs are attached to their abdomen. The best they can do is to hold a cane in their mouth in hope that their wheelchair doesnt get munted into a wall and there cane be forced down their throat.
by The Muteress and The Mutelator Apr 18, 2005 email it 0 comments
6. useless 3 up, 19 down
See commission
by TGKF Mar 27, 2003 email it 0 comments
7. useless 4 up, 25 down
Ryan U. who does absoutely nothing and makes excuses for it
Wow! Ryan is useless
by n Mar 27, 2003 email it 0 comments
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1. Capitalism 406 up, 124 down
An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production, in which personal bling can be acquired through investment of capital and employment of peeps. Capitalism is grounded in the concept of fo' real enterprise, which argues that the man's intervention in the economy should be restricted and that a free market, based on supply and demand, will ultimately maximize consumer dough. These principles were most notably pwned in Adam Smith's treatise, The Wealth of Nations (1776), in which he opposed the prevailing theory of mercantilism. Capitalism has existed in a limited form in the economies of all hoods, but its modern importance dates at least from the Industrial Revolution that began in the 18th century, when bankers, merchants, playas and industrialists (the bourgeoisie) began to displace landowners in political, economic, and social importance, particularly in Great Britain. Capitalism stresses freedom of individual economic enterprise; however, government action has been and is required to curb its playa-hating, which have ranged from slavery (particularly in Britain and the United States), haxors(In Diablo and CS servers), and apartheid (in South Africa) to monopoly cartels and financial fraud. Capitalism does not presuppose a specific form of social or political organization-type shit: the democratic socialism of the Scandinavian states, the consensus politics of Japan, and the state-sponsored rapid industrial growth of South Korea while under military pwnage all coexist with capitalism. Yet despite the capitalist ideal of “hands-off” government, significant government 1337ness has existed in most capitalist nations at least since the Great Depression in the 1930s. In the United States, it exists in the form of subsidies, tax credits, incentives, free hours of AOL, and other types of exemptions. Though private production plays a major role in the economies of Germany and Japan, both nations have centrally planned industrial policies in which bankers, industrialists, playas, pimps, hos and labor unions meet and seek to agree to wage policies and interest rates; these countries reject the idea of letting the bling wholly determine the economy. The collapse of the Soviet Union and its fugly states in Eastern Europe (1989-91) left those countries with a heavy burden, much shit, and an uncertain future, representing a substantial retreat in the power of capitalism's traditional economic opponent, socialism. Also uncertain is the future course of China's economy, in which small-scale capitalism is increasingly allowed within a strictly Communist political deal.
Joe: I think Capitalism is a sham and can seriously hurt countries economically
Tim: GET OUT OF MY SIGHT YOU LIBERAL PINKO COMMIE!
by Honest Abe Dec 22, 2004 email it 1 comment
2. Capitalism 219 up, 45 down
An economic system based on private ownership in which the major goal is to obtain profit. A free market economy.
The United States is a capitalist country.
by Gavrik Jul 18, 2005 email it 0 comments
3. capitalism 249 up, 219 down
An often maligned system that was endorsed by Philosophes of the Enlightenment and again by the Social Gospel of the Industrialist Period during the late 19th century. A system that rewards those who work hard and use their talents to the fullest extent, now has been confused and distorted into a systematic operation of oppression and greed, called "corporatism". Can actually be mixed with socialism to create a utopian society if managed properly, a system we almost achieved under Clinton but was trashed by Dubya.
Capitalism is actually a system built for a democratic society by the definition of Enlightened Philosophers, but Corporatism has distorted the meaning of capitalism horribly.
by The Last Great American Liberal Jul 27, 2003 email it 0 comments
4. capitalism 116 up, 81 down
A system of poltical, social, and economic organization, in which, physical force is barred from human relationships. To the extent that it has been tried, its results have been amazing. I am typing this on a computer made by the capitalist system, for instance.
While there has been no example of pure capitalism, America at certain times in history was close, and Hong Kong has been close to pure capitalism. Notice the level of economic develop of these places under capitalism.
by Drew Rawlings Jan 2, 2004 email it 1 comment
5. Capitalism 83 up, 50 down
A form of government based on the idea that people who want to excel will excel, and those who do not wish to will not. It can easily be combined with democracy, though balance is needed for it to succeed, and oftentimes it can be corrupted. Though this has brought prosperity to the world not yet seen, it faces criticism from those who beleive in socialism, another effective form of government.
Capitalism: You have two cows, you sell one and buy a bull.
Socialism: You have two cows, you work and one is taken away to be given to another who has no cows because his have died due to neglect.
by Communism doesnt work Aug 14, 2004 email it 0 comments
6. capitalism 68 up, 42 down
Capitalism is a system of economics where you invest 'capital' into ventures and get money (more than your investment) if it succeeds. It is a system that rewards people with ideas. People who spew the whole: rich get richer, poor get poorer are slightly off. If you have an idea, you can get rich. In other systems, like communism or socialism, you have no way to improve your lot in life, but with capitalism, you at least have a chance
capitalism doesn't exist only to feed fat greedy wealthy white men.
N. Korea=less wealthy than America
by b0rees Nov 4, 2004 email it 0 comments
7. Capitalism 137 up, 126 down
A economic system which is usually short lived before becoming corporatism. In this system, everyone is said to have an equal chance to become rich, depending on how hard they work. While this is true of capitalism, usually by the time a capitalists become rich, corporatism is born. A system where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. While Capitalism is a good idea, in theory, it is not in practice. Just like communism. Neither work. Usually, the only way for a semi-capitlist state to exist for any length of time is through democratic socialism.
Capitalism kicks ass! Now that I'm rich, I don't have to work, and since there are no taxes on the rich, I can just keep making more and more money without any idea of what to do with it! Nevermind the fact that other people need this money more then I do, it's mine, and I deserve to keep it, even though I'll just use it to buy things which I don't need, then keep the rest for my son to inherit, so he doesn't have to do any work either! Isn't "capitalism" fun?
by Eriond Nov 20, 2004 email it 1 comment
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1. dip 1050 up, 286 down
to leave abruptly. To get the hell out of somewhere.
When I saw the Vanilla Ice cd in my date's cd player, I knew I had to dip.
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2. dip 944 up, 275 down
Dip is a form of smokeless tobacco that is cut more fine than regualar chewing tobacco. It is bought in a round tin that is a little smaller than a hockey puck. It comes in fine cut(or snuff), mid cut, and long cut. Users take a pinch of tobacco and place it between their bottom lip and gums. Smokeless tobacco has much more nicotine than cigarettes (one tin has about the same amount of nicotine as 60 cigarettes). Large amounts of nicotine are absorbed through the gums and mouth tissue and goes directly to the blood stream, creating a buzz that lasts around 15 minutes. This buzz only lasts until you become tolerant to the drug; people who are heavy users only receive a state of satisfaction and relaxation.
The most popular brand of dip is Copenhagen, which is only available in natural and bourban flavors. The second most popular brand is Skoal, which comes in a variety of flavors like mint, cherry, vanilla, apple, etc. These two brands are on the expensive side. Other brands like Grizzly, Timberwolf, and Kodiak are popular as well, and are much cheaper.
Now, there as a pouch-form of dip as well. It is tobacco filled in tea bag like pouch which is much more user-friendly, as shards of tobacco do not get stuck between the teeth.
Dipping is often referred to as "packing a lipper."
I used to dip Copenhagen, but it was too expensive. Now I'm a Grizzly man.
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3. dip 410 up, 147 down
To Leave.
I think I'm gonna dip outta here.
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4. Dip 277 up, 147 down
Chew tobacco. Commonly found in the "southern" United States. I.E: Skoal,Timberwolf,Cope,Cougar,Kodiak,Redman.
"Hey, hand me my tin of dip-for-my-lip."
"I'm buzzing hard on that pinch of dip."
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5. dip 191 up, 114 down
to run fast away from something
Jeff dipped when he saw the Po-Po's
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6. dip 132 up, 71 down
Smokeless Chewing tobacco of non-leaf texture, usually in some ground texture, such as fine cut or long cut.
I'm gonna have a dip of some Mint SKOAL Long cut, rather than a Chew of that Red-Man.
by JRW32 Apr 29, 2004 email it 0 comments
7. dip 70 up, 47 down
1. To use smokeless tobacco
2. chewing tobacco put in mouth, between teeth and gums on lower jaw (usually)
Hey Bill, lemme get a dip of yer skoal off ya..
Man, Im a hankerin for a dip of skoal
skoal timberwolf chew tobacco redneck
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
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June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Nice Meter Brent Thanks would be appropriate, Can I help you out with that...
Thanks for giving brent a new meter ,perhaps he would like a new job. I firmly belive we can help with that too!!!!
See you Tommorow
This website has become a retarded joke.
Thanks for playing IBEW. But if you can't manage a website...how can you manage my best interest.
NO thanks.
VOTE NO.
No thanks IBEW you can go into bankruptcy on your own...
Well lets see, you have the idiots on here that cant post anything other than cut and paste news postings and a few guys that are not for the union. We that are still for this union have just shut up and waiting till voteing time.
Ok, I've been meaning to get to this site for a while now to check it out.
I started reading the last one, got disappointed in the flame wars, and backed out.
I'm reading this one now, am disappointed in the bash brent attitudes, and so I'm
jumping in (against my better judgement)
I keep hearing these rumors of strongarm union tactics, without any
firsthand knowledge of any - coersion, threats, etc. Then I come to this site,
and all I see are a few somewhat well worded posts by pro-union people, and vicious
responses by those against. I admit I'm jumping into this late, maybe I missed something,
if not, sorry brent for leaving you out here relatively alone so long.
So here's my two cents:
First, I'd like to point out my observation that alot of the pro statements include the words
"last time we tried this" or references to supervisors that were techs, and presidents that
were sups. This seems to imply there's a bit of institutional knowledge on the pro side.
Conversely, the anti- statements seem to include references to recent raises, free cable, and
five year plans charted from this weeks version of the career path. All of which screams
"new hire". To whomever charted his career path and decided he will be making $25 an hour
in a few years - trust me, you aren't the first one who plotted out their future at TWC
using the career path as a guide. I've been here several years now, and a new career path is
released whenever the company feels like it. Each one adds new ways for someone else to
control the speed of your advancement, new reqirements, changes to time in grade, etc. And
that's just if they choose to follow their own rules. Ask any tech who went through BPS vid
endorsement about the availability of the books they needed. 2 stacks of 7 different books,
to be shared amongst the 10 techs that were stuck at that level. Don't delude yourself.
You will advance only if they want you to advance, and at the speed they choose to let you.
Are you 100% sure none of those birth certs you tried to submit happened while your intermec
was in the red? Sorry, that's a critical error, failed qc, and 3 more months you have to
wait for a practical. Oh, you passed the qcs, well workload being what it is, we can't schedule
your practical for at least 7 weeks, we hope you understand. We'd like to schedule your practical,
but we're going to be releasing yet another version of the frigin' career pathin the coming weeks,
so you'll have to wait until thatis finalized, we hope you understand.
As for the whole "if you don't like it, leave" nonsense, it is more than possible to enjoy
the job, but still feel things could be better, that techs should be more appreciated for what
they do every day for this company.
And lets not think for a moment that if the union wasn't in town, any of the changes made
recently would have happened. Burkley said a couple of months before the raises were announced
that he would only raise the starting wage "when people stop applying at $11.50" The ONLY
reason for that raise is the union. The ONLY reason we keep hearing about heavy workload and
yet get out on time is because of the union. The ONLY reason this summer was so much better
than last summer for workload is the union. The ONLY reason we haven't lost another 10% of
our trained techs over the course of the last few months is the union.
And if the union is not voted in, and the company is allowed to return to business as usual,
you can rest assured that the strarting wage wont budge from $13 an hour for another 6 years.
And that the workload will rise to crazy levels yet again.
If you disagree with me, fine, I accept that not everyone may share my opinions. And I accept
reasonable debate about those disagreements. But if you start shouting me down with cartoon
caricatures of union thugs in trenchcoats, lies about intimidation, unsubstantiated stories
your dad once mentioned about chicago, knee jerk 3rd-grade playground put downs and the like,
you do nothing to prove your own point, add nothing substantial to the conversation, and
makethe other guys point for him.
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joker and bat man said...
alot of tough talk but no action . wont post your name . sittin in momy and dadys basment rent free on your computer. dont dare to talk to some one face to face , man to man . if you quit your job mom will have to start giving you an allowance again .
wimp boy HA HA HA HA HA HA
I don't see your name listed here skippy. The reason a lot of us don't give names is the fact that a ton of the pro union folks have taken to attacking people. Too bad some of them aren't smart enough to know that the IP address' are logged and if you know a bit about computers, you can find out who posted what.
Could someone please give me a single real instance of being "attacked" by someone who is pro-union? Or of this "divide" people keep mentioning? I still show up every day for work, talk to the same people I always have, some pro, some anti, not once have I seen this hostility that keeps getting brought up - Portland I/R tech
You and me both .
I have posted my name and cell # on this site and had conversations with both pro union and anti union . all of them were very pleasant talks .
we have imposters on this site doing there best to confuse us as well as turn us against each outher .
many of us want a better job and better future .
working together is our best chance of making that happen .
if you would like to sign a union card or get more info on how you can help form this union or just talk dont hesitate to call my phone is on all the time .
It will take a good amout of support from many of us to gain improvments in our jobs . so dont sit back and wait too long opportunitys like this dont come around too often .
brent marr , aka THE MARR MAN.
423-2998
I had a talk with a tech that was concerned about loosing his job if he signed a union card .
I myself signed a union card and said so on this site, the next time i went to the office i was treated like a king . new dsam 6000b , raise , 50 dollar gift card , assistance caring stuff out to my work truck , computer fixed and told that if i needed any thing to just call .
YE HA !!!!!!
If you want better treatment , you yourself must take the first step .
we have a great opportunity in front of us . but it only has value if we take advantage of it.
call any time .
brent marr aka THE MARR MAN .
423-2998
Brent, there are those of us who appreciate you doing what you are doing, and that you are getting hit like a pinata on this site, but still maintaining your composure and refusing to slip off the high ground. - already signed, Portland I/R tech
Still waiting for those examples of violence and division
Anonymous said...
Still waiting for those examples of violence and division
I take it you haven't been reading this site? Alot of people who have spoken out against the union have been blitzed here.
Actually it has been the other way around from what I have read.
So you seem to be telling me that your examples of violence and thuggery by the evil mobbed up union are responses in a flame war between techs. That must be how the Sopranos ended - after the camera faded out, tony asked the waitress if they had free wifi - pulled out a laptop, and called the heads of the other families poopieheads on a blog. Unable to withstand the vicious attack, they promptly ceded all of new york and northern and central jersey to him.
Elements of both opinions have resorted to pointless name calling.
It's easier than thinking. And I agree with the above that it actually seems slanted in the other direction.
Now, as to a couple of other issues that were brought up. Not every pro union voice belongs to a lazy shiftless bastard - let's face it there are lazy shiftless bastards in equal numbers on both sides of the fence.
one of the main differences is that those on the pro side remember summer'07 and to a lesser extent summer '06, and know that it will happen again.
They know that a one time bump in their pay from getting kicked in the teeth and spat at to just getting spat at is not a solution to the underlying problems with remuneration.
They know that free cable isn't going anywhere - I forget who said this, but imagine the first trouble call you go to where the sub is having some weird issue with the box - they ask you what you think it is, and you reply "I don't know, I have dish". Besides, having us and our significant others and roommates as free beta testers is as much of a benefit to the company as the free cable is to us.
They know that outsourcing is not an option. Not only in the absurd way of shipping the jobs overseas, but also from a contractor standpoint. Contractors are paid by the point. Trouble calls are vague, unpointed things.
The amount of new positions they would have to develop to handle charge backs on repeats, to handle customer complaints about getting charged for every fitting in their homes, to handle changing points, It just wouldn't be worth it to anyone.
Lets try to bring this back to a discussion, and keep away from the stupid flamewars.
To much talking has gone on anyways. Enough hatred for each other. Why do we keep on waiting for this to happen. Wheres the card, wheres the voted. Lets get this on the way or get them out. Why are we waiting still?
I had meeting with a manager[ today [ jason ]at two trails parking lot in standish . the talk started out about the accuracy of my weekly production sheet that i email to the office .
after that was resolved the conversation turned to my union activity and what i hoped to gain from it.
our conversation lasted about an hour [ it was very interesting ].
there was a lot of interest in my work place problems .
at the end of the talk it was made clear to me that i was no longer welcome at the portland office .
for 27 years many people have seen my smiling face at the portland office but sad to say that has come to an end .
from now on my pay check will be hand deliverd to me in buxton .
I hope that [ jason ] will also bring coffee [ cream only ] no sugar i am sweet enought .
this type of action during a union organizing effort is very common and i belive we will all get through it just fine and be warm fuzzy frends after .
as i said before we have a great opportunity in front of us but that it only has value if we take advantage of it .
when we end up with improvements in our jobs i want to be seen as a person that steped up and made a difference [positive change ].
your friend and coworker .
brent marr
423-2998
union cards are avaliable for all techs .
call me and i will meet up with you and your coworkers to get them signed .
working together we can make a difference [ positive change ] .
your friend and coworker .
brent marr
423-2998
Wow you are no longer welcome at the Portland office? How will that affect you and the company? Why do you say you are no longer welcome or are you making that up? Being an employee of the company how can you no longer be welcome? Please explain...
Poor poor Brent - no longer welcome at the Portland office such a warm and fuzzy guy.
I'm sure he didn't catch you working - we all know that much of your time is spent hiding.
Poor poor Brent - get a life
Portland Pride!
boy that jason is a good guy hand delivering brents pay check.
coffee with cream no sugar .
if i sign a union card will i get this treatment too ?.
give me a card now .
ILL GIVE BRENT CREDIT HES GOT A PAIR . MAYBE IF THE REST OF YOU ANTI UNION HAD A PAIR YOU WOULD POST YOUR NAMES
It’s interesting – I’ve looked over this blog for the past several months and have heard issues on both sides. Once of these issues I’ve heard are comments about our customers and layoffs. I think it has been mentioned that our work is guaranteed and can’t be out-sourced as a manufacturing job. Interesting thought, so I thought I’d spend some time researching that fact. What I found was numerous lay off announcements by Verizon across the country. Are their jobs being outsourced or are they losing customers and trying to meet their expense budgets?
It’s quite clear to anyone willing to do a little research that phone companies are trying to get out from under the contracts that they have had in place for years. The cost of meeting payroll is just too great, so they are left with one option to lay people off.
In our backyard last year about 1800 Verizon employees took a buy out from Verizon rather that go to work for Fair Point. Interesting move considering the streets are paved with gold - solid contract and good benefits. I wonder what they were thinking. Possible layoff in the future with Fair Point and no lay off options?
Everyone should make up their own minds when it comes to voting for a union or not, but you should consider that if it sounds too good to be true – it probably isn’t.
Five hundred new phone custermers a week is a revenue increase of 80,000 a month . were is this money going ? . not to us on pay day i know that .
call me about signing a union card [ i did ] .
brent marr
423-2998
I am Slim Shady Proudly anti union. I choose not to post my name because the nonsense that many of the posters has painted our employer in a negative light!!!!
I do not agree with the personal ethics these folks have, why bite the hand that assists you in feeeding your household?
It is now time for Jen and Steve to put dollar amounts on the table, cost of dues and the actual percentage members will be required to pay monthly quarterly and where these funs will go; IE political contribitions , new jet skis and cars for the organizers etc.etc.
Lets lay it all out now get it out in the open so that the union may quietly lick its wounds and go on about thier originally intended buisness advocating for saftey and well being of electrical workers.
Technicaly CATV (Community Antenna Television) workers fall in to LOW Voltage classifacation.
Before you all get pissed at that statement think about it you do not need to be licenced by the state to do your work, that would cost you aproximately 90 dollars additionally each year......
Thanks for your Interest but we for the majority are safe and happy with our jobs and co workers.
Brent Did you ever consider that YOU have a large part of the chaos that surrounds you? ( I get that from the time I have spent reading the hate speech against a Very good Employer)
who Does seem to care about thier employee's welfare and also Profits..
Get some help Ok
Too bad you didn't get a raise - I did and didn't have to ask for it. I'll take my chances with the benefits and career path. I don't have to guess where things may end up if a union comes in. I'm not a gambler - I know what cards I'm holding.
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
?
June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...
the only question i have is how many members did those unions have? ("research it") the whole state is nothing to mess with power=numbers but you ad in how many miles of plant we have, replaced that! p.s what companys do your "people" work for "shoe" companies that can be shiped over seas. "we can't, fight for whats right because this sure the fuc* is not"
sincerly, one under paid tech that lives pay check to pay check, just to survive while living in an apartment, that tried to buy a house, that did not make enough to qualify to get a loan, for climbing poles allday,( wtih a ladder when they make better equipment to do the job(buckets, how cheap is this company, money over safety?) if you are non union i hope you are doing what you think is right because as former adelphia i have seen good people fired for bullshit reasons and if "dummy" dosen't like your awnsers he will look smart and pretend to know somethin about cable.
June 19, 2008 10:39 PM
Anonymous said...
OK, I get it now. This is "my opportunity to discuss my workplace issues".......as long as I agree with YOUR opinion.....otherwise I get attacked. You know, we all work here and see what really goes on. "Good people fired for bullshit reasons"???? Since when??? To quote you again from an earlier post: "I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts." Stick to the truth for a change and think about respecting other opinions than your own.
June 20, 2008 6:46 AM
Anonymous said...
I want one person to tell me what I have to lose in going Union.
I have talked with upper management of several companies in the Augusta and Gardiner areas that are not Union and I asked how they kept their employees happy.
A manager at a nationwide company with an office in Gardiner Maine stated that they filled out a job description for the desired position and went to the Department of Labor and asked what the average wages were for a job of that caliber. They then took that hourly rate and added 25 cents an hour to it. With their "career path" in place the economy recently accelerated and they began to lose employees while others became concerned, so they agreed to pay the existing employees more.
That company is NOT Union. They are a national company that deals with networking and troubleshooting on a level strikingly similar to ours. There is no reason that our company can't take similar actions and squash all talks of a Union.
I challenge anybody who reads this to go to the Department of Labor and see what the average wage is for a job of our caliber. We are in fact one of the largest phone companies in America.
And before anybody says it, I know I can go work for Fairpoint or whoever and make more, but I like my job and I like the people I work with. I enjoy working with customers on all levels, this job is exciting and challenging. I take pride in my work, I just want my company to take pride in me, and then I want them to show it with sincerity. And if they honestly can't increase my wages I'd just like to hear why.
I just want to be taken seriously, I have a family to look out for, as do most of you. It is not unreasonable for all of us to accept nothing but the best for those whom we care about.
June 20, 2008 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...
all i know is that after 8 hours is ot, if you work more than 13 hours a day the next day is paid off, double time on sundays, and free health insurance, also buckets instead of ladders, this is all from a company that dosen't offer as many products as we do, i heard throungh the great vine that they give there employees free dsl,a dish and free phone that we pay 20 bucks a month for? the reasons i'm hearing for people not for it is were going to lose benefits, there going to take "my" truck away, there going to take away my cable, no free clothes, the awnser is they can't take any thing away that is already in place.
June 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...
research it!!! if you think the union will get us double time on sundays ...bull... and your raise will be 2.5 or 2 percent a year stop crying i carry a ladder too. oh and i was able to buy a house ! if union could offer big lavish contracts they would produce examples of a contract they got in an other state .. but no havent seen that on any site have ya. you can pay some union dues iam not union noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008 10:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Here's some stuff that I found when I did the research.
Oh...sorry to burst you bubble, but I got a mortgage approved too. Last time I checked, approval was primarily based on your credit history and current score. (FYI, I've been in IR for about two years.) So, unless you've been here substantially less than that, what we make was probably not the primary reason you were turned down....unless, of course, the house you wanted was just out of you price range. Anyway, check this stuff out. Nobody told me about this. Pro or Con...it looks like there's a lot of serious shit for us to consider here.
http://laborpains.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/owens-rosen-6-16-radio1.mp3
http://server1.laborpains.org/?p=867
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/union-is-misleading-consumers-hurting,440332.shtml
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/cardCheck.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/theProblem.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/unionMythsFromUnionMouths.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeULLICO.cfm
While these sites all appear to be strongly opposed......the fact that these things are even in question is enough for me. My opinion counts, right?... or does it here on this blog? I'm confused. Can't say I'd enjoy being used as a pawn. Aaaaahhh,NO! I'm good, thanks. But, thanks for asking.
One more thing, BUCKETS FOR ALL??? That'll be really useful on the Old Port route. Can't wait to try finding a parking space for that!
June 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there.
June 21, 2008 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 2 years and you bought a house? wify must have a good job?
June 21, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
some of you need to realize that we are all aboard the same boat here, and whoever listed the links to the "unionfacts" should be aware that it is indeed an anti-union website and that OFCOURSE the stats will not be favorable.
if you honestly believe you are being treated well you must be fresh out of high school and living in your parents house.
at our current wage and slow level of raises and advancement this company needs to decide if they want to replace workers every year or two or keep ones with skill and talent. i am not making a wage greater than someone working at Wendys. i do have more skills, more education, more hazards in my job, but the pay is the same.
therein lies the problem. we need to stop pointing fingers at each other and start pointing them at TWC and ask them "Do you really want me to stay here?"
right now the union is the only recourse we have, as this company has shown through its actions and policies that they have little regard for our well being, both physical, and fiscal.
to the new kids whose bodies don't hurt every morning getting up, and think making $12/hr is great and don't use their health benefits, aren't married, because you're still young and healthy,and don't have kids to support, don't for one minute think you will feel this way 10 years from now.
now is the time to secure a better future for us all.
June 26, 2008 3:31 AM
Anonymous said...
To the pension guy...
You realize what $10,000/year will be worth in 25-30 years (the amount of time before most of us retire) and this is the current pension plan we have.
Toilet paper
June 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Finding a place to park my bucket...
now that's a problem i wish i had.
Maybe the old port guys could be issued a moped then if parking is the issue (i'm joking here we need to stop the infighting between the "big city" guys and the guys climbing the big sticks. you "city guys" know you're still making more money than us right?)
June 26, 2008 3:41 AM
DJ said...
Check out the link below to get the low-down on Richard Berman, the founder of unionfacts.com
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/lifting-the-veil-on-richard-berman.html
June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
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June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/chamber-of-commerce/coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:03 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
the-anti-union-network/
chamber-of-commerce/
coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:04 PM
John said...
Whats goin on here?
June 26, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...
Im glad to see that I got my anti union paper work in the mail tonight from timewarner. They do not understand that this will hurt them more than us. We all need to stick together for the hard times to come very soon. But in the end we will be so better off. People should know that this will not be a quick fix, but instead a look to our future. We are all here because we like what we do and want to make this our career not just a job.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM
brent marr said...
by now most of us have gotten the threating letter from time warner . this is the same scare tactics that took place in 2002 when we were trying to form a union . improvements were made along with promises . as the months went by the improvements faded away and the promises were forgoten . dont be fooled by timewarners sudden intrest in our work place problems . they are only trying to stop our unionizing efforts. in 2002 we had people in managment jobs that thought that we were justifyed in forming a union but were forced to speak out against our union efforts . a company that pays its ceo s in the millions and counts its profits in the billions can and should treat all of us much better . we will need to stick together and work together to gain improvements in our jobs . i have been to 8-10 union meetings so far and look foward to talking to more of my coworkers about how we can work together to gain improvements in our jobs . yes i am the 27 year guy .
June 27, 2008 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...
union no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hopefully people dont ruin Time Warner Maine by bringing in a union .Those who want it never worked in one before!I have its terrible. 7 year installer
June 28, 2008 12:20 AM
Anonymous said...
how does having the right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions ruin anything? lets stand up for our families and ourselves.
June 28, 2008 8:33 AM
Voice of Reason said...
brent makes excellent points. I, for one, would love to see less bickering amongst ourselves. ask questions? absolutely. start fights between portland and the rest of the state? absolutely NOT! start fights between maintenance and IR techs? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We got the letter. We can expecting mandatory pre-work meetings where the company wants to "listen to us."
Don't be fools. We have made it this far. If you know you DON'T want a union...that is your right. I respect that. I absolutely don't understand it, but we can agree to disagree.
What we don't need to do is start fighting amongst ourselves. If there are workers in your office that are anti-union just LEAVE THEM ALONE. We don't need %100 to win. We need %50 + 1. By trying to force your ideas on others all you will accomplish is alienating them. They in turn will fuel management with information, and hamper our efforts.
The beauty of a democracy is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and can vote accordingly.
Be educated. Be smart. And learn when to BE QUIET.
June 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Well listen, the major problem here is that if 50 + 1 gets union passed then the rest of us have to settle for small raises with caps. What do you honestly think union will do for you? Also people who dont want a union will be forced to pay 70 to 80 dollars in union dues a month.I am not willing to do that. Seems like everyone who wants union are people who like to cry alot! if people honestly think union will get them a bucket and 30 dollars per hour you foolish.what youll get is 75 cents an hour and have to pay for cable ,rr,phone full price. If you could show proof of other contracts with Time Warner from this union with such great results you would have by now!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Voice of reason said...
Hey who's whining now! I was trying to be polite. I don't know what you're raises are NOW but they are SMALL <4%. I want a 40hr work week. Pay scale fitting my job. Better health plan. Don't call me foolish, I've done my homework. Yes, I think the people who are being the loudest about it are coming across like cry babies and whiners.
You're also crying and whining, and I can tell that you're completely happy making sub standard pay for the job you do, which tells me you are either not very smart or not very ambitious.
The IBEW doesn't have many contracts with TWC, so what? Comcast is about to go NATIONWIDE with the IBEW. Let's take a look at their contract.
I don't want a bucket. I want respect. This is a technical job, and a hazardous one. It is challenging mentally and physically. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be compensated proportionately.
Take YOUR own advice. STOP WHINING. You aren't going to change the minds of those of us who have already done our homework. You keep demanding information...get your ass to a meeting or call Steve Smith, or Jenn Nappi.
Most people know where they stand on this issue. Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor debating skills on the internet aren't going to sway anyone at this point.
Where do you get YOUR INFORMATION? .75/hr and losing free cable? Where are your facts.
It's time to put up or shut up. The day I have to pay for cable is the day they can come turn it off. You're a broken record and yes I can tell you're the same person over and over again. Your jr. high school method of using too many exclamation points is getting old, and is comparable to shouting to be the loudest to win a debate. We've heard you...we just don't care what you have to say!
June 28, 2008 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...
sounds like a union rep for sure.
June 29, 2008 12:04 AM
Voice of reason said...
Nope, just someone older whose been around the block and was probably working when you were in diapers. I speak my mind: call a spade a spade. And if you come to a meeting I'll buy you a coke and show you how to shave the peach fuzz off your upper lip.
The reps feel safe to use their real names here. I wonder why we don't?
June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Anonymous said...
So...according to Jenn, Steve and the guy who hasn't actually been out in the job market in 27 years, the grass is MUCH greener outside of Time Warner. Really? After actively looking for a better situation for almost two years, I chose here based on exactly the benefits you people are crapping on. Don't get me wrong, I'd like more money just like everyone else on the planet. But if you honestly think that the benefits here are that bad and they are so much better elsewhere, I'll just say that I hope you have better luck than I did. If this is truly about the money, then why would I want to choose a course where promotion is typically based on tenure rather than effort and talent? Having been in that situation before,I much prefer having more control of my own career rather than having to communicate through a shop steward (who's personality I may or may not like). Now, from what I've seen here so far, this is where you rip me to shreds because I don't buy in.
June 29, 2008 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...
yep they are going to come after you because you are not for union. From what I have seen union wanters are using more scare tatics than Time Warner. I was for union now I am against because I see how people are acting.
signed,
changed vote
June 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Brian Rogers I/R Lewiston said...
Hmm let me quote:
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
I started out in Adelphia dispatch out of Augusta for a year, a year in Level 3 in Portland and now about 8 mos as a I/R tech. I have gotten more than that each year. Of course, the raise is based on performance. Might want to examine how you do your job.
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
No comment here since I finally got off my ass and starting working on career path.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
Sorry sunshine, I have gotten a bonus each year. Again, its based on performance. And again, examine how YOU perform.
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
When was this promised? I missed this.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there
English second language? Whats your point?
I won't hide behind being anonymous. The day the union gets into Lewiston is the day I give my notice.
June 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
I for one have been in the worked for 40 plus years.The last 20 years in cable have been good years.The last 7 or so years since we have been Time Warner have been better still.Lets all hope that 50% of the TWC techs are smart enough to see through the union crap.They make way to many promises with no facts to back them up!
June 29, 2008 12:56 PM
Anonymous said...
I didn,t see Kieth's letter as threateniong in any way.All I see is the fact that some TWC divisions
are trying to decertify.If this is not true just let me know.If it is not true tell me if they have it so good why are they decertifing
June 29, 2008 1:03 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
the only promise the IBEW has made was that if TWC techs decide to form a union then they will have a say in their future.They will give themselves an opportunity to be a part in determining that future. Any other promises I am not aware of. Come to a meeting and we can talk.
June 29, 2008 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...
The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power, therefore TWC treats them like crap.
I've never gotten any promises from the union. I have gotten alot of promises from TWC ALL of them broken.
Yes Brian we were promised retro-active raises. (you were a dispatcher then.)
No, Brian two years ago the "former Adelphia" employee's did not get any BONUS whatsoever. You might have been working level 3 in Portland by then.
Brian, the raises you got where for "position" each year. Dispatchers make more per hour than techs (baseline), Level 3 makes more than that. When you became a tech you got to keep your "position raises" even though on TWC's pay scale you've been "demoted."
thanks sunshine:)
The career path was "redesigned" and all former Adelphia employees could not participate in the career path until recently.
June 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this. Thats really funny since your overall goal at Timewarner is to be in management and this is known all over now. Being management is not being part of our team. You really havent been here long enough to complain about anything. You are the new guy right? Yes this job is better than alot, but it could be alot better too. And yes most of this is about money, do you think you are worth more than what you make?. Look at that pole on the road. Think humm CMP starts their aprenticeships at $18.35 and have to right equipment to do their job. Down your way is Oxford networks. They make $16 to start. Then theres Fairpoint now. These guys make up to $33.45 after 4 years. Then theres us, do you not see that things could be alittle better. You have kids, do you want to excel in your career path at home while you could be spending time with them?. There is no quick fix for anything here, but atleast with this union I belive that theres a chance. Belive this from someone thats been here a long time.
June 29, 2008 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
June 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose to do so; the money could always be better but that's true of any job; and 10 years in, I'm doing just fine (other than getting rear-ended by the oil company...but I'm pretty sure the union can't fix that). So, why in the would I want you involved in my personal choice of employment? Since, according to your own words, I'll have "zero bargaining power." If I have an issue with my work, that's my business, not ours.
June 29, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
huh?????????????? what are you talking about?
June 29, 2008 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...
i don't get what that dude was trying to say but i'm pretty sure he's trying to say if you have 20 people you have zero barging power so hes happy hes just getting rear ended?
June 29, 2008 8:10 PM
Brian said...
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this.
You are right. I don't want a union. I have been a part of a couple in my life and was not happy. I have no problem posting my name because I have also have no problem telling the company about things I don't agree with. Those that know me, know I have no problem speaking up.
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
Who said I was hard to replace? Yeah, just been in I/R for 8mos but have almost 3 years in the company (including the time in Adelphia). It's a matter of choice.
June 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...
the point about the 20 man union was that a Maine TWC cable union would be 300+ strong. that is ALOT more than zero bargining power.
its not just the big cities bickering. madawaska lost most of their I/R dept. recently. do you think that's because the grass wasn't greener somewhere else?
June 29, 2008 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Don't twist my words. That was exactly NOT my point.
June 30, 2008 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
?
June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...
the only question i have is how many members did those unions have? ("research it") the whole state is nothing to mess with power=numbers but you ad in how many miles of plant we have, replaced that! p.s what companys do your "people" work for "shoe" companies that can be shiped over seas. "we can't, fight for whats right because this sure the fuc* is not"
sincerly, one under paid tech that lives pay check to pay check, just to survive while living in an apartment, that tried to buy a house, that did not make enough to qualify to get a loan, for climbing poles allday,( wtih a ladder when they make better equipment to do the job(buckets, how cheap is this company, money over safety?) if you are non union i hope you are doing what you think is right because as former adelphia i have seen good people fired for bullshit reasons and if "dummy" dosen't like your awnsers he will look smart and pretend to know somethin about cable.
June 19, 2008 10:39 PM
Anonymous said...
OK, I get it now. This is "my opportunity to discuss my workplace issues".......as long as I agree with YOUR opinion.....otherwise I get attacked. You know, we all work here and see what really goes on. "Good people fired for bullshit reasons"???? Since when??? To quote you again from an earlier post: "I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts." Stick to the truth for a change and think about respecting other opinions than your own.
June 20, 2008 6:46 AM
Anonymous said...
I want one person to tell me what I have to lose in going Union.
I have talked with upper management of several companies in the Augusta and Gardiner areas that are not Union and I asked how they kept their employees happy.
A manager at a nationwide company with an office in Gardiner Maine stated that they filled out a job description for the desired position and went to the Department of Labor and asked what the average wages were for a job of that caliber. They then took that hourly rate and added 25 cents an hour to it. With their "career path" in place the economy recently accelerated and they began to lose employees while others became concerned, so they agreed to pay the existing employees more.
That company is NOT Union. They are a national company that deals with networking and troubleshooting on a level strikingly similar to ours. There is no reason that our company can't take similar actions and squash all talks of a Union.
I challenge anybody who reads this to go to the Department of Labor and see what the average wage is for a job of our caliber. We are in fact one of the largest phone companies in America.
And before anybody says it, I know I can go work for Fairpoint or whoever and make more, but I like my job and I like the people I work with. I enjoy working with customers on all levels, this job is exciting and challenging. I take pride in my work, I just want my company to take pride in me, and then I want them to show it with sincerity. And if they honestly can't increase my wages I'd just like to hear why.
I just want to be taken seriously, I have a family to look out for, as do most of you. It is not unreasonable for all of us to accept nothing but the best for those whom we care about.
June 20, 2008 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...
all i know is that after 8 hours is ot, if you work more than 13 hours a day the next day is paid off, double time on sundays, and free health insurance, also buckets instead of ladders, this is all from a company that dosen't offer as many products as we do, i heard throungh the great vine that they give there employees free dsl,a dish and free phone that we pay 20 bucks a month for? the reasons i'm hearing for people not for it is were going to lose benefits, there going to take "my" truck away, there going to take away my cable, no free clothes, the awnser is they can't take any thing away that is already in place.
June 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...
research it!!! if you think the union will get us double time on sundays ...bull... and your raise will be 2.5 or 2 percent a year stop crying i carry a ladder too. oh and i was able to buy a house ! if union could offer big lavish contracts they would produce examples of a contract they got in an other state .. but no havent seen that on any site have ya. you can pay some union dues iam not union noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008 10:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Here's some stuff that I found when I did the research.
Oh...sorry to burst you bubble, but I got a mortgage approved too. Last time I checked, approval was primarily based on your credit history and current score. (FYI, I've been in IR for about two years.) So, unless you've been here substantially less than that, what we make was probably not the primary reason you were turned down....unless, of course, the house you wanted was just out of you price range. Anyway, check this stuff out. Nobody told me about this. Pro or Con...it looks like there's a lot of serious shit for us to consider here.
http://laborpains.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/owens-rosen-6-16-radio1.mp3
http://server1.laborpains.org/?p=867
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/union-is-misleading-consumers-hurting,440332.shtml
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/cardCheck.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/theProblem.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/unionMythsFromUnionMouths.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeULLICO.cfm
While these sites all appear to be strongly opposed......the fact that these things are even in question is enough for me. My opinion counts, right?... or does it here on this blog? I'm confused. Can't say I'd enjoy being used as a pawn. Aaaaahhh,NO! I'm good, thanks. But, thanks for asking.
One more thing, BUCKETS FOR ALL??? That'll be really useful on the Old Port route. Can't wait to try finding a parking space for that!
June 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there.
June 21, 2008 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 2 years and you bought a house? wify must have a good job?
June 21, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
some of you need to realize that we are all aboard the same boat here, and whoever listed the links to the "unionfacts" should be aware that it is indeed an anti-union website and that OFCOURSE the stats will not be favorable.
if you honestly believe you are being treated well you must be fresh out of high school and living in your parents house.
at our current wage and slow level of raises and advancement this company needs to decide if they want to replace workers every year or two or keep ones with skill and talent. i am not making a wage greater than someone working at Wendys. i do have more skills, more education, more hazards in my job, but the pay is the same.
therein lies the problem. we need to stop pointing fingers at each other and start pointing them at TWC and ask them "Do you really want me to stay here?"
right now the union is the only recourse we have, as this company has shown through its actions and policies that they have little regard for our well being, both physical, and fiscal.
to the new kids whose bodies don't hurt every morning getting up, and think making $12/hr is great and don't use their health benefits, aren't married, because you're still young and healthy,and don't have kids to support, don't for one minute think you will feel this way 10 years from now.
now is the time to secure a better future for us all.
June 26, 2008 3:31 AM
Anonymous said...
To the pension guy...
You realize what $10,000/year will be worth in 25-30 years (the amount of time before most of us retire) and this is the current pension plan we have.
Toilet paper
June 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Finding a place to park my bucket...
now that's a problem i wish i had.
Maybe the old port guys could be issued a moped then if parking is the issue (i'm joking here we need to stop the infighting between the "big city" guys and the guys climbing the big sticks. you "city guys" know you're still making more money than us right?)
June 26, 2008 3:41 AM
DJ said...
Check out the link below to get the low-down on Richard Berman, the founder of unionfacts.com
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/lifting-the-veil-on-richard-berman.html
June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
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June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/chamber-of-commerce/coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:03 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
the-anti-union-network/
chamber-of-commerce/
coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:04 PM
John said...
Whats goin on here?
June 26, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...
Im glad to see that I got my anti union paper work in the mail tonight from timewarner. They do not understand that this will hurt them more than us. We all need to stick together for the hard times to come very soon. But in the end we will be so better off. People should know that this will not be a quick fix, but instead a look to our future. We are all here because we like what we do and want to make this our career not just a job.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM
brent marr said...
by now most of us have gotten the threating letter from time warner . this is the same scare tactics that took place in 2002 when we were trying to form a union . improvements were made along with promises . as the months went by the improvements faded away and the promises were forgoten . dont be fooled by timewarners sudden intrest in our work place problems . they are only trying to stop our unionizing efforts. in 2002 we had people in managment jobs that thought that we were justifyed in forming a union but were forced to speak out against our union efforts . a company that pays its ceo s in the millions and counts its profits in the billions can and should treat all of us much better . we will need to stick together and work together to gain improvements in our jobs . i have been to 8-10 union meetings so far and look foward to talking to more of my coworkers about how we can work together to gain improvements in our jobs . yes i am the 27 year guy .
June 27, 2008 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...
union no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hopefully people dont ruin Time Warner Maine by bringing in a union .Those who want it never worked in one before!I have its terrible. 7 year installer
June 28, 2008 12:20 AM
Anonymous said...
how does having the right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions ruin anything? lets stand up for our families and ourselves.
June 28, 2008 8:33 AM
Voice of Reason said...
brent makes excellent points. I, for one, would love to see less bickering amongst ourselves. ask questions? absolutely. start fights between portland and the rest of the state? absolutely NOT! start fights between maintenance and IR techs? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We got the letter. We can expecting mandatory pre-work meetings where the company wants to "listen to us."
Don't be fools. We have made it this far. If you know you DON'T want a union...that is your right. I respect that. I absolutely don't understand it, but we can agree to disagree.
What we don't need to do is start fighting amongst ourselves. If there are workers in your office that are anti-union just LEAVE THEM ALONE. We don't need %100 to win. We need %50 + 1. By trying to force your ideas on others all you will accomplish is alienating them. They in turn will fuel management with information, and hamper our efforts.
The beauty of a democracy is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and can vote accordingly.
Be educated. Be smart. And learn when to BE QUIET.
June 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Well listen, the major problem here is that if 50 + 1 gets union passed then the rest of us have to settle for small raises with caps. What do you honestly think union will do for you? Also people who dont want a union will be forced to pay 70 to 80 dollars in union dues a month.I am not willing to do that. Seems like everyone who wants union are people who like to cry alot! if people honestly think union will get them a bucket and 30 dollars per hour you foolish.what youll get is 75 cents an hour and have to pay for cable ,rr,phone full price. If you could show proof of other contracts with Time Warner from this union with such great results you would have by now!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Voice of reason said...
Hey who's whining now! I was trying to be polite. I don't know what you're raises are NOW but they are SMALL <4%. I want a 40hr work week. Pay scale fitting my job. Better health plan. Don't call me foolish, I've done my homework. Yes, I think the people who are being the loudest about it are coming across like cry babies and whiners.
You're also crying and whining, and I can tell that you're completely happy making sub standard pay for the job you do, which tells me you are either not very smart or not very ambitious.
The IBEW doesn't have many contracts with TWC, so what? Comcast is about to go NATIONWIDE with the IBEW. Let's take a look at their contract.
I don't want a bucket. I want respect. This is a technical job, and a hazardous one. It is challenging mentally and physically. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be compensated proportionately.
Take YOUR own advice. STOP WHINING. You aren't going to change the minds of those of us who have already done our homework. You keep demanding information...get your ass to a meeting or call Steve Smith, or Jenn Nappi.
Most people know where they stand on this issue. Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor debating skills on the internet aren't going to sway anyone at this point.
Where do you get YOUR INFORMATION? .75/hr and losing free cable? Where are your facts.
It's time to put up or shut up. The day I have to pay for cable is the day they can come turn it off. You're a broken record and yes I can tell you're the same person over and over again. Your jr. high school method of using too many exclamation points is getting old, and is comparable to shouting to be the loudest to win a debate. We've heard you...we just don't care what you have to say!
June 28, 2008 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...
sounds like a union rep for sure.
June 29, 2008 12:04 AM
Voice of reason said...
Nope, just someone older whose been around the block and was probably working when you were in diapers. I speak my mind: call a spade a spade. And if you come to a meeting I'll buy you a coke and show you how to shave the peach fuzz off your upper lip.
The reps feel safe to use their real names here. I wonder why we don't?
June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Anonymous said...
So...according to Jenn, Steve and the guy who hasn't actually been out in the job market in 27 years, the grass is MUCH greener outside of Time Warner. Really? After actively looking for a better situation for almost two years, I chose here based on exactly the benefits you people are crapping on. Don't get me wrong, I'd like more money just like everyone else on the planet. But if you honestly think that the benefits here are that bad and they are so much better elsewhere, I'll just say that I hope you have better luck than I did. If this is truly about the money, then why would I want to choose a course where promotion is typically based on tenure rather than effort and talent? Having been in that situation before,I much prefer having more control of my own career rather than having to communicate through a shop steward (who's personality I may or may not like). Now, from what I've seen here so far, this is where you rip me to shreds because I don't buy in.
June 29, 2008 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...
yep they are going to come after you because you are not for union. From what I have seen union wanters are using more scare tatics than Time Warner. I was for union now I am against because I see how people are acting.
signed,
changed vote
June 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Brian Rogers I/R Lewiston said...
Hmm let me quote:
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
I started out in Adelphia dispatch out of Augusta for a year, a year in Level 3 in Portland and now about 8 mos as a I/R tech. I have gotten more than that each year. Of course, the raise is based on performance. Might want to examine how you do your job.
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
No comment here since I finally got off my ass and starting working on career path.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
Sorry sunshine, I have gotten a bonus each year. Again, its based on performance. And again, examine how YOU perform.
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
When was this promised? I missed this.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there
English second language? Whats your point?
I won't hide behind being anonymous. The day the union gets into Lewiston is the day I give my notice.
June 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
I for one have been in the worked for 40 plus years.The last 20 years in cable have been good years.The last 7 or so years since we have been Time Warner have been better still.Lets all hope that 50% of the TWC techs are smart enough to see through the union crap.They make way to many promises with no facts to back them up!
June 29, 2008 12:56 PM
Anonymous said...
I didn,t see Kieth's letter as threateniong in any way.All I see is the fact that some TWC divisions
are trying to decertify.If this is not true just let me know.If it is not true tell me if they have it so good why are they decertifing
June 29, 2008 1:03 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
the only promise the IBEW has made was that if TWC techs decide to form a union then they will have a say in their future.They will give themselves an opportunity to be a part in determining that future. Any other promises I am not aware of. Come to a meeting and we can talk.
June 29, 2008 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...
The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power, therefore TWC treats them like crap.
I've never gotten any promises from the union. I have gotten alot of promises from TWC ALL of them broken.
Yes Brian we were promised retro-active raises. (you were a dispatcher then.)
No, Brian two years ago the "former Adelphia" employee's did not get any BONUS whatsoever. You might have been working level 3 in Portland by then.
Brian, the raises you got where for "position" each year. Dispatchers make more per hour than techs (baseline), Level 3 makes more than that. When you became a tech you got to keep your "position raises" even though on TWC's pay scale you've been "demoted."
thanks sunshine:)
The career path was "redesigned" and all former Adelphia employees could not participate in the career path until recently.
June 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this. Thats really funny since your overall goal at Timewarner is to be in management and this is known all over now. Being management is not being part of our team. You really havent been here long enough to complain about anything. You are the new guy right? Yes this job is better than alot, but it could be alot better too. And yes most of this is about money, do you think you are worth more than what you make?. Look at that pole on the road. Think humm CMP starts their aprenticeships at $18.35 and have to right equipment to do their job. Down your way is Oxford networks. They make $16 to start. Then theres Fairpoint now. These guys make up to $33.45 after 4 years. Then theres us, do you not see that things could be alittle better. You have kids, do you want to excel in your career path at home while you could be spending time with them?. There is no quick fix for anything here, but atleast with this union I belive that theres a chance. Belive this from someone thats been here a long time.
June 29, 2008 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
June 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose to do so; the money could always be better but that's true of any job; and 10 years in, I'm doing just fine (other than getting rear-ended by the oil company...but I'm pretty sure the union can't fix that). So, why in the would I want you involved in my personal choice of employment? Since, according to your own words, I'll have "zero bargaining power." If I have an issue with my work, that's my business, not ours.
June 29, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
huh?????????????? what are you talking about?
June 29, 2008 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...
i don't get what that dude was trying to say but i'm pretty sure he's trying to say if you have 20 people you have zero barging power so hes happy hes just getting rear ended?
June 29, 2008 8:10 PM
Brian said...
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this.
You are right. I don't want a union. I have been a part of a couple in my life and was not happy. I have no problem posting my name because I have also have no problem telling the company about things I don't agree with. Those that know me, know I have no problem speaking up.
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
Who said I was hard to replace? Yeah, just been in I/R for 8mos but have almost 3 years in the company (including the time in Adelphia). It's a matter of choice.
June 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...
the point about the 20 man union was that a Maine TWC cable union would be 300+ strong. that is ALOT more than zero bargining power.
its not just the big cities bickering. madawaska lost most of their I/R dept. recently. do you think that's because the grass wasn't greener somewhere else?
June 29, 2008 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Don't twist my words. That was exactly NOT my point.
June 30, 2008 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
?
June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...
the only question i have is how many members did those unions have? ("research it") the whole state is nothing to mess with power=numbers but you ad in how many miles of plant we have, replaced that! p.s what companys do your "people" work for "shoe" companies that can be shiped over seas. "we can't, fight for whats right because this sure the fuc* is not"
sincerly, one under paid tech that lives pay check to pay check, just to survive while living in an apartment, that tried to buy a house, that did not make enough to qualify to get a loan, for climbing poles allday,( wtih a ladder when they make better equipment to do the job(buckets, how cheap is this company, money over safety?) if you are non union i hope you are doing what you think is right because as former adelphia i have seen good people fired for bullshit reasons and if "dummy" dosen't like your awnsers he will look smart and pretend to know somethin about cable.
June 19, 2008 10:39 PM
Anonymous said...
OK, I get it now. This is "my opportunity to discuss my workplace issues".......as long as I agree with YOUR opinion.....otherwise I get attacked. You know, we all work here and see what really goes on. "Good people fired for bullshit reasons"???? Since when??? To quote you again from an earlier post: "I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts." Stick to the truth for a change and think about respecting other opinions than your own.
June 20, 2008 6:46 AM
Anonymous said...
I want one person to tell me what I have to lose in going Union.
I have talked with upper management of several companies in the Augusta and Gardiner areas that are not Union and I asked how they kept their employees happy.
A manager at a nationwide company with an office in Gardiner Maine stated that they filled out a job description for the desired position and went to the Department of Labor and asked what the average wages were for a job of that caliber. They then took that hourly rate and added 25 cents an hour to it. With their "career path" in place the economy recently accelerated and they began to lose employees while others became concerned, so they agreed to pay the existing employees more.
That company is NOT Union. They are a national company that deals with networking and troubleshooting on a level strikingly similar to ours. There is no reason that our company can't take similar actions and squash all talks of a Union.
I challenge anybody who reads this to go to the Department of Labor and see what the average wage is for a job of our caliber. We are in fact one of the largest phone companies in America.
And before anybody says it, I know I can go work for Fairpoint or whoever and make more, but I like my job and I like the people I work with. I enjoy working with customers on all levels, this job is exciting and challenging. I take pride in my work, I just want my company to take pride in me, and then I want them to show it with sincerity. And if they honestly can't increase my wages I'd just like to hear why.
I just want to be taken seriously, I have a family to look out for, as do most of you. It is not unreasonable for all of us to accept nothing but the best for those whom we care about.
June 20, 2008 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...
all i know is that after 8 hours is ot, if you work more than 13 hours a day the next day is paid off, double time on sundays, and free health insurance, also buckets instead of ladders, this is all from a company that dosen't offer as many products as we do, i heard throungh the great vine that they give there employees free dsl,a dish and free phone that we pay 20 bucks a month for? the reasons i'm hearing for people not for it is were going to lose benefits, there going to take "my" truck away, there going to take away my cable, no free clothes, the awnser is they can't take any thing away that is already in place.
June 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...
research it!!! if you think the union will get us double time on sundays ...bull... and your raise will be 2.5 or 2 percent a year stop crying i carry a ladder too. oh and i was able to buy a house ! if union could offer big lavish contracts they would produce examples of a contract they got in an other state .. but no havent seen that on any site have ya. you can pay some union dues iam not union noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008 10:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Here's some stuff that I found when I did the research.
Oh...sorry to burst you bubble, but I got a mortgage approved too. Last time I checked, approval was primarily based on your credit history and current score. (FYI, I've been in IR for about two years.) So, unless you've been here substantially less than that, what we make was probably not the primary reason you were turned down....unless, of course, the house you wanted was just out of you price range. Anyway, check this stuff out. Nobody told me about this. Pro or Con...it looks like there's a lot of serious shit for us to consider here.
http://laborpains.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/owens-rosen-6-16-radio1.mp3
http://server1.laborpains.org/?p=867
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/union-is-misleading-consumers-hurting,440332.shtml
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/cardCheck.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/theProblem.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/unionMythsFromUnionMouths.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeULLICO.cfm
While these sites all appear to be strongly opposed......the fact that these things are even in question is enough for me. My opinion counts, right?... or does it here on this blog? I'm confused. Can't say I'd enjoy being used as a pawn. Aaaaahhh,NO! I'm good, thanks. But, thanks for asking.
One more thing, BUCKETS FOR ALL??? That'll be really useful on the Old Port route. Can't wait to try finding a parking space for that!
June 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there.
June 21, 2008 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 2 years and you bought a house? wify must have a good job?
June 21, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
some of you need to realize that we are all aboard the same boat here, and whoever listed the links to the "unionfacts" should be aware that it is indeed an anti-union website and that OFCOURSE the stats will not be favorable.
if you honestly believe you are being treated well you must be fresh out of high school and living in your parents house.
at our current wage and slow level of raises and advancement this company needs to decide if they want to replace workers every year or two or keep ones with skill and talent. i am not making a wage greater than someone working at Wendys. i do have more skills, more education, more hazards in my job, but the pay is the same.
therein lies the problem. we need to stop pointing fingers at each other and start pointing them at TWC and ask them "Do you really want me to stay here?"
right now the union is the only recourse we have, as this company has shown through its actions and policies that they have little regard for our well being, both physical, and fiscal.
to the new kids whose bodies don't hurt every morning getting up, and think making $12/hr is great and don't use their health benefits, aren't married, because you're still young and healthy,and don't have kids to support, don't for one minute think you will feel this way 10 years from now.
now is the time to secure a better future for us all.
June 26, 2008 3:31 AM
Anonymous said...
To the pension guy...
You realize what $10,000/year will be worth in 25-30 years (the amount of time before most of us retire) and this is the current pension plan we have.
Toilet paper
June 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Finding a place to park my bucket...
now that's a problem i wish i had.
Maybe the old port guys could be issued a moped then if parking is the issue (i'm joking here we need to stop the infighting between the "big city" guys and the guys climbing the big sticks. you "city guys" know you're still making more money than us right?)
June 26, 2008 3:41 AM
DJ said...
Check out the link below to get the low-down on Richard Berman, the founder of unionfacts.com
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/lifting-the-veil-on-richard-berman.html
June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
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June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/chamber-of-commerce/coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:03 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
the-anti-union-network/
chamber-of-commerce/
coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:04 PM
John said...
Whats goin on here?
June 26, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...
Im glad to see that I got my anti union paper work in the mail tonight from timewarner. They do not understand that this will hurt them more than us. We all need to stick together for the hard times to come very soon. But in the end we will be so better off. People should know that this will not be a quick fix, but instead a look to our future. We are all here because we like what we do and want to make this our career not just a job.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM
brent marr said...
by now most of us have gotten the threating letter from time warner . this is the same scare tactics that took place in 2002 when we were trying to form a union . improvements were made along with promises . as the months went by the improvements faded away and the promises were forgoten . dont be fooled by timewarners sudden intrest in our work place problems . they are only trying to stop our unionizing efforts. in 2002 we had people in managment jobs that thought that we were justifyed in forming a union but were forced to speak out against our union efforts . a company that pays its ceo s in the millions and counts its profits in the billions can and should treat all of us much better . we will need to stick together and work together to gain improvements in our jobs . i have been to 8-10 union meetings so far and look foward to talking to more of my coworkers about how we can work together to gain improvements in our jobs . yes i am the 27 year guy .
June 27, 2008 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...
union no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hopefully people dont ruin Time Warner Maine by bringing in a union .Those who want it never worked in one before!I have its terrible. 7 year installer
June 28, 2008 12:20 AM
Anonymous said...
how does having the right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions ruin anything? lets stand up for our families and ourselves.
June 28, 2008 8:33 AM
Voice of Reason said...
brent makes excellent points. I, for one, would love to see less bickering amongst ourselves. ask questions? absolutely. start fights between portland and the rest of the state? absolutely NOT! start fights between maintenance and IR techs? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We got the letter. We can expecting mandatory pre-work meetings where the company wants to "listen to us."
Don't be fools. We have made it this far. If you know you DON'T want a union...that is your right. I respect that. I absolutely don't understand it, but we can agree to disagree.
What we don't need to do is start fighting amongst ourselves. If there are workers in your office that are anti-union just LEAVE THEM ALONE. We don't need %100 to win. We need %50 + 1. By trying to force your ideas on others all you will accomplish is alienating them. They in turn will fuel management with information, and hamper our efforts.
The beauty of a democracy is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and can vote accordingly.
Be educated. Be smart. And learn when to BE QUIET.
June 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Well listen, the major problem here is that if 50 + 1 gets union passed then the rest of us have to settle for small raises with caps. What do you honestly think union will do for you? Also people who dont want a union will be forced to pay 70 to 80 dollars in union dues a month.I am not willing to do that. Seems like everyone who wants union are people who like to cry alot! if people honestly think union will get them a bucket and 30 dollars per hour you foolish.what youll get is 75 cents an hour and have to pay for cable ,rr,phone full price. If you could show proof of other contracts with Time Warner from this union with such great results you would have by now!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Voice of reason said...
Hey who's whining now! I was trying to be polite. I don't know what you're raises are NOW but they are SMALL <4%. I want a 40hr work week. Pay scale fitting my job. Better health plan. Don't call me foolish, I've done my homework. Yes, I think the people who are being the loudest about it are coming across like cry babies and whiners.
You're also crying and whining, and I can tell that you're completely happy making sub standard pay for the job you do, which tells me you are either not very smart or not very ambitious.
The IBEW doesn't have many contracts with TWC, so what? Comcast is about to go NATIONWIDE with the IBEW. Let's take a look at their contract.
I don't want a bucket. I want respect. This is a technical job, and a hazardous one. It is challenging mentally and physically. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be compensated proportionately.
Take YOUR own advice. STOP WHINING. You aren't going to change the minds of those of us who have already done our homework. You keep demanding information...get your ass to a meeting or call Steve Smith, or Jenn Nappi.
Most people know where they stand on this issue. Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor debating skills on the internet aren't going to sway anyone at this point.
Where do you get YOUR INFORMATION? .75/hr and losing free cable? Where are your facts.
It's time to put up or shut up. The day I have to pay for cable is the day they can come turn it off. You're a broken record and yes I can tell you're the same person over and over again. Your jr. high school method of using too many exclamation points is getting old, and is comparable to shouting to be the loudest to win a debate. We've heard you...we just don't care what you have to say!
June 28, 2008 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...
sounds like a union rep for sure.
June 29, 2008 12:04 AM
Voice of reason said...
Nope, just someone older whose been around the block and was probably working when you were in diapers. I speak my mind: call a spade a spade. And if you come to a meeting I'll buy you a coke and show you how to shave the peach fuzz off your upper lip.
The reps feel safe to use their real names here. I wonder why we don't?
June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Anonymous said...
So...according to Jenn, Steve and the guy who hasn't actually been out in the job market in 27 years, the grass is MUCH greener outside of Time Warner. Really? After actively looking for a better situation for almost two years, I chose here based on exactly the benefits you people are crapping on. Don't get me wrong, I'd like more money just like everyone else on the planet. But if you honestly think that the benefits here are that bad and they are so much better elsewhere, I'll just say that I hope you have better luck than I did. If this is truly about the money, then why would I want to choose a course where promotion is typically based on tenure rather than effort and talent? Having been in that situation before,I much prefer having more control of my own career rather than having to communicate through a shop steward (who's personality I may or may not like). Now, from what I've seen here so far, this is where you rip me to shreds because I don't buy in.
June 29, 2008 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...
yep they are going to come after you because you are not for union. From what I have seen union wanters are using more scare tatics than Time Warner. I was for union now I am against because I see how people are acting.
signed,
changed vote
June 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Brian Rogers I/R Lewiston said...
Hmm let me quote:
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
I started out in Adelphia dispatch out of Augusta for a year, a year in Level 3 in Portland and now about 8 mos as a I/R tech. I have gotten more than that each year. Of course, the raise is based on performance. Might want to examine how you do your job.
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
No comment here since I finally got off my ass and starting working on career path.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
Sorry sunshine, I have gotten a bonus each year. Again, its based on performance. And again, examine how YOU perform.
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
When was this promised? I missed this.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there
English second language? Whats your point?
I won't hide behind being anonymous. The day the union gets into Lewiston is the day I give my notice.
June 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
I for one have been in the worked for 40 plus years.The last 20 years in cable have been good years.The last 7 or so years since we have been Time Warner have been better still.Lets all hope that 50% of the TWC techs are smart enough to see through the union crap.They make way to many promises with no facts to back them up!
June 29, 2008 12:56 PM
Anonymous said...
I didn,t see Kieth's letter as threateniong in any way.All I see is the fact that some TWC divisions
are trying to decertify.If this is not true just let me know.If it is not true tell me if they have it so good why are they decertifing
June 29, 2008 1:03 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
the only promise the IBEW has made was that if TWC techs decide to form a union then they will have a say in their future.They will give themselves an opportunity to be a part in determining that future. Any other promises I am not aware of. Come to a meeting and we can talk.
June 29, 2008 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...
The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power, therefore TWC treats them like crap.
I've never gotten any promises from the union. I have gotten alot of promises from TWC ALL of them broken.
Yes Brian we were promised retro-active raises. (you were a dispatcher then.)
No, Brian two years ago the "former Adelphia" employee's did not get any BONUS whatsoever. You might have been working level 3 in Portland by then.
Brian, the raises you got where for "position" each year. Dispatchers make more per hour than techs (baseline), Level 3 makes more than that. When you became a tech you got to keep your "position raises" even though on TWC's pay scale you've been "demoted."
thanks sunshine:)
The career path was "redesigned" and all former Adelphia employees could not participate in the career path until recently.
June 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this. Thats really funny since your overall goal at Timewarner is to be in management and this is known all over now. Being management is not being part of our team. You really havent been here long enough to complain about anything. You are the new guy right? Yes this job is better than alot, but it could be alot better too. And yes most of this is about money, do you think you are worth more than what you make?. Look at that pole on the road. Think humm CMP starts their aprenticeships at $18.35 and have to right equipment to do their job. Down your way is Oxford networks. They make $16 to start. Then theres Fairpoint now. These guys make up to $33.45 after 4 years. Then theres us, do you not see that things could be alittle better. You have kids, do you want to excel in your career path at home while you could be spending time with them?. There is no quick fix for anything here, but atleast with this union I belive that theres a chance. Belive this from someone thats been here a long time.
June 29, 2008 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
June 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose to do so; the money could always be better but that's true of any job; and 10 years in, I'm doing just fine (other than getting rear-ended by the oil company...but I'm pretty sure the union can't fix that). So, why in the would I want you involved in my personal choice of employment? Since, according to your own words, I'll have "zero bargaining power." If I have an issue with my work, that's my business, not ours.
June 29, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
huh?????????????? what are you talking about?
June 29, 2008 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...
i don't get what that dude was trying to say but i'm pretty sure he's trying to say if you have 20 people you have zero barging power so hes happy hes just getting rear ended?
June 29, 2008 8:10 PM
Brian said...
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this.
You are right. I don't want a union. I have been a part of a couple in my life and was not happy. I have no problem posting my name because I have also have no problem telling the company about things I don't agree with. Those that know me, know I have no problem speaking up.
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
Who said I was hard to replace? Yeah, just been in I/R for 8mos but have almost 3 years in the company (including the time in Adelphia). It's a matter of choice.
June 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...
the point about the 20 man union was that a Maine TWC cable union would be 300+ strong. that is ALOT more than zero bargining power.
its not just the big cities bickering. madawaska lost most of their I/R dept. recently. do you think that's because the grass wasn't greener somewhere else?
June 29, 2008 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Don't twist my words. That was exactly NOT my point.
June 30, 2008 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
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June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...
the only question i have is how many members did those unions have? ("research it") the whole state is nothing to mess with power=numbers but you ad in how many miles of plant we have, replaced that! p.s what companys do your "people" work for "shoe" companies that can be shiped over seas. "we can't, fight for whats right because this sure the fuc* is not"
sincerly, one under paid tech that lives pay check to pay check, just to survive while living in an apartment, that tried to buy a house, that did not make enough to qualify to get a loan, for climbing poles allday,( wtih a ladder when they make better equipment to do the job(buckets, how cheap is this company, money over safety?) if you are non union i hope you are doing what you think is right because as former adelphia i have seen good people fired for bullshit reasons and if "dummy" dosen't like your awnsers he will look smart and pretend to know somethin about cable.
June 19, 2008 10:39 PM
Anonymous said...
OK, I get it now. This is "my opportunity to discuss my workplace issues".......as long as I agree with YOUR opinion.....otherwise I get attacked. You know, we all work here and see what really goes on. "Good people fired for bullshit reasons"???? Since when??? To quote you again from an earlier post: "I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts." Stick to the truth for a change and think about respecting other opinions than your own.
June 20, 2008 6:46 AM
Anonymous said...
I want one person to tell me what I have to lose in going Union.
I have talked with upper management of several companies in the Augusta and Gardiner areas that are not Union and I asked how they kept their employees happy.
A manager at a nationwide company with an office in Gardiner Maine stated that they filled out a job description for the desired position and went to the Department of Labor and asked what the average wages were for a job of that caliber. They then took that hourly rate and added 25 cents an hour to it. With their "career path" in place the economy recently accelerated and they began to lose employees while others became concerned, so they agreed to pay the existing employees more.
That company is NOT Union. They are a national company that deals with networking and troubleshooting on a level strikingly similar to ours. There is no reason that our company can't take similar actions and squash all talks of a Union.
I challenge anybody who reads this to go to the Department of Labor and see what the average wage is for a job of our caliber. We are in fact one of the largest phone companies in America.
And before anybody says it, I know I can go work for Fairpoint or whoever and make more, but I like my job and I like the people I work with. I enjoy working with customers on all levels, this job is exciting and challenging. I take pride in my work, I just want my company to take pride in me, and then I want them to show it with sincerity. And if they honestly can't increase my wages I'd just like to hear why.
I just want to be taken seriously, I have a family to look out for, as do most of you. It is not unreasonable for all of us to accept nothing but the best for those whom we care about.
June 20, 2008 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...
all i know is that after 8 hours is ot, if you work more than 13 hours a day the next day is paid off, double time on sundays, and free health insurance, also buckets instead of ladders, this is all from a company that dosen't offer as many products as we do, i heard throungh the great vine that they give there employees free dsl,a dish and free phone that we pay 20 bucks a month for? the reasons i'm hearing for people not for it is were going to lose benefits, there going to take "my" truck away, there going to take away my cable, no free clothes, the awnser is they can't take any thing away that is already in place.
June 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...
research it!!! if you think the union will get us double time on sundays ...bull... and your raise will be 2.5 or 2 percent a year stop crying i carry a ladder too. oh and i was able to buy a house ! if union could offer big lavish contracts they would produce examples of a contract they got in an other state .. but no havent seen that on any site have ya. you can pay some union dues iam not union noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008 10:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Here's some stuff that I found when I did the research.
Oh...sorry to burst you bubble, but I got a mortgage approved too. Last time I checked, approval was primarily based on your credit history and current score. (FYI, I've been in IR for about two years.) So, unless you've been here substantially less than that, what we make was probably not the primary reason you were turned down....unless, of course, the house you wanted was just out of you price range. Anyway, check this stuff out. Nobody told me about this. Pro or Con...it looks like there's a lot of serious shit for us to consider here.
http://laborpains.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/owens-rosen-6-16-radio1.mp3
http://server1.laborpains.org/?p=867
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/union-is-misleading-consumers-hurting,440332.shtml
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/cardCheck.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/theProblem.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/unionMythsFromUnionMouths.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeULLICO.cfm
While these sites all appear to be strongly opposed......the fact that these things are even in question is enough for me. My opinion counts, right?... or does it here on this blog? I'm confused. Can't say I'd enjoy being used as a pawn. Aaaaahhh,NO! I'm good, thanks. But, thanks for asking.
One more thing, BUCKETS FOR ALL??? That'll be really useful on the Old Port route. Can't wait to try finding a parking space for that!
June 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there.
June 21, 2008 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 2 years and you bought a house? wify must have a good job?
June 21, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
some of you need to realize that we are all aboard the same boat here, and whoever listed the links to the "unionfacts" should be aware that it is indeed an anti-union website and that OFCOURSE the stats will not be favorable.
if you honestly believe you are being treated well you must be fresh out of high school and living in your parents house.
at our current wage and slow level of raises and advancement this company needs to decide if they want to replace workers every year or two or keep ones with skill and talent. i am not making a wage greater than someone working at Wendys. i do have more skills, more education, more hazards in my job, but the pay is the same.
therein lies the problem. we need to stop pointing fingers at each other and start pointing them at TWC and ask them "Do you really want me to stay here?"
right now the union is the only recourse we have, as this company has shown through its actions and policies that they have little regard for our well being, both physical, and fiscal.
to the new kids whose bodies don't hurt every morning getting up, and think making $12/hr is great and don't use their health benefits, aren't married, because you're still young and healthy,and don't have kids to support, don't for one minute think you will feel this way 10 years from now.
now is the time to secure a better future for us all.
June 26, 2008 3:31 AM
Anonymous said...
To the pension guy...
You realize what $10,000/year will be worth in 25-30 years (the amount of time before most of us retire) and this is the current pension plan we have.
Toilet paper
June 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Finding a place to park my bucket...
now that's a problem i wish i had.
Maybe the old port guys could be issued a moped then if parking is the issue (i'm joking here we need to stop the infighting between the "big city" guys and the guys climbing the big sticks. you "city guys" know you're still making more money than us right?)
June 26, 2008 3:41 AM
DJ said...
Check out the link below to get the low-down on Richard Berman, the founder of unionfacts.com
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/lifting-the-veil-on-richard-berman.html
June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
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June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/chamber-of-commerce/coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:03 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
the-anti-union-network/
chamber-of-commerce/
coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:04 PM
John said...
Whats goin on here?
June 26, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...
Im glad to see that I got my anti union paper work in the mail tonight from timewarner. They do not understand that this will hurt them more than us. We all need to stick together for the hard times to come very soon. But in the end we will be so better off. People should know that this will not be a quick fix, but instead a look to our future. We are all here because we like what we do and want to make this our career not just a job.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM
brent marr said...
by now most of us have gotten the threating letter from time warner . this is the same scare tactics that took place in 2002 when we were trying to form a union . improvements were made along with promises . as the months went by the improvements faded away and the promises were forgoten . dont be fooled by timewarners sudden intrest in our work place problems . they are only trying to stop our unionizing efforts. in 2002 we had people in managment jobs that thought that we were justifyed in forming a union but were forced to speak out against our union efforts . a company that pays its ceo s in the millions and counts its profits in the billions can and should treat all of us much better . we will need to stick together and work together to gain improvements in our jobs . i have been to 8-10 union meetings so far and look foward to talking to more of my coworkers about how we can work together to gain improvements in our jobs . yes i am the 27 year guy .
June 27, 2008 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...
union no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hopefully people dont ruin Time Warner Maine by bringing in a union .Those who want it never worked in one before!I have its terrible. 7 year installer
June 28, 2008 12:20 AM
Anonymous said...
how does having the right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions ruin anything? lets stand up for our families and ourselves.
June 28, 2008 8:33 AM
Voice of Reason said...
brent makes excellent points. I, for one, would love to see less bickering amongst ourselves. ask questions? absolutely. start fights between portland and the rest of the state? absolutely NOT! start fights between maintenance and IR techs? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We got the letter. We can expecting mandatory pre-work meetings where the company wants to "listen to us."
Don't be fools. We have made it this far. If you know you DON'T want a union...that is your right. I respect that. I absolutely don't understand it, but we can agree to disagree.
What we don't need to do is start fighting amongst ourselves. If there are workers in your office that are anti-union just LEAVE THEM ALONE. We don't need %100 to win. We need %50 + 1. By trying to force your ideas on others all you will accomplish is alienating them. They in turn will fuel management with information, and hamper our efforts.
The beauty of a democracy is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and can vote accordingly.
Be educated. Be smart. And learn when to BE QUIET.
June 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Well listen, the major problem here is that if 50 + 1 gets union passed then the rest of us have to settle for small raises with caps. What do you honestly think union will do for you? Also people who dont want a union will be forced to pay 70 to 80 dollars in union dues a month.I am not willing to do that. Seems like everyone who wants union are people who like to cry alot! if people honestly think union will get them a bucket and 30 dollars per hour you foolish.what youll get is 75 cents an hour and have to pay for cable ,rr,phone full price. If you could show proof of other contracts with Time Warner from this union with such great results you would have by now!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Voice of reason said...
Hey who's whining now! I was trying to be polite. I don't know what you're raises are NOW but they are SMALL <4%. I want a 40hr work week. Pay scale fitting my job. Better health plan. Don't call me foolish, I've done my homework. Yes, I think the people who are being the loudest about it are coming across like cry babies and whiners.
You're also crying and whining, and I can tell that you're completely happy making sub standard pay for the job you do, which tells me you are either not very smart or not very ambitious.
The IBEW doesn't have many contracts with TWC, so what? Comcast is about to go NATIONWIDE with the IBEW. Let's take a look at their contract.
I don't want a bucket. I want respect. This is a technical job, and a hazardous one. It is challenging mentally and physically. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be compensated proportionately.
Take YOUR own advice. STOP WHINING. You aren't going to change the minds of those of us who have already done our homework. You keep demanding information...get your ass to a meeting or call Steve Smith, or Jenn Nappi.
Most people know where they stand on this issue. Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor debating skills on the internet aren't going to sway anyone at this point.
Where do you get YOUR INFORMATION? .75/hr and losing free cable? Where are your facts.
It's time to put up or shut up. The day I have to pay for cable is the day they can come turn it off. You're a broken record and yes I can tell you're the same person over and over again. Your jr. high school method of using too many exclamation points is getting old, and is comparable to shouting to be the loudest to win a debate. We've heard you...we just don't care what you have to say!
June 28, 2008 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...
sounds like a union rep for sure.
June 29, 2008 12:04 AM
Voice of reason said...
Nope, just someone older whose been around the block and was probably working when you were in diapers. I speak my mind: call a spade a spade. And if you come to a meeting I'll buy you a coke and show you how to shave the peach fuzz off your upper lip.
The reps feel safe to use their real names here. I wonder why we don't?
June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Anonymous said...
So...according to Jenn, Steve and the guy who hasn't actually been out in the job market in 27 years, the grass is MUCH greener outside of Time Warner. Really? After actively looking for a better situation for almost two years, I chose here based on exactly the benefits you people are crapping on. Don't get me wrong, I'd like more money just like everyone else on the planet. But if you honestly think that the benefits here are that bad and they are so much better elsewhere, I'll just say that I hope you have better luck than I did. If this is truly about the money, then why would I want to choose a course where promotion is typically based on tenure rather than effort and talent? Having been in that situation before,I much prefer having more control of my own career rather than having to communicate through a shop steward (who's personality I may or may not like). Now, from what I've seen here so far, this is where you rip me to shreds because I don't buy in.
June 29, 2008 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...
yep they are going to come after you because you are not for union. From what I have seen union wanters are using more scare tatics than Time Warner. I was for union now I am against because I see how people are acting.
signed,
changed vote
June 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Brian Rogers I/R Lewiston said...
Hmm let me quote:
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
I started out in Adelphia dispatch out of Augusta for a year, a year in Level 3 in Portland and now about 8 mos as a I/R tech. I have gotten more than that each year. Of course, the raise is based on performance. Might want to examine how you do your job.
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
No comment here since I finally got off my ass and starting working on career path.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
Sorry sunshine, I have gotten a bonus each year. Again, its based on performance. And again, examine how YOU perform.
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
When was this promised? I missed this.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there
English second language? Whats your point?
I won't hide behind being anonymous. The day the union gets into Lewiston is the day I give my notice.
June 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
I for one have been in the worked for 40 plus years.The last 20 years in cable have been good years.The last 7 or so years since we have been Time Warner have been better still.Lets all hope that 50% of the TWC techs are smart enough to see through the union crap.They make way to many promises with no facts to back them up!
June 29, 2008 12:56 PM
Anonymous said...
I didn,t see Kieth's letter as threateniong in any way.All I see is the fact that some TWC divisions
are trying to decertify.If this is not true just let me know.If it is not true tell me if they have it so good why are they decertifing
June 29, 2008 1:03 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
the only promise the IBEW has made was that if TWC techs decide to form a union then they will have a say in their future.They will give themselves an opportunity to be a part in determining that future. Any other promises I am not aware of. Come to a meeting and we can talk.
June 29, 2008 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...
The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power, therefore TWC treats them like crap.
I've never gotten any promises from the union. I have gotten alot of promises from TWC ALL of them broken.
Yes Brian we were promised retro-active raises. (you were a dispatcher then.)
No, Brian two years ago the "former Adelphia" employee's did not get any BONUS whatsoever. You might have been working level 3 in Portland by then.
Brian, the raises you got where for "position" each year. Dispatchers make more per hour than techs (baseline), Level 3 makes more than that. When you became a tech you got to keep your "position raises" even though on TWC's pay scale you've been "demoted."
thanks sunshine:)
The career path was "redesigned" and all former Adelphia employees could not participate in the career path until recently.
June 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this. Thats really funny since your overall goal at Timewarner is to be in management and this is known all over now. Being management is not being part of our team. You really havent been here long enough to complain about anything. You are the new guy right? Yes this job is better than alot, but it could be alot better too. And yes most of this is about money, do you think you are worth more than what you make?. Look at that pole on the road. Think humm CMP starts their aprenticeships at $18.35 and have to right equipment to do their job. Down your way is Oxford networks. They make $16 to start. Then theres Fairpoint now. These guys make up to $33.45 after 4 years. Then theres us, do you not see that things could be alittle better. You have kids, do you want to excel in your career path at home while you could be spending time with them?. There is no quick fix for anything here, but atleast with this union I belive that theres a chance. Belive this from someone thats been here a long time.
June 29, 2008 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
June 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose to do so; the money could always be better but that's true of any job; and 10 years in, I'm doing just fine (other than getting rear-ended by the oil company...but I'm pretty sure the union can't fix that). So, why in the would I want you involved in my personal choice of employment? Since, according to your own words, I'll have "zero bargaining power." If I have an issue with my work, that's my business, not ours.
June 29, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
huh?????????????? what are you talking about?
June 29, 2008 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...
i don't get what that dude was trying to say but i'm pretty sure he's trying to say if you have 20 people you have zero barging power so hes happy hes just getting rear ended?
June 29, 2008 8:10 PM
Brian said...
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this.
You are right. I don't want a union. I have been a part of a couple in my life and was not happy. I have no problem posting my name because I have also have no problem telling the company about things I don't agree with. Those that know me, know I have no problem speaking up.
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
Who said I was hard to replace? Yeah, just been in I/R for 8mos but have almost 3 years in the company (including the time in Adelphia). It's a matter of choice.
June 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...
the point about the 20 man union was that a Maine TWC cable union would be 300+ strong. that is ALOT more than zero bargining power.
its not just the big cities bickering. madawaska lost most of their I/R dept. recently. do you think that's because the grass wasn't greener somewhere else?
June 29, 2008 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Don't twist my words. That was exactly NOT my point.
June 30, 2008 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
?
June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...
the only question i have is how many members did those unions have? ("research it") the whole state is nothing to mess with power=numbers but you ad in how many miles of plant we have, replaced that! p.s what companys do your "people" work for "shoe" companies that can be shiped over seas. "we can't, fight for whats right because this sure the fuc* is not"
sincerly, one under paid tech that lives pay check to pay check, just to survive while living in an apartment, that tried to buy a house, that did not make enough to qualify to get a loan, for climbing poles allday,( wtih a ladder when they make better equipment to do the job(buckets, how cheap is this company, money over safety?) if you are non union i hope you are doing what you think is right because as former adelphia i have seen good people fired for bullshit reasons and if "dummy" dosen't like your awnsers he will look smart and pretend to know somethin about cable.
June 19, 2008 10:39 PM
Anonymous said...
OK, I get it now. This is "my opportunity to discuss my workplace issues".......as long as I agree with YOUR opinion.....otherwise I get attacked. You know, we all work here and see what really goes on. "Good people fired for bullshit reasons"???? Since when??? To quote you again from an earlier post: "I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts." Stick to the truth for a change and think about respecting other opinions than your own.
June 20, 2008 6:46 AM
Anonymous said...
I want one person to tell me what I have to lose in going Union.
I have talked with upper management of several companies in the Augusta and Gardiner areas that are not Union and I asked how they kept their employees happy.
A manager at a nationwide company with an office in Gardiner Maine stated that they filled out a job description for the desired position and went to the Department of Labor and asked what the average wages were for a job of that caliber. They then took that hourly rate and added 25 cents an hour to it. With their "career path" in place the economy recently accelerated and they began to lose employees while others became concerned, so they agreed to pay the existing employees more.
That company is NOT Union. They are a national company that deals with networking and troubleshooting on a level strikingly similar to ours. There is no reason that our company can't take similar actions and squash all talks of a Union.
I challenge anybody who reads this to go to the Department of Labor and see what the average wage is for a job of our caliber. We are in fact one of the largest phone companies in America.
And before anybody says it, I know I can go work for Fairpoint or whoever and make more, but I like my job and I like the people I work with. I enjoy working with customers on all levels, this job is exciting and challenging. I take pride in my work, I just want my company to take pride in me, and then I want them to show it with sincerity. And if they honestly can't increase my wages I'd just like to hear why.
I just want to be taken seriously, I have a family to look out for, as do most of you. It is not unreasonable for all of us to accept nothing but the best for those whom we care about.
June 20, 2008 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...
all i know is that after 8 hours is ot, if you work more than 13 hours a day the next day is paid off, double time on sundays, and free health insurance, also buckets instead of ladders, this is all from a company that dosen't offer as many products as we do, i heard throungh the great vine that they give there employees free dsl,a dish and free phone that we pay 20 bucks a month for? the reasons i'm hearing for people not for it is were going to lose benefits, there going to take "my" truck away, there going to take away my cable, no free clothes, the awnser is they can't take any thing away that is already in place.
June 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...
research it!!! if you think the union will get us double time on sundays ...bull... and your raise will be 2.5 or 2 percent a year stop crying i carry a ladder too. oh and i was able to buy a house ! if union could offer big lavish contracts they would produce examples of a contract they got in an other state .. but no havent seen that on any site have ya. you can pay some union dues iam not union noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008 10:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Here's some stuff that I found when I did the research.
Oh...sorry to burst you bubble, but I got a mortgage approved too. Last time I checked, approval was primarily based on your credit history and current score. (FYI, I've been in IR for about two years.) So, unless you've been here substantially less than that, what we make was probably not the primary reason you were turned down....unless, of course, the house you wanted was just out of you price range. Anyway, check this stuff out. Nobody told me about this. Pro or Con...it looks like there's a lot of serious shit for us to consider here.
http://laborpains.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/owens-rosen-6-16-radio1.mp3
http://server1.laborpains.org/?p=867
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/union-is-misleading-consumers-hurting,440332.shtml
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/cardCheck.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/theProblem.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/unionMythsFromUnionMouths.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeULLICO.cfm
While these sites all appear to be strongly opposed......the fact that these things are even in question is enough for me. My opinion counts, right?... or does it here on this blog? I'm confused. Can't say I'd enjoy being used as a pawn. Aaaaahhh,NO! I'm good, thanks. But, thanks for asking.
One more thing, BUCKETS FOR ALL??? That'll be really useful on the Old Port route. Can't wait to try finding a parking space for that!
June 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there.
June 21, 2008 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 2 years and you bought a house? wify must have a good job?
June 21, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
some of you need to realize that we are all aboard the same boat here, and whoever listed the links to the "unionfacts" should be aware that it is indeed an anti-union website and that OFCOURSE the stats will not be favorable.
if you honestly believe you are being treated well you must be fresh out of high school and living in your parents house.
at our current wage and slow level of raises and advancement this company needs to decide if they want to replace workers every year or two or keep ones with skill and talent. i am not making a wage greater than someone working at Wendys. i do have more skills, more education, more hazards in my job, but the pay is the same.
therein lies the problem. we need to stop pointing fingers at each other and start pointing them at TWC and ask them "Do you really want me to stay here?"
right now the union is the only recourse we have, as this company has shown through its actions and policies that they have little regard for our well being, both physical, and fiscal.
to the new kids whose bodies don't hurt every morning getting up, and think making $12/hr is great and don't use their health benefits, aren't married, because you're still young and healthy,and don't have kids to support, don't for one minute think you will feel this way 10 years from now.
now is the time to secure a better future for us all.
June 26, 2008 3:31 AM
Anonymous said...
To the pension guy...
You realize what $10,000/year will be worth in 25-30 years (the amount of time before most of us retire) and this is the current pension plan we have.
Toilet paper
June 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Finding a place to park my bucket...
now that's a problem i wish i had.
Maybe the old port guys could be issued a moped then if parking is the issue (i'm joking here we need to stop the infighting between the "big city" guys and the guys climbing the big sticks. you "city guys" know you're still making more money than us right?)
June 26, 2008 3:41 AM
DJ said...
Check out the link below to get the low-down on Richard Berman, the founder of unionfacts.com
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/lifting-the-veil-on-richard-berman.html
June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
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June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/chamber-of-commerce/coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:03 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
the-anti-union-network/
chamber-of-commerce/
coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:04 PM
John said...
Whats goin on here?
June 26, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...
Im glad to see that I got my anti union paper work in the mail tonight from timewarner. They do not understand that this will hurt them more than us. We all need to stick together for the hard times to come very soon. But in the end we will be so better off. People should know that this will not be a quick fix, but instead a look to our future. We are all here because we like what we do and want to make this our career not just a job.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM
brent marr said...
by now most of us have gotten the threating letter from time warner . this is the same scare tactics that took place in 2002 when we were trying to form a union . improvements were made along with promises . as the months went by the improvements faded away and the promises were forgoten . dont be fooled by timewarners sudden intrest in our work place problems . they are only trying to stop our unionizing efforts. in 2002 we had people in managment jobs that thought that we were justifyed in forming a union but were forced to speak out against our union efforts . a company that pays its ceo s in the millions and counts its profits in the billions can and should treat all of us much better . we will need to stick together and work together to gain improvements in our jobs . i have been to 8-10 union meetings so far and look foward to talking to more of my coworkers about how we can work together to gain improvements in our jobs . yes i am the 27 year guy .
June 27, 2008 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...
union no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hopefully people dont ruin Time Warner Maine by bringing in a union .Those who want it never worked in one before!I have its terrible. 7 year installer
June 28, 2008 12:20 AM
Anonymous said...
how does having the right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions ruin anything? lets stand up for our families and ourselves.
June 28, 2008 8:33 AM
Voice of Reason said...
brent makes excellent points. I, for one, would love to see less bickering amongst ourselves. ask questions? absolutely. start fights between portland and the rest of the state? absolutely NOT! start fights between maintenance and IR techs? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We got the letter. We can expecting mandatory pre-work meetings where the company wants to "listen to us."
Don't be fools. We have made it this far. If you know you DON'T want a union...that is your right. I respect that. I absolutely don't understand it, but we can agree to disagree.
What we don't need to do is start fighting amongst ourselves. If there are workers in your office that are anti-union just LEAVE THEM ALONE. We don't need %100 to win. We need %50 + 1. By trying to force your ideas on others all you will accomplish is alienating them. They in turn will fuel management with information, and hamper our efforts.
The beauty of a democracy is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and can vote accordingly.
Be educated. Be smart. And learn when to BE QUIET.
June 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Well listen, the major problem here is that if 50 + 1 gets union passed then the rest of us have to settle for small raises with caps. What do you honestly think union will do for you? Also people who dont want a union will be forced to pay 70 to 80 dollars in union dues a month.I am not willing to do that. Seems like everyone who wants union are people who like to cry alot! if people honestly think union will get them a bucket and 30 dollars per hour you foolish.what youll get is 75 cents an hour and have to pay for cable ,rr,phone full price. If you could show proof of other contracts with Time Warner from this union with such great results you would have by now!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Voice of reason said...
Hey who's whining now! I was trying to be polite. I don't know what you're raises are NOW but they are SMALL <4%. I want a 40hr work week. Pay scale fitting my job. Better health plan. Don't call me foolish, I've done my homework. Yes, I think the people who are being the loudest about it are coming across like cry babies and whiners.
You're also crying and whining, and I can tell that you're completely happy making sub standard pay for the job you do, which tells me you are either not very smart or not very ambitious.
The IBEW doesn't have many contracts with TWC, so what? Comcast is about to go NATIONWIDE with the IBEW. Let's take a look at their contract.
I don't want a bucket. I want respect. This is a technical job, and a hazardous one. It is challenging mentally and physically. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be compensated proportionately.
Take YOUR own advice. STOP WHINING. You aren't going to change the minds of those of us who have already done our homework. You keep demanding information...get your ass to a meeting or call Steve Smith, or Jenn Nappi.
Most people know where they stand on this issue. Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor debating skills on the internet aren't going to sway anyone at this point.
Where do you get YOUR INFORMATION? .75/hr and losing free cable? Where are your facts.
It's time to put up or shut up. The day I have to pay for cable is the day they can come turn it off. You're a broken record and yes I can tell you're the same person over and over again. Your jr. high school method of using too many exclamation points is getting old, and is comparable to shouting to be the loudest to win a debate. We've heard you...we just don't care what you have to say!
June 28, 2008 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...
sounds like a union rep for sure.
June 29, 2008 12:04 AM
Voice of reason said...
Nope, just someone older whose been around the block and was probably working when you were in diapers. I speak my mind: call a spade a spade. And if you come to a meeting I'll buy you a coke and show you how to shave the peach fuzz off your upper lip.
The reps feel safe to use their real names here. I wonder why we don't?
June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Anonymous said...
So...according to Jenn, Steve and the guy who hasn't actually been out in the job market in 27 years, the grass is MUCH greener outside of Time Warner. Really? After actively looking for a better situation for almost two years, I chose here based on exactly the benefits you people are crapping on. Don't get me wrong, I'd like more money just like everyone else on the planet. But if you honestly think that the benefits here are that bad and they are so much better elsewhere, I'll just say that I hope you have better luck than I did. If this is truly about the money, then why would I want to choose a course where promotion is typically based on tenure rather than effort and talent? Having been in that situation before,I much prefer having more control of my own career rather than having to communicate through a shop steward (who's personality I may or may not like). Now, from what I've seen here so far, this is where you rip me to shreds because I don't buy in.
June 29, 2008 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...
yep they are going to come after you because you are not for union. From what I have seen union wanters are using more scare tatics than Time Warner. I was for union now I am against because I see how people are acting.
signed,
changed vote
June 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Brian Rogers I/R Lewiston said...
Hmm let me quote:
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
I started out in Adelphia dispatch out of Augusta for a year, a year in Level 3 in Portland and now about 8 mos as a I/R tech. I have gotten more than that each year. Of course, the raise is based on performance. Might want to examine how you do your job.
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
No comment here since I finally got off my ass and starting working on career path.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
Sorry sunshine, I have gotten a bonus each year. Again, its based on performance. And again, examine how YOU perform.
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
When was this promised? I missed this.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there
English second language? Whats your point?
I won't hide behind being anonymous. The day the union gets into Lewiston is the day I give my notice.
June 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
I for one have been in the worked for 40 plus years.The last 20 years in cable have been good years.The last 7 or so years since we have been Time Warner have been better still.Lets all hope that 50% of the TWC techs are smart enough to see through the union crap.They make way to many promises with no facts to back them up!
June 29, 2008 12:56 PM
Anonymous said...
I didn,t see Kieth's letter as threateniong in any way.All I see is the fact that some TWC divisions
are trying to decertify.If this is not true just let me know.If it is not true tell me if they have it so good why are they decertifing
June 29, 2008 1:03 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
the only promise the IBEW has made was that if TWC techs decide to form a union then they will have a say in their future.They will give themselves an opportunity to be a part in determining that future. Any other promises I am not aware of. Come to a meeting and we can talk.
June 29, 2008 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...
The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power, therefore TWC treats them like crap.
I've never gotten any promises from the union. I have gotten alot of promises from TWC ALL of them broken.
Yes Brian we were promised retro-active raises. (you were a dispatcher then.)
No, Brian two years ago the "former Adelphia" employee's did not get any BONUS whatsoever. You might have been working level 3 in Portland by then.
Brian, the raises you got where for "position" each year. Dispatchers make more per hour than techs (baseline), Level 3 makes more than that. When you became a tech you got to keep your "position raises" even though on TWC's pay scale you've been "demoted."
thanks sunshine:)
The career path was "redesigned" and all former Adelphia employees could not participate in the career path until recently.
June 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this. Thats really funny since your overall goal at Timewarner is to be in management and this is known all over now. Being management is not being part of our team. You really havent been here long enough to complain about anything. You are the new guy right? Yes this job is better than alot, but it could be alot better too. And yes most of this is about money, do you think you are worth more than what you make?. Look at that pole on the road. Think humm CMP starts their aprenticeships at $18.35 and have to right equipment to do their job. Down your way is Oxford networks. They make $16 to start. Then theres Fairpoint now. These guys make up to $33.45 after 4 years. Then theres us, do you not see that things could be alittle better. You have kids, do you want to excel in your career path at home while you could be spending time with them?. There is no quick fix for anything here, but atleast with this union I belive that theres a chance. Belive this from someone thats been here a long time.
June 29, 2008 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
June 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose to do so; the money could always be better but that's true of any job; and 10 years in, I'm doing just fine (other than getting rear-ended by the oil company...but I'm pretty sure the union can't fix that). So, why in the would I want you involved in my personal choice of employment? Since, according to your own words, I'll have "zero bargaining power." If I have an issue with my work, that's my business, not ours.
June 29, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
huh?????????????? what are you talking about?
June 29, 2008 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...
i don't get what that dude was trying to say but i'm pretty sure he's trying to say if you have 20 people you have zero barging power so hes happy hes just getting rear ended?
June 29, 2008 8:10 PM
Brian said...
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this.
You are right. I don't want a union. I have been a part of a couple in my life and was not happy. I have no problem posting my name because I have also have no problem telling the company about things I don't agree with. Those that know me, know I have no problem speaking up.
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
Who said I was hard to replace? Yeah, just been in I/R for 8mos but have almost 3 years in the company (including the time in Adelphia). It's a matter of choice.
June 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...
the point about the 20 man union was that a Maine TWC cable union would be 300+ strong. that is ALOT more than zero bargining power.
its not just the big cities bickering. madawaska lost most of their I/R dept. recently. do you think that's because the grass wasn't greener somewhere else?
June 29, 2008 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Don't twist my words. That was exactly NOT my point.
June 30, 2008 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
?
June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...
the only question i have is how many members did those unions have? ("research it") the whole state is nothing to mess with power=numbers but you ad in how many miles of plant we have, replaced that! p.s what companys do your "people" work for "shoe" companies that can be shiped over seas. "we can't, fight for whats right because this sure the fuc* is not"
sincerly, one under paid tech that lives pay check to pay check, just to survive while living in an apartment, that tried to buy a house, that did not make enough to qualify to get a loan, for climbing poles allday,( wtih a ladder when they make better equipment to do the job(buckets, how cheap is this company, money over safety?) if you are non union i hope you are doing what you think is right because as former adelphia i have seen good people fired for bullshit reasons and if "dummy" dosen't like your awnsers he will look smart and pretend to know somethin about cable.
June 19, 2008 10:39 PM
Anonymous said...
OK, I get it now. This is "my opportunity to discuss my workplace issues".......as long as I agree with YOUR opinion.....otherwise I get attacked. You know, we all work here and see what really goes on. "Good people fired for bullshit reasons"???? Since when??? To quote you again from an earlier post: "I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts." Stick to the truth for a change and think about respecting other opinions than your own.
June 20, 2008 6:46 AM
Anonymous said...
I want one person to tell me what I have to lose in going Union.
I have talked with upper management of several companies in the Augusta and Gardiner areas that are not Union and I asked how they kept their employees happy.
A manager at a nationwide company with an office in Gardiner Maine stated that they filled out a job description for the desired position and went to the Department of Labor and asked what the average wages were for a job of that caliber. They then took that hourly rate and added 25 cents an hour to it. With their "career path" in place the economy recently accelerated and they began to lose employees while others became concerned, so they agreed to pay the existing employees more.
That company is NOT Union. They are a national company that deals with networking and troubleshooting on a level strikingly similar to ours. There is no reason that our company can't take similar actions and squash all talks of a Union.
I challenge anybody who reads this to go to the Department of Labor and see what the average wage is for a job of our caliber. We are in fact one of the largest phone companies in America.
And before anybody says it, I know I can go work for Fairpoint or whoever and make more, but I like my job and I like the people I work with. I enjoy working with customers on all levels, this job is exciting and challenging. I take pride in my work, I just want my company to take pride in me, and then I want them to show it with sincerity. And if they honestly can't increase my wages I'd just like to hear why.
I just want to be taken seriously, I have a family to look out for, as do most of you. It is not unreasonable for all of us to accept nothing but the best for those whom we care about.
June 20, 2008 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...
all i know is that after 8 hours is ot, if you work more than 13 hours a day the next day is paid off, double time on sundays, and free health insurance, also buckets instead of ladders, this is all from a company that dosen't offer as many products as we do, i heard throungh the great vine that they give there employees free dsl,a dish and free phone that we pay 20 bucks a month for? the reasons i'm hearing for people not for it is were going to lose benefits, there going to take "my" truck away, there going to take away my cable, no free clothes, the awnser is they can't take any thing away that is already in place.
June 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...
research it!!! if you think the union will get us double time on sundays ...bull... and your raise will be 2.5 or 2 percent a year stop crying i carry a ladder too. oh and i was able to buy a house ! if union could offer big lavish contracts they would produce examples of a contract they got in an other state .. but no havent seen that on any site have ya. you can pay some union dues iam not union noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008 10:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Here's some stuff that I found when I did the research.
Oh...sorry to burst you bubble, but I got a mortgage approved too. Last time I checked, approval was primarily based on your credit history and current score. (FYI, I've been in IR for about two years.) So, unless you've been here substantially less than that, what we make was probably not the primary reason you were turned down....unless, of course, the house you wanted was just out of you price range. Anyway, check this stuff out. Nobody told me about this. Pro or Con...it looks like there's a lot of serious shit for us to consider here.
http://laborpains.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/owens-rosen-6-16-radio1.mp3
http://server1.laborpains.org/?p=867
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/union-is-misleading-consumers-hurting,440332.shtml
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/cardCheck.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/theProblem.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/unionMythsFromUnionMouths.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeULLICO.cfm
While these sites all appear to be strongly opposed......the fact that these things are even in question is enough for me. My opinion counts, right?... or does it here on this blog? I'm confused. Can't say I'd enjoy being used as a pawn. Aaaaahhh,NO! I'm good, thanks. But, thanks for asking.
One more thing, BUCKETS FOR ALL??? That'll be really useful on the Old Port route. Can't wait to try finding a parking space for that!
June 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there.
June 21, 2008 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 2 years and you bought a house? wify must have a good job?
June 21, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
some of you need to realize that we are all aboard the same boat here, and whoever listed the links to the "unionfacts" should be aware that it is indeed an anti-union website and that OFCOURSE the stats will not be favorable.
if you honestly believe you are being treated well you must be fresh out of high school and living in your parents house.
at our current wage and slow level of raises and advancement this company needs to decide if they want to replace workers every year or two or keep ones with skill and talent. i am not making a wage greater than someone working at Wendys. i do have more skills, more education, more hazards in my job, but the pay is the same.
therein lies the problem. we need to stop pointing fingers at each other and start pointing them at TWC and ask them "Do you really want me to stay here?"
right now the union is the only recourse we have, as this company has shown through its actions and policies that they have little regard for our well being, both physical, and fiscal.
to the new kids whose bodies don't hurt every morning getting up, and think making $12/hr is great and don't use their health benefits, aren't married, because you're still young and healthy,and don't have kids to support, don't for one minute think you will feel this way 10 years from now.
now is the time to secure a better future for us all.
June 26, 2008 3:31 AM
Anonymous said...
To the pension guy...
You realize what $10,000/year will be worth in 25-30 years (the amount of time before most of us retire) and this is the current pension plan we have.
Toilet paper
June 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Finding a place to park my bucket...
now that's a problem i wish i had.
Maybe the old port guys could be issued a moped then if parking is the issue (i'm joking here we need to stop the infighting between the "big city" guys and the guys climbing the big sticks. you "city guys" know you're still making more money than us right?)
June 26, 2008 3:41 AM
DJ said...
Check out the link below to get the low-down on Richard Berman, the founder of unionfacts.com
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/lifting-the-veil-on-richard-berman.html
June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
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June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/chamber-of-commerce/coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:03 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
the-anti-union-network/
chamber-of-commerce/
coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:04 PM
John said...
Whats goin on here?
June 26, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...
Im glad to see that I got my anti union paper work in the mail tonight from timewarner. They do not understand that this will hurt them more than us. We all need to stick together for the hard times to come very soon. But in the end we will be so better off. People should know that this will not be a quick fix, but instead a look to our future. We are all here because we like what we do and want to make this our career not just a job.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM
brent marr said...
by now most of us have gotten the threating letter from time warner . this is the same scare tactics that took place in 2002 when we were trying to form a union . improvements were made along with promises . as the months went by the improvements faded away and the promises were forgoten . dont be fooled by timewarners sudden intrest in our work place problems . they are only trying to stop our unionizing efforts. in 2002 we had people in managment jobs that thought that we were justifyed in forming a union but were forced to speak out against our union efforts . a company that pays its ceo s in the millions and counts its profits in the billions can and should treat all of us much better . we will need to stick together and work together to gain improvements in our jobs . i have been to 8-10 union meetings so far and look foward to talking to more of my coworkers about how we can work together to gain improvements in our jobs . yes i am the 27 year guy .
June 27, 2008 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...
union no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hopefully people dont ruin Time Warner Maine by bringing in a union .Those who want it never worked in one before!I have its terrible. 7 year installer
June 28, 2008 12:20 AM
Anonymous said...
how does having the right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions ruin anything? lets stand up for our families and ourselves.
June 28, 2008 8:33 AM
Voice of Reason said...
brent makes excellent points. I, for one, would love to see less bickering amongst ourselves. ask questions? absolutely. start fights between portland and the rest of the state? absolutely NOT! start fights between maintenance and IR techs? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We got the letter. We can expecting mandatory pre-work meetings where the company wants to "listen to us."
Don't be fools. We have made it this far. If you know you DON'T want a union...that is your right. I respect that. I absolutely don't understand it, but we can agree to disagree.
What we don't need to do is start fighting amongst ourselves. If there are workers in your office that are anti-union just LEAVE THEM ALONE. We don't need %100 to win. We need %50 + 1. By trying to force your ideas on others all you will accomplish is alienating them. They in turn will fuel management with information, and hamper our efforts.
The beauty of a democracy is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and can vote accordingly.
Be educated. Be smart. And learn when to BE QUIET.
June 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Well listen, the major problem here is that if 50 + 1 gets union passed then the rest of us have to settle for small raises with caps. What do you honestly think union will do for you? Also people who dont want a union will be forced to pay 70 to 80 dollars in union dues a month.I am not willing to do that. Seems like everyone who wants union are people who like to cry alot! if people honestly think union will get them a bucket and 30 dollars per hour you foolish.what youll get is 75 cents an hour and have to pay for cable ,rr,phone full price. If you could show proof of other contracts with Time Warner from this union with such great results you would have by now!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Voice of reason said...
Hey who's whining now! I was trying to be polite. I don't know what you're raises are NOW but they are SMALL <4%. I want a 40hr work week. Pay scale fitting my job. Better health plan. Don't call me foolish, I've done my homework. Yes, I think the people who are being the loudest about it are coming across like cry babies and whiners.
You're also crying and whining, and I can tell that you're completely happy making sub standard pay for the job you do, which tells me you are either not very smart or not very ambitious.
The IBEW doesn't have many contracts with TWC, so what? Comcast is about to go NATIONWIDE with the IBEW. Let's take a look at their contract.
I don't want a bucket. I want respect. This is a technical job, and a hazardous one. It is challenging mentally and physically. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be compensated proportionately.
Take YOUR own advice. STOP WHINING. You aren't going to change the minds of those of us who have already done our homework. You keep demanding information...get your ass to a meeting or call Steve Smith, or Jenn Nappi.
Most people know where they stand on this issue. Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor debating skills on the internet aren't going to sway anyone at this point.
Where do you get YOUR INFORMATION? .75/hr and losing free cable? Where are your facts.
It's time to put up or shut up. The day I have to pay for cable is the day they can come turn it off. You're a broken record and yes I can tell you're the same person over and over again. Your jr. high school method of using too many exclamation points is getting old, and is comparable to shouting to be the loudest to win a debate. We've heard you...we just don't care what you have to say!
June 28, 2008 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...
sounds like a union rep for sure.
June 29, 2008 12:04 AM
Voice of reason said...
Nope, just someone older whose been around the block and was probably working when you were in diapers. I speak my mind: call a spade a spade. And if you come to a meeting I'll buy you a coke and show you how to shave the peach fuzz off your upper lip.
The reps feel safe to use their real names here. I wonder why we don't?
June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Anonymous said...
So...according to Jenn, Steve and the guy who hasn't actually been out in the job market in 27 years, the grass is MUCH greener outside of Time Warner. Really? After actively looking for a better situation for almost two years, I chose here based on exactly the benefits you people are crapping on. Don't get me wrong, I'd like more money just like everyone else on the planet. But if you honestly think that the benefits here are that bad and they are so much better elsewhere, I'll just say that I hope you have better luck than I did. If this is truly about the money, then why would I want to choose a course where promotion is typically based on tenure rather than effort and talent? Having been in that situation before,I much prefer having more control of my own career rather than having to communicate through a shop steward (who's personality I may or may not like). Now, from what I've seen here so far, this is where you rip me to shreds because I don't buy in.
June 29, 2008 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...
yep they are going to come after you because you are not for union. From what I have seen union wanters are using more scare tatics than Time Warner. I was for union now I am against because I see how people are acting.
signed,
changed vote
June 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Brian Rogers I/R Lewiston said...
Hmm let me quote:
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
I started out in Adelphia dispatch out of Augusta for a year, a year in Level 3 in Portland and now about 8 mos as a I/R tech. I have gotten more than that each year. Of course, the raise is based on performance. Might want to examine how you do your job.
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
No comment here since I finally got off my ass and starting working on career path.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
Sorry sunshine, I have gotten a bonus each year. Again, its based on performance. And again, examine how YOU perform.
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
When was this promised? I missed this.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there
English second language? Whats your point?
I won't hide behind being anonymous. The day the union gets into Lewiston is the day I give my notice.
June 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
I for one have been in the worked for 40 plus years.The last 20 years in cable have been good years.The last 7 or so years since we have been Time Warner have been better still.Lets all hope that 50% of the TWC techs are smart enough to see through the union crap.They make way to many promises with no facts to back them up!
June 29, 2008 12:56 PM
Anonymous said...
I didn,t see Kieth's letter as threateniong in any way.All I see is the fact that some TWC divisions
are trying to decertify.If this is not true just let me know.If it is not true tell me if they have it so good why are they decertifing
June 29, 2008 1:03 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
the only promise the IBEW has made was that if TWC techs decide to form a union then they will have a say in their future.They will give themselves an opportunity to be a part in determining that future. Any other promises I am not aware of. Come to a meeting and we can talk.
June 29, 2008 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...
The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power, therefore TWC treats them like crap.
I've never gotten any promises from the union. I have gotten alot of promises from TWC ALL of them broken.
Yes Brian we were promised retro-active raises. (you were a dispatcher then.)
No, Brian two years ago the "former Adelphia" employee's did not get any BONUS whatsoever. You might have been working level 3 in Portland by then.
Brian, the raises you got where for "position" each year. Dispatchers make more per hour than techs (baseline), Level 3 makes more than that. When you became a tech you got to keep your "position raises" even though on TWC's pay scale you've been "demoted."
thanks sunshine:)
The career path was "redesigned" and all former Adelphia employees could not participate in the career path until recently.
June 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this. Thats really funny since your overall goal at Timewarner is to be in management and this is known all over now. Being management is not being part of our team. You really havent been here long enough to complain about anything. You are the new guy right? Yes this job is better than alot, but it could be alot better too. And yes most of this is about money, do you think you are worth more than what you make?. Look at that pole on the road. Think humm CMP starts their aprenticeships at $18.35 and have to right equipment to do their job. Down your way is Oxford networks. They make $16 to start. Then theres Fairpoint now. These guys make up to $33.45 after 4 years. Then theres us, do you not see that things could be alittle better. You have kids, do you want to excel in your career path at home while you could be spending time with them?. There is no quick fix for anything here, but atleast with this union I belive that theres a chance. Belive this from someone thats been here a long time.
June 29, 2008 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
June 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose to do so; the money could always be better but that's true of any job; and 10 years in, I'm doing just fine (other than getting rear-ended by the oil company...but I'm pretty sure the union can't fix that). So, why in the would I want you involved in my personal choice of employment? Since, according to your own words, I'll have "zero bargaining power." If I have an issue with my work, that's my business, not ours.
June 29, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
huh?????????????? what are you talking about?
June 29, 2008 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...
i don't get what that dude was trying to say but i'm pretty sure he's trying to say if you have 20 people you have zero barging power so hes happy hes just getting rear ended?
June 29, 2008 8:10 PM
Brian said...
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this.
You are right. I don't want a union. I have been a part of a couple in my life and was not happy. I have no problem posting my name because I have also have no problem telling the company about things I don't agree with. Those that know me, know I have no problem speaking up.
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
Who said I was hard to replace? Yeah, just been in I/R for 8mos but have almost 3 years in the company (including the time in Adelphia). It's a matter of choice.
June 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...
the point about the 20 man union was that a Maine TWC cable union would be 300+ strong. that is ALOT more than zero bargining power.
its not just the big cities bickering. madawaska lost most of their I/R dept. recently. do you think that's because the grass wasn't greener somewhere else?
June 29, 2008 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Don't twist my words. That was exactly NOT my point.
June 30, 2008 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
?
June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...
the only question i have is how many members did those unions have? ("research it") the whole state is nothing to mess with power=numbers but you ad in how many miles of plant we have, replaced that! p.s what companys do your "people" work for "shoe" companies that can be shiped over seas. "we can't, fight for whats right because this sure the fuc* is not"
sincerly, one under paid tech that lives pay check to pay check, just to survive while living in an apartment, that tried to buy a house, that did not make enough to qualify to get a loan, for climbing poles allday,( wtih a ladder when they make better equipment to do the job(buckets, how cheap is this company, money over safety?) if you are non union i hope you are doing what you think is right because as former adelphia i have seen good people fired for bullshit reasons and if "dummy" dosen't like your awnsers he will look smart and pretend to know somethin about cable.
June 19, 2008 10:39 PM
Anonymous said...
OK, I get it now. This is "my opportunity to discuss my workplace issues".......as long as I agree with YOUR opinion.....otherwise I get attacked. You know, we all work here and see what really goes on. "Good people fired for bullshit reasons"???? Since when??? To quote you again from an earlier post: "I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts." Stick to the truth for a change and think about respecting other opinions than your own.
June 20, 2008 6:46 AM
Anonymous said...
I want one person to tell me what I have to lose in going Union.
I have talked with upper management of several companies in the Augusta and Gardiner areas that are not Union and I asked how they kept their employees happy.
A manager at a nationwide company with an office in Gardiner Maine stated that they filled out a job description for the desired position and went to the Department of Labor and asked what the average wages were for a job of that caliber. They then took that hourly rate and added 25 cents an hour to it. With their "career path" in place the economy recently accelerated and they began to lose employees while others became concerned, so they agreed to pay the existing employees more.
That company is NOT Union. They are a national company that deals with networking and troubleshooting on a level strikingly similar to ours. There is no reason that our company can't take similar actions and squash all talks of a Union.
I challenge anybody who reads this to go to the Department of Labor and see what the average wage is for a job of our caliber. We are in fact one of the largest phone companies in America.
And before anybody says it, I know I can go work for Fairpoint or whoever and make more, but I like my job and I like the people I work with. I enjoy working with customers on all levels, this job is exciting and challenging. I take pride in my work, I just want my company to take pride in me, and then I want them to show it with sincerity. And if they honestly can't increase my wages I'd just like to hear why.
I just want to be taken seriously, I have a family to look out for, as do most of you. It is not unreasonable for all of us to accept nothing but the best for those whom we care about.
June 20, 2008 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...
all i know is that after 8 hours is ot, if you work more than 13 hours a day the next day is paid off, double time on sundays, and free health insurance, also buckets instead of ladders, this is all from a company that dosen't offer as many products as we do, i heard throungh the great vine that they give there employees free dsl,a dish and free phone that we pay 20 bucks a month for? the reasons i'm hearing for people not for it is were going to lose benefits, there going to take "my" truck away, there going to take away my cable, no free clothes, the awnser is they can't take any thing away that is already in place.
June 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...
research it!!! if you think the union will get us double time on sundays ...bull... and your raise will be 2.5 or 2 percent a year stop crying i carry a ladder too. oh and i was able to buy a house ! if union could offer big lavish contracts they would produce examples of a contract they got in an other state .. but no havent seen that on any site have ya. you can pay some union dues iam not union noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008 10:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Here's some stuff that I found when I did the research.
Oh...sorry to burst you bubble, but I got a mortgage approved too. Last time I checked, approval was primarily based on your credit history and current score. (FYI, I've been in IR for about two years.) So, unless you've been here substantially less than that, what we make was probably not the primary reason you were turned down....unless, of course, the house you wanted was just out of you price range. Anyway, check this stuff out. Nobody told me about this. Pro or Con...it looks like there's a lot of serious shit for us to consider here.
http://laborpains.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/owens-rosen-6-16-radio1.mp3
http://server1.laborpains.org/?p=867
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/union-is-misleading-consumers-hurting,440332.shtml
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/cardCheck.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/theProblem.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/unionMythsFromUnionMouths.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeULLICO.cfm
While these sites all appear to be strongly opposed......the fact that these things are even in question is enough for me. My opinion counts, right?... or does it here on this blog? I'm confused. Can't say I'd enjoy being used as a pawn. Aaaaahhh,NO! I'm good, thanks. But, thanks for asking.
One more thing, BUCKETS FOR ALL??? That'll be really useful on the Old Port route. Can't wait to try finding a parking space for that!
June 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there.
June 21, 2008 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 2 years and you bought a house? wify must have a good job?
June 21, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
some of you need to realize that we are all aboard the same boat here, and whoever listed the links to the "unionfacts" should be aware that it is indeed an anti-union website and that OFCOURSE the stats will not be favorable.
if you honestly believe you are being treated well you must be fresh out of high school and living in your parents house.
at our current wage and slow level of raises and advancement this company needs to decide if they want to replace workers every year or two or keep ones with skill and talent. i am not making a wage greater than someone working at Wendys. i do have more skills, more education, more hazards in my job, but the pay is the same.
therein lies the problem. we need to stop pointing fingers at each other and start pointing them at TWC and ask them "Do you really want me to stay here?"
right now the union is the only recourse we have, as this company has shown through its actions and policies that they have little regard for our well being, both physical, and fiscal.
to the new kids whose bodies don't hurt every morning getting up, and think making $12/hr is great and don't use their health benefits, aren't married, because you're still young and healthy,and don't have kids to support, don't for one minute think you will feel this way 10 years from now.
now is the time to secure a better future for us all.
June 26, 2008 3:31 AM
Anonymous said...
To the pension guy...
You realize what $10,000/year will be worth in 25-30 years (the amount of time before most of us retire) and this is the current pension plan we have.
Toilet paper
June 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Finding a place to park my bucket...
now that's a problem i wish i had.
Maybe the old port guys could be issued a moped then if parking is the issue (i'm joking here we need to stop the infighting between the "big city" guys and the guys climbing the big sticks. you "city guys" know you're still making more money than us right?)
June 26, 2008 3:41 AM
DJ said...
Check out the link below to get the low-down on Richard Berman, the founder of unionfacts.com
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/lifting-the-veil-on-richard-berman.html
June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
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June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/chamber-of-commerce/coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:03 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
the-anti-union-network/
chamber-of-commerce/
coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:04 PM
John said...
Whats goin on here?
June 26, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...
Im glad to see that I got my anti union paper work in the mail tonight from timewarner. They do not understand that this will hurt them more than us. We all need to stick together for the hard times to come very soon. But in the end we will be so better off. People should know that this will not be a quick fix, but instead a look to our future. We are all here because we like what we do and want to make this our career not just a job.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM
brent marr said...
by now most of us have gotten the threating letter from time warner . this is the same scare tactics that took place in 2002 when we were trying to form a union . improvements were made along with promises . as the months went by the improvements faded away and the promises were forgoten . dont be fooled by timewarners sudden intrest in our work place problems . they are only trying to stop our unionizing efforts. in 2002 we had people in managment jobs that thought that we were justifyed in forming a union but were forced to speak out against our union efforts . a company that pays its ceo s in the millions and counts its profits in the billions can and should treat all of us much better . we will need to stick together and work together to gain improvements in our jobs . i have been to 8-10 union meetings so far and look foward to talking to more of my coworkers about how we can work together to gain improvements in our jobs . yes i am the 27 year guy .
June 27, 2008 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...
union no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hopefully people dont ruin Time Warner Maine by bringing in a union .Those who want it never worked in one before!I have its terrible. 7 year installer
June 28, 2008 12:20 AM
Anonymous said...
how does having the right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions ruin anything? lets stand up for our families and ourselves.
June 28, 2008 8:33 AM
Voice of Reason said...
brent makes excellent points. I, for one, would love to see less bickering amongst ourselves. ask questions? absolutely. start fights between portland and the rest of the state? absolutely NOT! start fights between maintenance and IR techs? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We got the letter. We can expecting mandatory pre-work meetings where the company wants to "listen to us."
Don't be fools. We have made it this far. If you know you DON'T want a union...that is your right. I respect that. I absolutely don't understand it, but we can agree to disagree.
What we don't need to do is start fighting amongst ourselves. If there are workers in your office that are anti-union just LEAVE THEM ALONE. We don't need %100 to win. We need %50 + 1. By trying to force your ideas on others all you will accomplish is alienating them. They in turn will fuel management with information, and hamper our efforts.
The beauty of a democracy is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and can vote accordingly.
Be educated. Be smart. And learn when to BE QUIET.
June 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Well listen, the major problem here is that if 50 + 1 gets union passed then the rest of us have to settle for small raises with caps. What do you honestly think union will do for you? Also people who dont want a union will be forced to pay 70 to 80 dollars in union dues a month.I am not willing to do that. Seems like everyone who wants union are people who like to cry alot! if people honestly think union will get them a bucket and 30 dollars per hour you foolish.what youll get is 75 cents an hour and have to pay for cable ,rr,phone full price. If you could show proof of other contracts with Time Warner from this union with such great results you would have by now!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Voice of reason said...
Hey who's whining now! I was trying to be polite. I don't know what you're raises are NOW but they are SMALL <4%. I want a 40hr work week. Pay scale fitting my job. Better health plan. Don't call me foolish, I've done my homework. Yes, I think the people who are being the loudest about it are coming across like cry babies and whiners.
You're also crying and whining, and I can tell that you're completely happy making sub standard pay for the job you do, which tells me you are either not very smart or not very ambitious.
The IBEW doesn't have many contracts with TWC, so what? Comcast is about to go NATIONWIDE with the IBEW. Let's take a look at their contract.
I don't want a bucket. I want respect. This is a technical job, and a hazardous one. It is challenging mentally and physically. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be compensated proportionately.
Take YOUR own advice. STOP WHINING. You aren't going to change the minds of those of us who have already done our homework. You keep demanding information...get your ass to a meeting or call Steve Smith, or Jenn Nappi.
Most people know where they stand on this issue. Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor debating skills on the internet aren't going to sway anyone at this point.
Where do you get YOUR INFORMATION? .75/hr and losing free cable? Where are your facts.
It's time to put up or shut up. The day I have to pay for cable is the day they can come turn it off. You're a broken record and yes I can tell you're the same person over and over again. Your jr. high school method of using too many exclamation points is getting old, and is comparable to shouting to be the loudest to win a debate. We've heard you...we just don't care what you have to say!
June 28, 2008 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...
sounds like a union rep for sure.
June 29, 2008 12:04 AM
Voice of reason said...
Nope, just someone older whose been around the block and was probably working when you were in diapers. I speak my mind: call a spade a spade. And if you come to a meeting I'll buy you a coke and show you how to shave the peach fuzz off your upper lip.
The reps feel safe to use their real names here. I wonder why we don't?
June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Anonymous said...
So...according to Jenn, Steve and the guy who hasn't actually been out in the job market in 27 years, the grass is MUCH greener outside of Time Warner. Really? After actively looking for a better situation for almost two years, I chose here based on exactly the benefits you people are crapping on. Don't get me wrong, I'd like more money just like everyone else on the planet. But if you honestly think that the benefits here are that bad and they are so much better elsewhere, I'll just say that I hope you have better luck than I did. If this is truly about the money, then why would I want to choose a course where promotion is typically based on tenure rather than effort and talent? Having been in that situation before,I much prefer having more control of my own career rather than having to communicate through a shop steward (who's personality I may or may not like). Now, from what I've seen here so far, this is where you rip me to shreds because I don't buy in.
June 29, 2008 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...
yep they are going to come after you because you are not for union. From what I have seen union wanters are using more scare tatics than Time Warner. I was for union now I am against because I see how people are acting.
signed,
changed vote
June 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Brian Rogers I/R Lewiston said...
Hmm let me quote:
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
I started out in Adelphia dispatch out of Augusta for a year, a year in Level 3 in Portland and now about 8 mos as a I/R tech. I have gotten more than that each year. Of course, the raise is based on performance. Might want to examine how you do your job.
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
No comment here since I finally got off my ass and starting working on career path.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
Sorry sunshine, I have gotten a bonus each year. Again, its based on performance. And again, examine how YOU perform.
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
When was this promised? I missed this.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there
English second language? Whats your point?
I won't hide behind being anonymous. The day the union gets into Lewiston is the day I give my notice.
June 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
I for one have been in the worked for 40 plus years.The last 20 years in cable have been good years.The last 7 or so years since we have been Time Warner have been better still.Lets all hope that 50% of the TWC techs are smart enough to see through the union crap.They make way to many promises with no facts to back them up!
June 29, 2008 12:56 PM
Anonymous said...
I didn,t see Kieth's letter as threateniong in any way.All I see is the fact that some TWC divisions
are trying to decertify.If this is not true just let me know.If it is not true tell me if they have it so good why are they decertifing
June 29, 2008 1:03 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
the only promise the IBEW has made was that if TWC techs decide to form a union then they will have a say in their future.They will give themselves an opportunity to be a part in determining that future. Any other promises I am not aware of. Come to a meeting and we can talk.
June 29, 2008 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...
The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power, therefore TWC treats them like crap.
I've never gotten any promises from the union. I have gotten alot of promises from TWC ALL of them broken.
Yes Brian we were promised retro-active raises. (you were a dispatcher then.)
No, Brian two years ago the "former Adelphia" employee's did not get any BONUS whatsoever. You might have been working level 3 in Portland by then.
Brian, the raises you got where for "position" each year. Dispatchers make more per hour than techs (baseline), Level 3 makes more than that. When you became a tech you got to keep your "position raises" even though on TWC's pay scale you've been "demoted."
thanks sunshine:)
The career path was "redesigned" and all former Adelphia employees could not participate in the career path until recently.
June 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this. Thats really funny since your overall goal at Timewarner is to be in management and this is known all over now. Being management is not being part of our team. You really havent been here long enough to complain about anything. You are the new guy right? Yes this job is better than alot, but it could be alot better too. And yes most of this is about money, do you think you are worth more than what you make?. Look at that pole on the road. Think humm CMP starts their aprenticeships at $18.35 and have to right equipment to do their job. Down your way is Oxford networks. They make $16 to start. Then theres Fairpoint now. These guys make up to $33.45 after 4 years. Then theres us, do you not see that things could be alittle better. You have kids, do you want to excel in your career path at home while you could be spending time with them?. There is no quick fix for anything here, but atleast with this union I belive that theres a chance. Belive this from someone thats been here a long time.
June 29, 2008 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
June 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose to do so; the money could always be better but that's true of any job; and 10 years in, I'm doing just fine (other than getting rear-ended by the oil company...but I'm pretty sure the union can't fix that). So, why in the would I want you involved in my personal choice of employment? Since, according to your own words, I'll have "zero bargaining power." If I have an issue with my work, that's my business, not ours.
June 29, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
huh?????????????? what are you talking about?
June 29, 2008 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...
i don't get what that dude was trying to say but i'm pretty sure he's trying to say if you have 20 people you have zero barging power so hes happy hes just getting rear ended?
June 29, 2008 8:10 PM
Brian said...
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this.
You are right. I don't want a union. I have been a part of a couple in my life and was not happy. I have no problem posting my name because I have also have no problem telling the company about things I don't agree with. Those that know me, know I have no problem speaking up.
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
Who said I was hard to replace? Yeah, just been in I/R for 8mos but have almost 3 years in the company (including the time in Adelphia). It's a matter of choice.
June 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...
the point about the 20 man union was that a Maine TWC cable union would be 300+ strong. that is ALOT more than zero bargining power.
its not just the big cities bickering. madawaska lost most of their I/R dept. recently. do you think that's because the grass wasn't greener somewhere else?
June 29, 2008 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Don't twist my words. That was exactly NOT my point.
June 30, 2008 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
?
June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...
the only question i have is how many members did those unions have? ("research it") the whole state is nothing to mess with power=numbers but you ad in how many miles of plant we have, replaced that! p.s what companys do your "people" work for "shoe" companies that can be shiped over seas. "we can't, fight for whats right because this sure the fuc* is not"
sincerly, one under paid tech that lives pay check to pay check, just to survive while living in an apartment, that tried to buy a house, that did not make enough to qualify to get a loan, for climbing poles allday,( wtih a ladder when they make better equipment to do the job(buckets, how cheap is this company, money over safety?) if you are non union i hope you are doing what you think is right because as former adelphia i have seen good people fired for bullshit reasons and if "dummy" dosen't like your awnsers he will look smart and pretend to know somethin about cable.
June 19, 2008 10:39 PM
Anonymous said...
OK, I get it now. This is "my opportunity to discuss my workplace issues".......as long as I agree with YOUR opinion.....otherwise I get attacked. You know, we all work here and see what really goes on. "Good people fired for bullshit reasons"???? Since when??? To quote you again from an earlier post: "I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts." Stick to the truth for a change and think about respecting other opinions than your own.
June 20, 2008 6:46 AM
Anonymous said...
I want one person to tell me what I have to lose in going Union.
I have talked with upper management of several companies in the Augusta and Gardiner areas that are not Union and I asked how they kept their employees happy.
A manager at a nationwide company with an office in Gardiner Maine stated that they filled out a job description for the desired position and went to the Department of Labor and asked what the average wages were for a job of that caliber. They then took that hourly rate and added 25 cents an hour to it. With their "career path" in place the economy recently accelerated and they began to lose employees while others became concerned, so they agreed to pay the existing employees more.
That company is NOT Union. They are a national company that deals with networking and troubleshooting on a level strikingly similar to ours. There is no reason that our company can't take similar actions and squash all talks of a Union.
I challenge anybody who reads this to go to the Department of Labor and see what the average wage is for a job of our caliber. We are in fact one of the largest phone companies in America.
And before anybody says it, I know I can go work for Fairpoint or whoever and make more, but I like my job and I like the people I work with. I enjoy working with customers on all levels, this job is exciting and challenging. I take pride in my work, I just want my company to take pride in me, and then I want them to show it with sincerity. And if they honestly can't increase my wages I'd just like to hear why.
I just want to be taken seriously, I have a family to look out for, as do most of you. It is not unreasonable for all of us to accept nothing but the best for those whom we care about.
June 20, 2008 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...
all i know is that after 8 hours is ot, if you work more than 13 hours a day the next day is paid off, double time on sundays, and free health insurance, also buckets instead of ladders, this is all from a company that dosen't offer as many products as we do, i heard throungh the great vine that they give there employees free dsl,a dish and free phone that we pay 20 bucks a month for? the reasons i'm hearing for people not for it is were going to lose benefits, there going to take "my" truck away, there going to take away my cable, no free clothes, the awnser is they can't take any thing away that is already in place.
June 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...
research it!!! if you think the union will get us double time on sundays ...bull... and your raise will be 2.5 or 2 percent a year stop crying i carry a ladder too. oh and i was able to buy a house ! if union could offer big lavish contracts they would produce examples of a contract they got in an other state .. but no havent seen that on any site have ya. you can pay some union dues iam not union noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008 10:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Here's some stuff that I found when I did the research.
Oh...sorry to burst you bubble, but I got a mortgage approved too. Last time I checked, approval was primarily based on your credit history and current score. (FYI, I've been in IR for about two years.) So, unless you've been here substantially less than that, what we make was probably not the primary reason you were turned down....unless, of course, the house you wanted was just out of you price range. Anyway, check this stuff out. Nobody told me about this. Pro or Con...it looks like there's a lot of serious shit for us to consider here.
http://laborpains.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/owens-rosen-6-16-radio1.mp3
http://server1.laborpains.org/?p=867
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/union-is-misleading-consumers-hurting,440332.shtml
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/cardCheck.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/theProblem.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/unionMythsFromUnionMouths.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeULLICO.cfm
While these sites all appear to be strongly opposed......the fact that these things are even in question is enough for me. My opinion counts, right?... or does it here on this blog? I'm confused. Can't say I'd enjoy being used as a pawn. Aaaaahhh,NO! I'm good, thanks. But, thanks for asking.
One more thing, BUCKETS FOR ALL??? That'll be really useful on the Old Port route. Can't wait to try finding a parking space for that!
June 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there.
June 21, 2008 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 2 years and you bought a house? wify must have a good job?
June 21, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
some of you need to realize that we are all aboard the same boat here, and whoever listed the links to the "unionfacts" should be aware that it is indeed an anti-union website and that OFCOURSE the stats will not be favorable.
if you honestly believe you are being treated well you must be fresh out of high school and living in your parents house.
at our current wage and slow level of raises and advancement this company needs to decide if they want to replace workers every year or two or keep ones with skill and talent. i am not making a wage greater than someone working at Wendys. i do have more skills, more education, more hazards in my job, but the pay is the same.
therein lies the problem. we need to stop pointing fingers at each other and start pointing them at TWC and ask them "Do you really want me to stay here?"
right now the union is the only recourse we have, as this company has shown through its actions and policies that they have little regard for our well being, both physical, and fiscal.
to the new kids whose bodies don't hurt every morning getting up, and think making $12/hr is great and don't use their health benefits, aren't married, because you're still young and healthy,and don't have kids to support, don't for one minute think you will feel this way 10 years from now.
now is the time to secure a better future for us all.
June 26, 2008 3:31 AM
Anonymous said...
To the pension guy...
You realize what $10,000/year will be worth in 25-30 years (the amount of time before most of us retire) and this is the current pension plan we have.
Toilet paper
June 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Finding a place to park my bucket...
now that's a problem i wish i had.
Maybe the old port guys could be issued a moped then if parking is the issue (i'm joking here we need to stop the infighting between the "big city" guys and the guys climbing the big sticks. you "city guys" know you're still making more money than us right?)
June 26, 2008 3:41 AM
DJ said...
Check out the link below to get the low-down on Richard Berman, the founder of unionfacts.com
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/lifting-the-veil-on-richard-berman.html
June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
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June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/chamber-of-commerce/coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:03 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
the-anti-union-network/
chamber-of-commerce/
coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:04 PM
John said...
Whats goin on here?
June 26, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...
Im glad to see that I got my anti union paper work in the mail tonight from timewarner. They do not understand that this will hurt them more than us. We all need to stick together for the hard times to come very soon. But in the end we will be so better off. People should know that this will not be a quick fix, but instead a look to our future. We are all here because we like what we do and want to make this our career not just a job.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM
brent marr said...
by now most of us have gotten the threating letter from time warner . this is the same scare tactics that took place in 2002 when we were trying to form a union . improvements were made along with promises . as the months went by the improvements faded away and the promises were forgoten . dont be fooled by timewarners sudden intrest in our work place problems . they are only trying to stop our unionizing efforts. in 2002 we had people in managment jobs that thought that we were justifyed in forming a union but were forced to speak out against our union efforts . a company that pays its ceo s in the millions and counts its profits in the billions can and should treat all of us much better . we will need to stick together and work together to gain improvements in our jobs . i have been to 8-10 union meetings so far and look foward to talking to more of my coworkers about how we can work together to gain improvements in our jobs . yes i am the 27 year guy .
June 27, 2008 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...
union no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hopefully people dont ruin Time Warner Maine by bringing in a union .Those who want it never worked in one before!I have its terrible. 7 year installer
June 28, 2008 12:20 AM
Anonymous said...
how does having the right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions ruin anything? lets stand up for our families and ourselves.
June 28, 2008 8:33 AM
Voice of Reason said...
brent makes excellent points. I, for one, would love to see less bickering amongst ourselves. ask questions? absolutely. start fights between portland and the rest of the state? absolutely NOT! start fights between maintenance and IR techs? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We got the letter. We can expecting mandatory pre-work meetings where the company wants to "listen to us."
Don't be fools. We have made it this far. If you know you DON'T want a union...that is your right. I respect that. I absolutely don't understand it, but we can agree to disagree.
What we don't need to do is start fighting amongst ourselves. If there are workers in your office that are anti-union just LEAVE THEM ALONE. We don't need %100 to win. We need %50 + 1. By trying to force your ideas on others all you will accomplish is alienating them. They in turn will fuel management with information, and hamper our efforts.
The beauty of a democracy is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and can vote accordingly.
Be educated. Be smart. And learn when to BE QUIET.
June 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Well listen, the major problem here is that if 50 + 1 gets union passed then the rest of us have to settle for small raises with caps. What do you honestly think union will do for you? Also people who dont want a union will be forced to pay 70 to 80 dollars in union dues a month.I am not willing to do that. Seems like everyone who wants union are people who like to cry alot! if people honestly think union will get them a bucket and 30 dollars per hour you foolish.what youll get is 75 cents an hour and have to pay for cable ,rr,phone full price. If you could show proof of other contracts with Time Warner from this union with such great results you would have by now!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Voice of reason said...
Hey who's whining now! I was trying to be polite. I don't know what you're raises are NOW but they are SMALL <4%. I want a 40hr work week. Pay scale fitting my job. Better health plan. Don't call me foolish, I've done my homework. Yes, I think the people who are being the loudest about it are coming across like cry babies and whiners.
You're also crying and whining, and I can tell that you're completely happy making sub standard pay for the job you do, which tells me you are either not very smart or not very ambitious.
The IBEW doesn't have many contracts with TWC, so what? Comcast is about to go NATIONWIDE with the IBEW. Let's take a look at their contract.
I don't want a bucket. I want respect. This is a technical job, and a hazardous one. It is challenging mentally and physically. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be compensated proportionately.
Take YOUR own advice. STOP WHINING. You aren't going to change the minds of those of us who have already done our homework. You keep demanding information...get your ass to a meeting or call Steve Smith, or Jenn Nappi.
Most people know where they stand on this issue. Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor debating skills on the internet aren't going to sway anyone at this point.
Where do you get YOUR INFORMATION? .75/hr and losing free cable? Where are your facts.
It's time to put up or shut up. The day I have to pay for cable is the day they can come turn it off. You're a broken record and yes I can tell you're the same person over and over again. Your jr. high school method of using too many exclamation points is getting old, and is comparable to shouting to be the loudest to win a debate. We've heard you...we just don't care what you have to say!
June 28, 2008 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...
sounds like a union rep for sure.
June 29, 2008 12:04 AM
Voice of reason said...
Nope, just someone older whose been around the block and was probably working when you were in diapers. I speak my mind: call a spade a spade. And if you come to a meeting I'll buy you a coke and show you how to shave the peach fuzz off your upper lip.
The reps feel safe to use their real names here. I wonder why we don't?
June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Anonymous said...
So...according to Jenn, Steve and the guy who hasn't actually been out in the job market in 27 years, the grass is MUCH greener outside of Time Warner. Really? After actively looking for a better situation for almost two years, I chose here based on exactly the benefits you people are crapping on. Don't get me wrong, I'd like more money just like everyone else on the planet. But if you honestly think that the benefits here are that bad and they are so much better elsewhere, I'll just say that I hope you have better luck than I did. If this is truly about the money, then why would I want to choose a course where promotion is typically based on tenure rather than effort and talent? Having been in that situation before,I much prefer having more control of my own career rather than having to communicate through a shop steward (who's personality I may or may not like). Now, from what I've seen here so far, this is where you rip me to shreds because I don't buy in.
June 29, 2008 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...
yep they are going to come after you because you are not for union. From what I have seen union wanters are using more scare tatics than Time Warner. I was for union now I am against because I see how people are acting.
signed,
changed vote
June 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Brian Rogers I/R Lewiston said...
Hmm let me quote:
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
I started out in Adelphia dispatch out of Augusta for a year, a year in Level 3 in Portland and now about 8 mos as a I/R tech. I have gotten more than that each year. Of course, the raise is based on performance. Might want to examine how you do your job.
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
No comment here since I finally got off my ass and starting working on career path.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
Sorry sunshine, I have gotten a bonus each year. Again, its based on performance. And again, examine how YOU perform.
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
When was this promised? I missed this.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there
English second language? Whats your point?
I won't hide behind being anonymous. The day the union gets into Lewiston is the day I give my notice.
June 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
I for one have been in the worked for 40 plus years.The last 20 years in cable have been good years.The last 7 or so years since we have been Time Warner have been better still.Lets all hope that 50% of the TWC techs are smart enough to see through the union crap.They make way to many promises with no facts to back them up!
June 29, 2008 12:56 PM
Anonymous said...
I didn,t see Kieth's letter as threateniong in any way.All I see is the fact that some TWC divisions
are trying to decertify.If this is not true just let me know.If it is not true tell me if they have it so good why are they decertifing
June 29, 2008 1:03 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
the only promise the IBEW has made was that if TWC techs decide to form a union then they will have a say in their future.They will give themselves an opportunity to be a part in determining that future. Any other promises I am not aware of. Come to a meeting and we can talk.
June 29, 2008 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...
The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power, therefore TWC treats them like crap.
I've never gotten any promises from the union. I have gotten alot of promises from TWC ALL of them broken.
Yes Brian we were promised retro-active raises. (you were a dispatcher then.)
No, Brian two years ago the "former Adelphia" employee's did not get any BONUS whatsoever. You might have been working level 3 in Portland by then.
Brian, the raises you got where for "position" each year. Dispatchers make more per hour than techs (baseline), Level 3 makes more than that. When you became a tech you got to keep your "position raises" even though on TWC's pay scale you've been "demoted."
thanks sunshine:)
The career path was "redesigned" and all former Adelphia employees could not participate in the career path until recently.
June 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this. Thats really funny since your overall goal at Timewarner is to be in management and this is known all over now. Being management is not being part of our team. You really havent been here long enough to complain about anything. You are the new guy right? Yes this job is better than alot, but it could be alot better too. And yes most of this is about money, do you think you are worth more than what you make?. Look at that pole on the road. Think humm CMP starts their aprenticeships at $18.35 and have to right equipment to do their job. Down your way is Oxford networks. They make $16 to start. Then theres Fairpoint now. These guys make up to $33.45 after 4 years. Then theres us, do you not see that things could be alittle better. You have kids, do you want to excel in your career path at home while you could be spending time with them?. There is no quick fix for anything here, but atleast with this union I belive that theres a chance. Belive this from someone thats been here a long time.
June 29, 2008 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
June 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose to do so; the money could always be better but that's true of any job; and 10 years in, I'm doing just fine (other than getting rear-ended by the oil company...but I'm pretty sure the union can't fix that). So, why in the would I want you involved in my personal choice of employment? Since, according to your own words, I'll have "zero bargaining power." If I have an issue with my work, that's my business, not ours.
June 29, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
huh?????????????? what are you talking about?
June 29, 2008 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...
i don't get what that dude was trying to say but i'm pretty sure he's trying to say if you have 20 people you have zero barging power so hes happy hes just getting rear ended?
June 29, 2008 8:10 PM
Brian said...
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this.
You are right. I don't want a union. I have been a part of a couple in my life and was not happy. I have no problem posting my name because I have also have no problem telling the company about things I don't agree with. Those that know me, know I have no problem speaking up.
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
Who said I was hard to replace? Yeah, just been in I/R for 8mos but have almost 3 years in the company (including the time in Adelphia). It's a matter of choice.
June 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...
the point about the 20 man union was that a Maine TWC cable union would be 300+ strong. that is ALOT more than zero bargining power.
its not just the big cities bickering. madawaska lost most of their I/R dept. recently. do you think that's because the grass wasn't greener somewhere else?
June 29, 2008 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Don't twist my words. That was exactly NOT my point.
June 30, 2008 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
?
June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...
the only question i have is how many members did those unions have? ("research it") the whole state is nothing to mess with power=numbers but you ad in how many miles of plant we have, replaced that! p.s what companys do your "people" work for "shoe" companies that can be shiped over seas. "we can't, fight for whats right because this sure the fuc* is not"
sincerly, one under paid tech that lives pay check to pay check, just to survive while living in an apartment, that tried to buy a house, that did not make enough to qualify to get a loan, for climbing poles allday,( wtih a ladder when they make better equipment to do the job(buckets, how cheap is this company, money over safety?) if you are non union i hope you are doing what you think is right because as former adelphia i have seen good people fired for bullshit reasons and if "dummy" dosen't like your awnsers he will look smart and pretend to know somethin about cable.
June 19, 2008 10:39 PM
Anonymous said...
OK, I get it now. This is "my opportunity to discuss my workplace issues".......as long as I agree with YOUR opinion.....otherwise I get attacked. You know, we all work here and see what really goes on. "Good people fired for bullshit reasons"???? Since when??? To quote you again from an earlier post: "I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts." Stick to the truth for a change and think about respecting other opinions than your own.
June 20, 2008 6:46 AM
Anonymous said...
I want one person to tell me what I have to lose in going Union.
I have talked with upper management of several companies in the Augusta and Gardiner areas that are not Union and I asked how they kept their employees happy.
A manager at a nationwide company with an office in Gardiner Maine stated that they filled out a job description for the desired position and went to the Department of Labor and asked what the average wages were for a job of that caliber. They then took that hourly rate and added 25 cents an hour to it. With their "career path" in place the economy recently accelerated and they began to lose employees while others became concerned, so they agreed to pay the existing employees more.
That company is NOT Union. They are a national company that deals with networking and troubleshooting on a level strikingly similar to ours. There is no reason that our company can't take similar actions and squash all talks of a Union.
I challenge anybody who reads this to go to the Department of Labor and see what the average wage is for a job of our caliber. We are in fact one of the largest phone companies in America.
And before anybody says it, I know I can go work for Fairpoint or whoever and make more, but I like my job and I like the people I work with. I enjoy working with customers on all levels, this job is exciting and challenging. I take pride in my work, I just want my company to take pride in me, and then I want them to show it with sincerity. And if they honestly can't increase my wages I'd just like to hear why.
I just want to be taken seriously, I have a family to look out for, as do most of you. It is not unreasonable for all of us to accept nothing but the best for those whom we care about.
June 20, 2008 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...
all i know is that after 8 hours is ot, if you work more than 13 hours a day the next day is paid off, double time on sundays, and free health insurance, also buckets instead of ladders, this is all from a company that dosen't offer as many products as we do, i heard throungh the great vine that they give there employees free dsl,a dish and free phone that we pay 20 bucks a month for? the reasons i'm hearing for people not for it is were going to lose benefits, there going to take "my" truck away, there going to take away my cable, no free clothes, the awnser is they can't take any thing away that is already in place.
June 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...
research it!!! if you think the union will get us double time on sundays ...bull... and your raise will be 2.5 or 2 percent a year stop crying i carry a ladder too. oh and i was able to buy a house ! if union could offer big lavish contracts they would produce examples of a contract they got in an other state .. but no havent seen that on any site have ya. you can pay some union dues iam not union noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008 10:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Here's some stuff that I found when I did the research.
Oh...sorry to burst you bubble, but I got a mortgage approved too. Last time I checked, approval was primarily based on your credit history and current score. (FYI, I've been in IR for about two years.) So, unless you've been here substantially less than that, what we make was probably not the primary reason you were turned down....unless, of course, the house you wanted was just out of you price range. Anyway, check this stuff out. Nobody told me about this. Pro or Con...it looks like there's a lot of serious shit for us to consider here.
http://laborpains.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/owens-rosen-6-16-radio1.mp3
http://server1.laborpains.org/?p=867
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/union-is-misleading-consumers-hurting,440332.shtml
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/cardCheck.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/theProblem.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/unionMythsFromUnionMouths.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeULLICO.cfm
While these sites all appear to be strongly opposed......the fact that these things are even in question is enough for me. My opinion counts, right?... or does it here on this blog? I'm confused. Can't say I'd enjoy being used as a pawn. Aaaaahhh,NO! I'm good, thanks. But, thanks for asking.
One more thing, BUCKETS FOR ALL??? That'll be really useful on the Old Port route. Can't wait to try finding a parking space for that!
June 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there.
June 21, 2008 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 2 years and you bought a house? wify must have a good job?
June 21, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
some of you need to realize that we are all aboard the same boat here, and whoever listed the links to the "unionfacts" should be aware that it is indeed an anti-union website and that OFCOURSE the stats will not be favorable.
if you honestly believe you are being treated well you must be fresh out of high school and living in your parents house.
at our current wage and slow level of raises and advancement this company needs to decide if they want to replace workers every year or two or keep ones with skill and talent. i am not making a wage greater than someone working at Wendys. i do have more skills, more education, more hazards in my job, but the pay is the same.
therein lies the problem. we need to stop pointing fingers at each other and start pointing them at TWC and ask them "Do you really want me to stay here?"
right now the union is the only recourse we have, as this company has shown through its actions and policies that they have little regard for our well being, both physical, and fiscal.
to the new kids whose bodies don't hurt every morning getting up, and think making $12/hr is great and don't use their health benefits, aren't married, because you're still young and healthy,and don't have kids to support, don't for one minute think you will feel this way 10 years from now.
now is the time to secure a better future for us all.
June 26, 2008 3:31 AM
Anonymous said...
To the pension guy...
You realize what $10,000/year will be worth in 25-30 years (the amount of time before most of us retire) and this is the current pension plan we have.
Toilet paper
June 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Finding a place to park my bucket...
now that's a problem i wish i had.
Maybe the old port guys could be issued a moped then if parking is the issue (i'm joking here we need to stop the infighting between the "big city" guys and the guys climbing the big sticks. you "city guys" know you're still making more money than us right?)
June 26, 2008 3:41 AM
DJ said...
Check out the link below to get the low-down on Richard Berman, the founder of unionfacts.com
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/lifting-the-veil-on-richard-berman.html
June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
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June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/chamber-of-commerce/coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:03 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
the-anti-union-network/
chamber-of-commerce/
coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:04 PM
John said...
Whats goin on here?
June 26, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...
Im glad to see that I got my anti union paper work in the mail tonight from timewarner. They do not understand that this will hurt them more than us. We all need to stick together for the hard times to come very soon. But in the end we will be so better off. People should know that this will not be a quick fix, but instead a look to our future. We are all here because we like what we do and want to make this our career not just a job.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM
brent marr said...
by now most of us have gotten the threating letter from time warner . this is the same scare tactics that took place in 2002 when we were trying to form a union . improvements were made along with promises . as the months went by the improvements faded away and the promises were forgoten . dont be fooled by timewarners sudden intrest in our work place problems . they are only trying to stop our unionizing efforts. in 2002 we had people in managment jobs that thought that we were justifyed in forming a union but were forced to speak out against our union efforts . a company that pays its ceo s in the millions and counts its profits in the billions can and should treat all of us much better . we will need to stick together and work together to gain improvements in our jobs . i have been to 8-10 union meetings so far and look foward to talking to more of my coworkers about how we can work together to gain improvements in our jobs . yes i am the 27 year guy .
June 27, 2008 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...
union no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hopefully people dont ruin Time Warner Maine by bringing in a union .Those who want it never worked in one before!I have its terrible. 7 year installer
June 28, 2008 12:20 AM
Anonymous said...
how does having the right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions ruin anything? lets stand up for our families and ourselves.
June 28, 2008 8:33 AM
Voice of Reason said...
brent makes excellent points. I, for one, would love to see less bickering amongst ourselves. ask questions? absolutely. start fights between portland and the rest of the state? absolutely NOT! start fights between maintenance and IR techs? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We got the letter. We can expecting mandatory pre-work meetings where the company wants to "listen to us."
Don't be fools. We have made it this far. If you know you DON'T want a union...that is your right. I respect that. I absolutely don't understand it, but we can agree to disagree.
What we don't need to do is start fighting amongst ourselves. If there are workers in your office that are anti-union just LEAVE THEM ALONE. We don't need %100 to win. We need %50 + 1. By trying to force your ideas on others all you will accomplish is alienating them. They in turn will fuel management with information, and hamper our efforts.
The beauty of a democracy is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and can vote accordingly.
Be educated. Be smart. And learn when to BE QUIET.
June 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Well listen, the major problem here is that if 50 + 1 gets union passed then the rest of us have to settle for small raises with caps. What do you honestly think union will do for you? Also people who dont want a union will be forced to pay 70 to 80 dollars in union dues a month.I am not willing to do that. Seems like everyone who wants union are people who like to cry alot! if people honestly think union will get them a bucket and 30 dollars per hour you foolish.what youll get is 75 cents an hour and have to pay for cable ,rr,phone full price. If you could show proof of other contracts with Time Warner from this union with such great results you would have by now!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Voice of reason said...
Hey who's whining now! I was trying to be polite. I don't know what you're raises are NOW but they are SMALL <4%. I want a 40hr work week. Pay scale fitting my job. Better health plan. Don't call me foolish, I've done my homework. Yes, I think the people who are being the loudest about it are coming across like cry babies and whiners.
You're also crying and whining, and I can tell that you're completely happy making sub standard pay for the job you do, which tells me you are either not very smart or not very ambitious.
The IBEW doesn't have many contracts with TWC, so what? Comcast is about to go NATIONWIDE with the IBEW. Let's take a look at their contract.
I don't want a bucket. I want respect. This is a technical job, and a hazardous one. It is challenging mentally and physically. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be compensated proportionately.
Take YOUR own advice. STOP WHINING. You aren't going to change the minds of those of us who have already done our homework. You keep demanding information...get your ass to a meeting or call Steve Smith, or Jenn Nappi.
Most people know where they stand on this issue. Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor debating skills on the internet aren't going to sway anyone at this point.
Where do you get YOUR INFORMATION? .75/hr and losing free cable? Where are your facts.
It's time to put up or shut up. The day I have to pay for cable is the day they can come turn it off. You're a broken record and yes I can tell you're the same person over and over again. Your jr. high school method of using too many exclamation points is getting old, and is comparable to shouting to be the loudest to win a debate. We've heard you...we just don't care what you have to say!
June 28, 2008 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...
sounds like a union rep for sure.
June 29, 2008 12:04 AM
Voice of reason said...
Nope, just someone older whose been around the block and was probably working when you were in diapers. I speak my mind: call a spade a spade. And if you come to a meeting I'll buy you a coke and show you how to shave the peach fuzz off your upper lip.
The reps feel safe to use their real names here. I wonder why we don't?
June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Anonymous said...
So...according to Jenn, Steve and the guy who hasn't actually been out in the job market in 27 years, the grass is MUCH greener outside of Time Warner. Really? After actively looking for a better situation for almost two years, I chose here based on exactly the benefits you people are crapping on. Don't get me wrong, I'd like more money just like everyone else on the planet. But if you honestly think that the benefits here are that bad and they are so much better elsewhere, I'll just say that I hope you have better luck than I did. If this is truly about the money, then why would I want to choose a course where promotion is typically based on tenure rather than effort and talent? Having been in that situation before,I much prefer having more control of my own career rather than having to communicate through a shop steward (who's personality I may or may not like). Now, from what I've seen here so far, this is where you rip me to shreds because I don't buy in.
June 29, 2008 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...
yep they are going to come after you because you are not for union. From what I have seen union wanters are using more scare tatics than Time Warner. I was for union now I am against because I see how people are acting.
signed,
changed vote
June 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Brian Rogers I/R Lewiston said...
Hmm let me quote:
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
I started out in Adelphia dispatch out of Augusta for a year, a year in Level 3 in Portland and now about 8 mos as a I/R tech. I have gotten more than that each year. Of course, the raise is based on performance. Might want to examine how you do your job.
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
No comment here since I finally got off my ass and starting working on career path.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
Sorry sunshine, I have gotten a bonus each year. Again, its based on performance. And again, examine how YOU perform.
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
When was this promised? I missed this.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there
English second language? Whats your point?
I won't hide behind being anonymous. The day the union gets into Lewiston is the day I give my notice.
June 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
I for one have been in the worked for 40 plus years.The last 20 years in cable have been good years.The last 7 or so years since we have been Time Warner have been better still.Lets all hope that 50% of the TWC techs are smart enough to see through the union crap.They make way to many promises with no facts to back them up!
June 29, 2008 12:56 PM
Anonymous said...
I didn,t see Kieth's letter as threateniong in any way.All I see is the fact that some TWC divisions
are trying to decertify.If this is not true just let me know.If it is not true tell me if they have it so good why are they decertifing
June 29, 2008 1:03 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
the only promise the IBEW has made was that if TWC techs decide to form a union then they will have a say in their future.They will give themselves an opportunity to be a part in determining that future. Any other promises I am not aware of. Come to a meeting and we can talk.
June 29, 2008 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...
The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power, therefore TWC treats them like crap.
I've never gotten any promises from the union. I have gotten alot of promises from TWC ALL of them broken.
Yes Brian we were promised retro-active raises. (you were a dispatcher then.)
No, Brian two years ago the "former Adelphia" employee's did not get any BONUS whatsoever. You might have been working level 3 in Portland by then.
Brian, the raises you got where for "position" each year. Dispatchers make more per hour than techs (baseline), Level 3 makes more than that. When you became a tech you got to keep your "position raises" even though on TWC's pay scale you've been "demoted."
thanks sunshine:)
The career path was "redesigned" and all former Adelphia employees could not participate in the career path until recently.
June 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this. Thats really funny since your overall goal at Timewarner is to be in management and this is known all over now. Being management is not being part of our team. You really havent been here long enough to complain about anything. You are the new guy right? Yes this job is better than alot, but it could be alot better too. And yes most of this is about money, do you think you are worth more than what you make?. Look at that pole on the road. Think humm CMP starts their aprenticeships at $18.35 and have to right equipment to do their job. Down your way is Oxford networks. They make $16 to start. Then theres Fairpoint now. These guys make up to $33.45 after 4 years. Then theres us, do you not see that things could be alittle better. You have kids, do you want to excel in your career path at home while you could be spending time with them?. There is no quick fix for anything here, but atleast with this union I belive that theres a chance. Belive this from someone thats been here a long time.
June 29, 2008 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
June 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose to do so; the money could always be better but that's true of any job; and 10 years in, I'm doing just fine (other than getting rear-ended by the oil company...but I'm pretty sure the union can't fix that). So, why in the would I want you involved in my personal choice of employment? Since, according to your own words, I'll have "zero bargaining power." If I have an issue with my work, that's my business, not ours.
June 29, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
huh?????????????? what are you talking about?
June 29, 2008 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...
i don't get what that dude was trying to say but i'm pretty sure he's trying to say if you have 20 people you have zero barging power so hes happy hes just getting rear ended?
June 29, 2008 8:10 PM
Brian said...
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this.
You are right. I don't want a union. I have been a part of a couple in my life and was not happy. I have no problem posting my name because I have also have no problem telling the company about things I don't agree with. Those that know me, know I have no problem speaking up.
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
Who said I was hard to replace? Yeah, just been in I/R for 8mos but have almost 3 years in the company (including the time in Adelphia). It's a matter of choice.
June 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...
the point about the 20 man union was that a Maine TWC cable union would be 300+ strong. that is ALOT more than zero bargining power.
its not just the big cities bickering. madawaska lost most of their I/R dept. recently. do you think that's because the grass wasn't greener somewhere else?
June 29, 2008 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Don't twist my words. That was exactly NOT my point.
June 30, 2008 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
?
June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...
the only question i have is how many members did those unions have? ("research it") the whole state is nothing to mess with power=numbers but you ad in how many miles of plant we have, replaced that! p.s what companys do your "people" work for "shoe" companies that can be shiped over seas. "we can't, fight for whats right because this sure the fuc* is not"
sincerly, one under paid tech that lives pay check to pay check, just to survive while living in an apartment, that tried to buy a house, that did not make enough to qualify to get a loan, for climbing poles allday,( wtih a ladder when they make better equipment to do the job(buckets, how cheap is this company, money over safety?) if you are non union i hope you are doing what you think is right because as former adelphia i have seen good people fired for bullshit reasons and if "dummy" dosen't like your awnsers he will look smart and pretend to know somethin about cable.
June 19, 2008 10:39 PM
Anonymous said...
OK, I get it now. This is "my opportunity to discuss my workplace issues".......as long as I agree with YOUR opinion.....otherwise I get attacked. You know, we all work here and see what really goes on. "Good people fired for bullshit reasons"???? Since when??? To quote you again from an earlier post: "I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts." Stick to the truth for a change and think about respecting other opinions than your own.
June 20, 2008 6:46 AM
Anonymous said...
I want one person to tell me what I have to lose in going Union.
I have talked with upper management of several companies in the Augusta and Gardiner areas that are not Union and I asked how they kept their employees happy.
A manager at a nationwide company with an office in Gardiner Maine stated that they filled out a job description for the desired position and went to the Department of Labor and asked what the average wages were for a job of that caliber. They then took that hourly rate and added 25 cents an hour to it. With their "career path" in place the economy recently accelerated and they began to lose employees while others became concerned, so they agreed to pay the existing employees more.
That company is NOT Union. They are a national company that deals with networking and troubleshooting on a level strikingly similar to ours. There is no reason that our company can't take similar actions and squash all talks of a Union.
I challenge anybody who reads this to go to the Department of Labor and see what the average wage is for a job of our caliber. We are in fact one of the largest phone companies in America.
And before anybody says it, I know I can go work for Fairpoint or whoever and make more, but I like my job and I like the people I work with. I enjoy working with customers on all levels, this job is exciting and challenging. I take pride in my work, I just want my company to take pride in me, and then I want them to show it with sincerity. And if they honestly can't increase my wages I'd just like to hear why.
I just want to be taken seriously, I have a family to look out for, as do most of you. It is not unreasonable for all of us to accept nothing but the best for those whom we care about.
June 20, 2008 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...
all i know is that after 8 hours is ot, if you work more than 13 hours a day the next day is paid off, double time on sundays, and free health insurance, also buckets instead of ladders, this is all from a company that dosen't offer as many products as we do, i heard throungh the great vine that they give there employees free dsl,a dish and free phone that we pay 20 bucks a month for? the reasons i'm hearing for people not for it is were going to lose benefits, there going to take "my" truck away, there going to take away my cable, no free clothes, the awnser is they can't take any thing away that is already in place.
June 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...
research it!!! if you think the union will get us double time on sundays ...bull... and your raise will be 2.5 or 2 percent a year stop crying i carry a ladder too. oh and i was able to buy a house ! if union could offer big lavish contracts they would produce examples of a contract they got in an other state .. but no havent seen that on any site have ya. you can pay some union dues iam not union noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008 10:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Here's some stuff that I found when I did the research.
Oh...sorry to burst you bubble, but I got a mortgage approved too. Last time I checked, approval was primarily based on your credit history and current score. (FYI, I've been in IR for about two years.) So, unless you've been here substantially less than that, what we make was probably not the primary reason you were turned down....unless, of course, the house you wanted was just out of you price range. Anyway, check this stuff out. Nobody told me about this. Pro or Con...it looks like there's a lot of serious shit for us to consider here.
http://laborpains.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/owens-rosen-6-16-radio1.mp3
http://server1.laborpains.org/?p=867
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/union-is-misleading-consumers-hurting,440332.shtml
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/cardCheck.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/theProblem.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/unionMythsFromUnionMouths.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeULLICO.cfm
While these sites all appear to be strongly opposed......the fact that these things are even in question is enough for me. My opinion counts, right?... or does it here on this blog? I'm confused. Can't say I'd enjoy being used as a pawn. Aaaaahhh,NO! I'm good, thanks. But, thanks for asking.
One more thing, BUCKETS FOR ALL??? That'll be really useful on the Old Port route. Can't wait to try finding a parking space for that!
June 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there.
June 21, 2008 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 2 years and you bought a house? wify must have a good job?
June 21, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
some of you need to realize that we are all aboard the same boat here, and whoever listed the links to the "unionfacts" should be aware that it is indeed an anti-union website and that OFCOURSE the stats will not be favorable.
if you honestly believe you are being treated well you must be fresh out of high school and living in your parents house.
at our current wage and slow level of raises and advancement this company needs to decide if they want to replace workers every year or two or keep ones with skill and talent. i am not making a wage greater than someone working at Wendys. i do have more skills, more education, more hazards in my job, but the pay is the same.
therein lies the problem. we need to stop pointing fingers at each other and start pointing them at TWC and ask them "Do you really want me to stay here?"
right now the union is the only recourse we have, as this company has shown through its actions and policies that they have little regard for our well being, both physical, and fiscal.
to the new kids whose bodies don't hurt every morning getting up, and think making $12/hr is great and don't use their health benefits, aren't married, because you're still young and healthy,and don't have kids to support, don't for one minute think you will feel this way 10 years from now.
now is the time to secure a better future for us all.
June 26, 2008 3:31 AM
Anonymous said...
To the pension guy...
You realize what $10,000/year will be worth in 25-30 years (the amount of time before most of us retire) and this is the current pension plan we have.
Toilet paper
June 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Finding a place to park my bucket...
now that's a problem i wish i had.
Maybe the old port guys could be issued a moped then if parking is the issue (i'm joking here we need to stop the infighting between the "big city" guys and the guys climbing the big sticks. you "city guys" know you're still making more money than us right?)
June 26, 2008 3:41 AM
DJ said...
Check out the link below to get the low-down on Richard Berman, the founder of unionfacts.com
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/lifting-the-veil-on-richard-berman.html
June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
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June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/chamber-of-commerce/coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:03 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
the-anti-union-network/
chamber-of-commerce/
coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:04 PM
John said...
Whats goin on here?
June 26, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...
Im glad to see that I got my anti union paper work in the mail tonight from timewarner. They do not understand that this will hurt them more than us. We all need to stick together for the hard times to come very soon. But in the end we will be so better off. People should know that this will not be a quick fix, but instead a look to our future. We are all here because we like what we do and want to make this our career not just a job.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM
brent marr said...
by now most of us have gotten the threating letter from time warner . this is the same scare tactics that took place in 2002 when we were trying to form a union . improvements were made along with promises . as the months went by the improvements faded away and the promises were forgoten . dont be fooled by timewarners sudden intrest in our work place problems . they are only trying to stop our unionizing efforts. in 2002 we had people in managment jobs that thought that we were justifyed in forming a union but were forced to speak out against our union efforts . a company that pays its ceo s in the millions and counts its profits in the billions can and should treat all of us much better . we will need to stick together and work together to gain improvements in our jobs . i have been to 8-10 union meetings so far and look foward to talking to more of my coworkers about how we can work together to gain improvements in our jobs . yes i am the 27 year guy .
June 27, 2008 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...
union no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hopefully people dont ruin Time Warner Maine by bringing in a union .Those who want it never worked in one before!I have its terrible. 7 year installer
June 28, 2008 12:20 AM
Anonymous said...
how does having the right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions ruin anything? lets stand up for our families and ourselves.
June 28, 2008 8:33 AM
Voice of Reason said...
brent makes excellent points. I, for one, would love to see less bickering amongst ourselves. ask questions? absolutely. start fights between portland and the rest of the state? absolutely NOT! start fights between maintenance and IR techs? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We got the letter. We can expecting mandatory pre-work meetings where the company wants to "listen to us."
Don't be fools. We have made it this far. If you know you DON'T want a union...that is your right. I respect that. I absolutely don't understand it, but we can agree to disagree.
What we don't need to do is start fighting amongst ourselves. If there are workers in your office that are anti-union just LEAVE THEM ALONE. We don't need %100 to win. We need %50 + 1. By trying to force your ideas on others all you will accomplish is alienating them. They in turn will fuel management with information, and hamper our efforts.
The beauty of a democracy is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and can vote accordingly.
Be educated. Be smart. And learn when to BE QUIET.
June 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Well listen, the major problem here is that if 50 + 1 gets union passed then the rest of us have to settle for small raises with caps. What do you honestly think union will do for you? Also people who dont want a union will be forced to pay 70 to 80 dollars in union dues a month.I am not willing to do that. Seems like everyone who wants union are people who like to cry alot! if people honestly think union will get them a bucket and 30 dollars per hour you foolish.what youll get is 75 cents an hour and have to pay for cable ,rr,phone full price. If you could show proof of other contracts with Time Warner from this union with such great results you would have by now!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Voice of reason said...
Hey who's whining now! I was trying to be polite. I don't know what you're raises are NOW but they are SMALL <4%. I want a 40hr work week. Pay scale fitting my job. Better health plan. Don't call me foolish, I've done my homework. Yes, I think the people who are being the loudest about it are coming across like cry babies and whiners.
You're also crying and whining, and I can tell that you're completely happy making sub standard pay for the job you do, which tells me you are either not very smart or not very ambitious.
The IBEW doesn't have many contracts with TWC, so what? Comcast is about to go NATIONWIDE with the IBEW. Let's take a look at their contract.
I don't want a bucket. I want respect. This is a technical job, and a hazardous one. It is challenging mentally and physically. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be compensated proportionately.
Take YOUR own advice. STOP WHINING. You aren't going to change the minds of those of us who have already done our homework. You keep demanding information...get your ass to a meeting or call Steve Smith, or Jenn Nappi.
Most people know where they stand on this issue. Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor debating skills on the internet aren't going to sway anyone at this point.
Where do you get YOUR INFORMATION? .75/hr and losing free cable? Where are your facts.
It's time to put up or shut up. The day I have to pay for cable is the day they can come turn it off. You're a broken record and yes I can tell you're the same person over and over again. Your jr. high school method of using too many exclamation points is getting old, and is comparable to shouting to be the loudest to win a debate. We've heard you...we just don't care what you have to say!
June 28, 2008 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...
sounds like a union rep for sure.
June 29, 2008 12:04 AM
Voice of reason said...
Nope, just someone older whose been around the block and was probably working when you were in diapers. I speak my mind: call a spade a spade. And if you come to a meeting I'll buy you a coke and show you how to shave the peach fuzz off your upper lip.
The reps feel safe to use their real names here. I wonder why we don't?
June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Anonymous said...
So...according to Jenn, Steve and the guy who hasn't actually been out in the job market in 27 years, the grass is MUCH greener outside of Time Warner. Really? After actively looking for a better situation for almost two years, I chose here based on exactly the benefits you people are crapping on. Don't get me wrong, I'd like more money just like everyone else on the planet. But if you honestly think that the benefits here are that bad and they are so much better elsewhere, I'll just say that I hope you have better luck than I did. If this is truly about the money, then why would I want to choose a course where promotion is typically based on tenure rather than effort and talent? Having been in that situation before,I much prefer having more control of my own career rather than having to communicate through a shop steward (who's personality I may or may not like). Now, from what I've seen here so far, this is where you rip me to shreds because I don't buy in.
June 29, 2008 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...
yep they are going to come after you because you are not for union. From what I have seen union wanters are using more scare tatics than Time Warner. I was for union now I am against because I see how people are acting.
signed,
changed vote
June 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Brian Rogers I/R Lewiston said...
Hmm let me quote:
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
I started out in Adelphia dispatch out of Augusta for a year, a year in Level 3 in Portland and now about 8 mos as a I/R tech. I have gotten more than that each year. Of course, the raise is based on performance. Might want to examine how you do your job.
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
No comment here since I finally got off my ass and starting working on career path.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
Sorry sunshine, I have gotten a bonus each year. Again, its based on performance. And again, examine how YOU perform.
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
When was this promised? I missed this.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there
English second language? Whats your point?
I won't hide behind being anonymous. The day the union gets into Lewiston is the day I give my notice.
June 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
I for one have been in the worked for 40 plus years.The last 20 years in cable have been good years.The last 7 or so years since we have been Time Warner have been better still.Lets all hope that 50% of the TWC techs are smart enough to see through the union crap.They make way to many promises with no facts to back them up!
June 29, 2008 12:56 PM
Anonymous said...
I didn,t see Kieth's letter as threateniong in any way.All I see is the fact that some TWC divisions
are trying to decertify.If this is not true just let me know.If it is not true tell me if they have it so good why are they decertifing
June 29, 2008 1:03 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
the only promise the IBEW has made was that if TWC techs decide to form a union then they will have a say in their future.They will give themselves an opportunity to be a part in determining that future. Any other promises I am not aware of. Come to a meeting and we can talk.
June 29, 2008 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...
The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power, therefore TWC treats them like crap.
I've never gotten any promises from the union. I have gotten alot of promises from TWC ALL of them broken.
Yes Brian we were promised retro-active raises. (you were a dispatcher then.)
No, Brian two years ago the "former Adelphia" employee's did not get any BONUS whatsoever. You might have been working level 3 in Portland by then.
Brian, the raises you got where for "position" each year. Dispatchers make more per hour than techs (baseline), Level 3 makes more than that. When you became a tech you got to keep your "position raises" even though on TWC's pay scale you've been "demoted."
thanks sunshine:)
The career path was "redesigned" and all former Adelphia employees could not participate in the career path until recently.
June 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this. Thats really funny since your overall goal at Timewarner is to be in management and this is known all over now. Being management is not being part of our team. You really havent been here long enough to complain about anything. You are the new guy right? Yes this job is better than alot, but it could be alot better too. And yes most of this is about money, do you think you are worth more than what you make?. Look at that pole on the road. Think humm CMP starts their aprenticeships at $18.35 and have to right equipment to do their job. Down your way is Oxford networks. They make $16 to start. Then theres Fairpoint now. These guys make up to $33.45 after 4 years. Then theres us, do you not see that things could be alittle better. You have kids, do you want to excel in your career path at home while you could be spending time with them?. There is no quick fix for anything here, but atleast with this union I belive that theres a chance. Belive this from someone thats been here a long time.
June 29, 2008 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
June 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose to do so; the money could always be better but that's true of any job; and 10 years in, I'm doing just fine (other than getting rear-ended by the oil company...but I'm pretty sure the union can't fix that). So, why in the would I want you involved in my personal choice of employment? Since, according to your own words, I'll have "zero bargaining power." If I have an issue with my work, that's my business, not ours.
June 29, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
huh?????????????? what are you talking about?
June 29, 2008 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...
i don't get what that dude was trying to say but i'm pretty sure he's trying to say if you have 20 people you have zero barging power so hes happy hes just getting rear ended?
June 29, 2008 8:10 PM
Brian said...
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this.
You are right. I don't want a union. I have been a part of a couple in my life and was not happy. I have no problem posting my name because I have also have no problem telling the company about things I don't agree with. Those that know me, know I have no problem speaking up.
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
Who said I was hard to replace? Yeah, just been in I/R for 8mos but have almost 3 years in the company (including the time in Adelphia). It's a matter of choice.
June 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...
the point about the 20 man union was that a Maine TWC cable union would be 300+ strong. that is ALOT more than zero bargining power.
its not just the big cities bickering. madawaska lost most of their I/R dept. recently. do you think that's because the grass wasn't greener somewhere else?
June 29, 2008 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Don't twist my words. That was exactly NOT my point.
June 30, 2008 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
?
June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...
the only question i have is how many members did those unions have? ("research it") the whole state is nothing to mess with power=numbers but you ad in how many miles of plant we have, replaced that! p.s what companys do your "people" work for "shoe" companies that can be shiped over seas. "we can't, fight for whats right because this sure the fuc* is not"
sincerly, one under paid tech that lives pay check to pay check, just to survive while living in an apartment, that tried to buy a house, that did not make enough to qualify to get a loan, for climbing poles allday,( wtih a ladder when they make better equipment to do the job(buckets, how cheap is this company, money over safety?) if you are non union i hope you are doing what you think is right because as former adelphia i have seen good people fired for bullshit reasons and if "dummy" dosen't like your awnsers he will look smart and pretend to know somethin about cable.
June 19, 2008 10:39 PM
Anonymous said...
OK, I get it now. This is "my opportunity to discuss my workplace issues".......as long as I agree with YOUR opinion.....otherwise I get attacked. You know, we all work here and see what really goes on. "Good people fired for bullshit reasons"???? Since when??? To quote you again from an earlier post: "I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts." Stick to the truth for a change and think about respecting other opinions than your own.
June 20, 2008 6:46 AM
Anonymous said...
I want one person to tell me what I have to lose in going Union.
I have talked with upper management of several companies in the Augusta and Gardiner areas that are not Union and I asked how they kept their employees happy.
A manager at a nationwide company with an office in Gardiner Maine stated that they filled out a job description for the desired position and went to the Department of Labor and asked what the average wages were for a job of that caliber. They then took that hourly rate and added 25 cents an hour to it. With their "career path" in place the economy recently accelerated and they began to lose employees while others became concerned, so they agreed to pay the existing employees more.
That company is NOT Union. They are a national company that deals with networking and troubleshooting on a level strikingly similar to ours. There is no reason that our company can't take similar actions and squash all talks of a Union.
I challenge anybody who reads this to go to the Department of Labor and see what the average wage is for a job of our caliber. We are in fact one of the largest phone companies in America.
And before anybody says it, I know I can go work for Fairpoint or whoever and make more, but I like my job and I like the people I work with. I enjoy working with customers on all levels, this job is exciting and challenging. I take pride in my work, I just want my company to take pride in me, and then I want them to show it with sincerity. And if they honestly can't increase my wages I'd just like to hear why.
I just want to be taken seriously, I have a family to look out for, as do most of you. It is not unreasonable for all of us to accept nothing but the best for those whom we care about.
June 20, 2008 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...
all i know is that after 8 hours is ot, if you work more than 13 hours a day the next day is paid off, double time on sundays, and free health insurance, also buckets instead of ladders, this is all from a company that dosen't offer as many products as we do, i heard throungh the great vine that they give there employees free dsl,a dish and free phone that we pay 20 bucks a month for? the reasons i'm hearing for people not for it is were going to lose benefits, there going to take "my" truck away, there going to take away my cable, no free clothes, the awnser is they can't take any thing away that is already in place.
June 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...
research it!!! if you think the union will get us double time on sundays ...bull... and your raise will be 2.5 or 2 percent a year stop crying i carry a ladder too. oh and i was able to buy a house ! if union could offer big lavish contracts they would produce examples of a contract they got in an other state .. but no havent seen that on any site have ya. you can pay some union dues iam not union noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008 10:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Here's some stuff that I found when I did the research.
Oh...sorry to burst you bubble, but I got a mortgage approved too. Last time I checked, approval was primarily based on your credit history and current score. (FYI, I've been in IR for about two years.) So, unless you've been here substantially less than that, what we make was probably not the primary reason you were turned down....unless, of course, the house you wanted was just out of you price range. Anyway, check this stuff out. Nobody told me about this. Pro or Con...it looks like there's a lot of serious shit for us to consider here.
http://laborpains.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/owens-rosen-6-16-radio1.mp3
http://server1.laborpains.org/?p=867
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/union-is-misleading-consumers-hurting,440332.shtml
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/cardCheck.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/theProblem.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/unionMythsFromUnionMouths.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeULLICO.cfm
While these sites all appear to be strongly opposed......the fact that these things are even in question is enough for me. My opinion counts, right?... or does it here on this blog? I'm confused. Can't say I'd enjoy being used as a pawn. Aaaaahhh,NO! I'm good, thanks. But, thanks for asking.
One more thing, BUCKETS FOR ALL??? That'll be really useful on the Old Port route. Can't wait to try finding a parking space for that!
June 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there.
June 21, 2008 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 2 years and you bought a house? wify must have a good job?
June 21, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
some of you need to realize that we are all aboard the same boat here, and whoever listed the links to the "unionfacts" should be aware that it is indeed an anti-union website and that OFCOURSE the stats will not be favorable.
if you honestly believe you are being treated well you must be fresh out of high school and living in your parents house.
at our current wage and slow level of raises and advancement this company needs to decide if they want to replace workers every year or two or keep ones with skill and talent. i am not making a wage greater than someone working at Wendys. i do have more skills, more education, more hazards in my job, but the pay is the same.
therein lies the problem. we need to stop pointing fingers at each other and start pointing them at TWC and ask them "Do you really want me to stay here?"
right now the union is the only recourse we have, as this company has shown through its actions and policies that they have little regard for our well being, both physical, and fiscal.
to the new kids whose bodies don't hurt every morning getting up, and think making $12/hr is great and don't use their health benefits, aren't married, because you're still young and healthy,and don't have kids to support, don't for one minute think you will feel this way 10 years from now.
now is the time to secure a better future for us all.
June 26, 2008 3:31 AM
Anonymous said...
To the pension guy...
You realize what $10,000/year will be worth in 25-30 years (the amount of time before most of us retire) and this is the current pension plan we have.
Toilet paper
June 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Finding a place to park my bucket...
now that's a problem i wish i had.
Maybe the old port guys could be issued a moped then if parking is the issue (i'm joking here we need to stop the infighting between the "big city" guys and the guys climbing the big sticks. you "city guys" know you're still making more money than us right?)
June 26, 2008 3:41 AM
DJ said...
Check out the link below to get the low-down on Richard Berman, the founder of unionfacts.com
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/lifting-the-veil-on-richard-berman.html
June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
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June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/chamber-of-commerce/coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:03 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
the-anti-union-network/
chamber-of-commerce/
coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:04 PM
John said...
Whats goin on here?
June 26, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...
Im glad to see that I got my anti union paper work in the mail tonight from timewarner. They do not understand that this will hurt them more than us. We all need to stick together for the hard times to come very soon. But in the end we will be so better off. People should know that this will not be a quick fix, but instead a look to our future. We are all here because we like what we do and want to make this our career not just a job.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM
brent marr said...
by now most of us have gotten the threating letter from time warner . this is the same scare tactics that took place in 2002 when we were trying to form a union . improvements were made along with promises . as the months went by the improvements faded away and the promises were forgoten . dont be fooled by timewarners sudden intrest in our work place problems . they are only trying to stop our unionizing efforts. in 2002 we had people in managment jobs that thought that we were justifyed in forming a union but were forced to speak out against our union efforts . a company that pays its ceo s in the millions and counts its profits in the billions can and should treat all of us much better . we will need to stick together and work together to gain improvements in our jobs . i have been to 8-10 union meetings so far and look foward to talking to more of my coworkers about how we can work together to gain improvements in our jobs . yes i am the 27 year guy .
June 27, 2008 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...
union no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hopefully people dont ruin Time Warner Maine by bringing in a union .Those who want it never worked in one before!I have its terrible. 7 year installer
June 28, 2008 12:20 AM
Anonymous said...
how does having the right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions ruin anything? lets stand up for our families and ourselves.
June 28, 2008 8:33 AM
Voice of Reason said...
brent makes excellent points. I, for one, would love to see less bickering amongst ourselves. ask questions? absolutely. start fights between portland and the rest of the state? absolutely NOT! start fights between maintenance and IR techs? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We got the letter. We can expecting mandatory pre-work meetings where the company wants to "listen to us."
Don't be fools. We have made it this far. If you know you DON'T want a union...that is your right. I respect that. I absolutely don't understand it, but we can agree to disagree.
What we don't need to do is start fighting amongst ourselves. If there are workers in your office that are anti-union just LEAVE THEM ALONE. We don't need %100 to win. We need %50 + 1. By trying to force your ideas on others all you will accomplish is alienating them. They in turn will fuel management with information, and hamper our efforts.
The beauty of a democracy is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and can vote accordingly.
Be educated. Be smart. And learn when to BE QUIET.
June 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Well listen, the major problem here is that if 50 + 1 gets union passed then the rest of us have to settle for small raises with caps. What do you honestly think union will do for you? Also people who dont want a union will be forced to pay 70 to 80 dollars in union dues a month.I am not willing to do that. Seems like everyone who wants union are people who like to cry alot! if people honestly think union will get them a bucket and 30 dollars per hour you foolish.what youll get is 75 cents an hour and have to pay for cable ,rr,phone full price. If you could show proof of other contracts with Time Warner from this union with such great results you would have by now!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Voice of reason said...
Hey who's whining now! I was trying to be polite. I don't know what you're raises are NOW but they are SMALL <4%. I want a 40hr work week. Pay scale fitting my job. Better health plan. Don't call me foolish, I've done my homework. Yes, I think the people who are being the loudest about it are coming across like cry babies and whiners.
You're also crying and whining, and I can tell that you're completely happy making sub standard pay for the job you do, which tells me you are either not very smart or not very ambitious.
The IBEW doesn't have many contracts with TWC, so what? Comcast is about to go NATIONWIDE with the IBEW. Let's take a look at their contract.
I don't want a bucket. I want respect. This is a technical job, and a hazardous one. It is challenging mentally and physically. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be compensated proportionately.
Take YOUR own advice. STOP WHINING. You aren't going to change the minds of those of us who have already done our homework. You keep demanding information...get your ass to a meeting or call Steve Smith, or Jenn Nappi.
Most people know where they stand on this issue. Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor debating skills on the internet aren't going to sway anyone at this point.
Where do you get YOUR INFORMATION? .75/hr and losing free cable? Where are your facts.
It's time to put up or shut up. The day I have to pay for cable is the day they can come turn it off. You're a broken record and yes I can tell you're the same person over and over again. Your jr. high school method of using too many exclamation points is getting old, and is comparable to shouting to be the loudest to win a debate. We've heard you...we just don't care what you have to say!
June 28, 2008 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...
sounds like a union rep for sure.
June 29, 2008 12:04 AM
Voice of reason said...
Nope, just someone older whose been around the block and was probably working when you were in diapers. I speak my mind: call a spade a spade. And if you come to a meeting I'll buy you a coke and show you how to shave the peach fuzz off your upper lip.
The reps feel safe to use their real names here. I wonder why we don't?
June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Anonymous said...
So...according to Jenn, Steve and the guy who hasn't actually been out in the job market in 27 years, the grass is MUCH greener outside of Time Warner. Really? After actively looking for a better situation for almost two years, I chose here based on exactly the benefits you people are crapping on. Don't get me wrong, I'd like more money just like everyone else on the planet. But if you honestly think that the benefits here are that bad and they are so much better elsewhere, I'll just say that I hope you have better luck than I did. If this is truly about the money, then why would I want to choose a course where promotion is typically based on tenure rather than effort and talent? Having been in that situation before,I much prefer having more control of my own career rather than having to communicate through a shop steward (who's personality I may or may not like). Now, from what I've seen here so far, this is where you rip me to shreds because I don't buy in.
June 29, 2008 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...
yep they are going to come after you because you are not for union. From what I have seen union wanters are using more scare tatics than Time Warner. I was for union now I am against because I see how people are acting.
signed,
changed vote
June 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Brian Rogers I/R Lewiston said...
Hmm let me quote:
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
I started out in Adelphia dispatch out of Augusta for a year, a year in Level 3 in Portland and now about 8 mos as a I/R tech. I have gotten more than that each year. Of course, the raise is based on performance. Might want to examine how you do your job.
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
No comment here since I finally got off my ass and starting working on career path.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
Sorry sunshine, I have gotten a bonus each year. Again, its based on performance. And again, examine how YOU perform.
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
When was this promised? I missed this.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there
English second language? Whats your point?
I won't hide behind being anonymous. The day the union gets into Lewiston is the day I give my notice.
June 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
I for one have been in the worked for 40 plus years.The last 20 years in cable have been good years.The last 7 or so years since we have been Time Warner have been better still.Lets all hope that 50% of the TWC techs are smart enough to see through the union crap.They make way to many promises with no facts to back them up!
June 29, 2008 12:56 PM
Anonymous said...
I didn,t see Kieth's letter as threateniong in any way.All I see is the fact that some TWC divisions
are trying to decertify.If this is not true just let me know.If it is not true tell me if they have it so good why are they decertifing
June 29, 2008 1:03 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
the only promise the IBEW has made was that if TWC techs decide to form a union then they will have a say in their future.They will give themselves an opportunity to be a part in determining that future. Any other promises I am not aware of. Come to a meeting and we can talk.
June 29, 2008 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...
The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power, therefore TWC treats them like crap.
I've never gotten any promises from the union. I have gotten alot of promises from TWC ALL of them broken.
Yes Brian we were promised retro-active raises. (you were a dispatcher then.)
No, Brian two years ago the "former Adelphia" employee's did not get any BONUS whatsoever. You might have been working level 3 in Portland by then.
Brian, the raises you got where for "position" each year. Dispatchers make more per hour than techs (baseline), Level 3 makes more than that. When you became a tech you got to keep your "position raises" even though on TWC's pay scale you've been "demoted."
thanks sunshine:)
The career path was "redesigned" and all former Adelphia employees could not participate in the career path until recently.
June 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this. Thats really funny since your overall goal at Timewarner is to be in management and this is known all over now. Being management is not being part of our team. You really havent been here long enough to complain about anything. You are the new guy right? Yes this job is better than alot, but it could be alot better too. And yes most of this is about money, do you think you are worth more than what you make?. Look at that pole on the road. Think humm CMP starts their aprenticeships at $18.35 and have to right equipment to do their job. Down your way is Oxford networks. They make $16 to start. Then theres Fairpoint now. These guys make up to $33.45 after 4 years. Then theres us, do you not see that things could be alittle better. You have kids, do you want to excel in your career path at home while you could be spending time with them?. There is no quick fix for anything here, but atleast with this union I belive that theres a chance. Belive this from someone thats been here a long time.
June 29, 2008 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
June 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose to do so; the money could always be better but that's true of any job; and 10 years in, I'm doing just fine (other than getting rear-ended by the oil company...but I'm pretty sure the union can't fix that). So, why in the would I want you involved in my personal choice of employment? Since, according to your own words, I'll have "zero bargaining power." If I have an issue with my work, that's my business, not ours.
June 29, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
huh?????????????? what are you talking about?
June 29, 2008 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...
i don't get what that dude was trying to say but i'm pretty sure he's trying to say if you have 20 people you have zero barging power so hes happy hes just getting rear ended?
June 29, 2008 8:10 PM
Brian said...
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this.
You are right. I don't want a union. I have been a part of a couple in my life and was not happy. I have no problem posting my name because I have also have no problem telling the company about things I don't agree with. Those that know me, know I have no problem speaking up.
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
Who said I was hard to replace? Yeah, just been in I/R for 8mos but have almost 3 years in the company (including the time in Adelphia). It's a matter of choice.
June 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...
the point about the 20 man union was that a Maine TWC cable union would be 300+ strong. that is ALOT more than zero bargining power.
its not just the big cities bickering. madawaska lost most of their I/R dept. recently. do you think that's because the grass wasn't greener somewhere else?
June 29, 2008 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Don't twist my words. That was exactly NOT my point.
June 30, 2008 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
?
June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...
the only question i have is how many members did those unions have? ("research it") the whole state is nothing to mess with power=numbers but you ad in how many miles of plant we have, replaced that! p.s what companys do your "people" work for "shoe" companies that can be shiped over seas. "we can't, fight for whats right because this sure the fuc* is not"
sincerly, one under paid tech that lives pay check to pay check, just to survive while living in an apartment, that tried to buy a house, that did not make enough to qualify to get a loan, for climbing poles allday,( wtih a ladder when they make better equipment to do the job(buckets, how cheap is this company, money over safety?) if you are non union i hope you are doing what you think is right because as former adelphia i have seen good people fired for bullshit reasons and if "dummy" dosen't like your awnsers he will look smart and pretend to know somethin about cable.
June 19, 2008 10:39 PM
Anonymous said...
OK, I get it now. This is "my opportunity to discuss my workplace issues".......as long as I agree with YOUR opinion.....otherwise I get attacked. You know, we all work here and see what really goes on. "Good people fired for bullshit reasons"???? Since when??? To quote you again from an earlier post: "I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts." Stick to the truth for a change and think about respecting other opinions than your own.
June 20, 2008 6:46 AM
Anonymous said...
I want one person to tell me what I have to lose in going Union.
I have talked with upper management of several companies in the Augusta and Gardiner areas that are not Union and I asked how they kept their employees happy.
A manager at a nationwide company with an office in Gardiner Maine stated that they filled out a job description for the desired position and went to the Department of Labor and asked what the average wages were for a job of that caliber. They then took that hourly rate and added 25 cents an hour to it. With their "career path" in place the economy recently accelerated and they began to lose employees while others became concerned, so they agreed to pay the existing employees more.
That company is NOT Union. They are a national company that deals with networking and troubleshooting on a level strikingly similar to ours. There is no reason that our company can't take similar actions and squash all talks of a Union.
I challenge anybody who reads this to go to the Department of Labor and see what the average wage is for a job of our caliber. We are in fact one of the largest phone companies in America.
And before anybody says it, I know I can go work for Fairpoint or whoever and make more, but I like my job and I like the people I work with. I enjoy working with customers on all levels, this job is exciting and challenging. I take pride in my work, I just want my company to take pride in me, and then I want them to show it with sincerity. And if they honestly can't increase my wages I'd just like to hear why.
I just want to be taken seriously, I have a family to look out for, as do most of you. It is not unreasonable for all of us to accept nothing but the best for those whom we care about.
June 20, 2008 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...
all i know is that after 8 hours is ot, if you work more than 13 hours a day the next day is paid off, double time on sundays, and free health insurance, also buckets instead of ladders, this is all from a company that dosen't offer as many products as we do, i heard throungh the great vine that they give there employees free dsl,a dish and free phone that we pay 20 bucks a month for? the reasons i'm hearing for people not for it is were going to lose benefits, there going to take "my" truck away, there going to take away my cable, no free clothes, the awnser is they can't take any thing away that is already in place.
June 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...
research it!!! if you think the union will get us double time on sundays ...bull... and your raise will be 2.5 or 2 percent a year stop crying i carry a ladder too. oh and i was able to buy a house ! if union could offer big lavish contracts they would produce examples of a contract they got in an other state .. but no havent seen that on any site have ya. you can pay some union dues iam not union noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008 10:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Here's some stuff that I found when I did the research.
Oh...sorry to burst you bubble, but I got a mortgage approved too. Last time I checked, approval was primarily based on your credit history and current score. (FYI, I've been in IR for about two years.) So, unless you've been here substantially less than that, what we make was probably not the primary reason you were turned down....unless, of course, the house you wanted was just out of you price range. Anyway, check this stuff out. Nobody told me about this. Pro or Con...it looks like there's a lot of serious shit for us to consider here.
http://laborpains.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/owens-rosen-6-16-radio1.mp3
http://server1.laborpains.org/?p=867
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/union-is-misleading-consumers-hurting,440332.shtml
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/cardCheck.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/theProblem.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/unionMythsFromUnionMouths.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeULLICO.cfm
While these sites all appear to be strongly opposed......the fact that these things are even in question is enough for me. My opinion counts, right?... or does it here on this blog? I'm confused. Can't say I'd enjoy being used as a pawn. Aaaaahhh,NO! I'm good, thanks. But, thanks for asking.
One more thing, BUCKETS FOR ALL??? That'll be really useful on the Old Port route. Can't wait to try finding a parking space for that!
June 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there.
June 21, 2008 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 2 years and you bought a house? wify must have a good job?
June 21, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
some of you need to realize that we are all aboard the same boat here, and whoever listed the links to the "unionfacts" should be aware that it is indeed an anti-union website and that OFCOURSE the stats will not be favorable.
if you honestly believe you are being treated well you must be fresh out of high school and living in your parents house.
at our current wage and slow level of raises and advancement this company needs to decide if they want to replace workers every year or two or keep ones with skill and talent. i am not making a wage greater than someone working at Wendys. i do have more skills, more education, more hazards in my job, but the pay is the same.
therein lies the problem. we need to stop pointing fingers at each other and start pointing them at TWC and ask them "Do you really want me to stay here?"
right now the union is the only recourse we have, as this company has shown through its actions and policies that they have little regard for our well being, both physical, and fiscal.
to the new kids whose bodies don't hurt every morning getting up, and think making $12/hr is great and don't use their health benefits, aren't married, because you're still young and healthy,and don't have kids to support, don't for one minute think you will feel this way 10 years from now.
now is the time to secure a better future for us all.
June 26, 2008 3:31 AM
Anonymous said...
To the pension guy...
You realize what $10,000/year will be worth in 25-30 years (the amount of time before most of us retire) and this is the current pension plan we have.
Toilet paper
June 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Finding a place to park my bucket...
now that's a problem i wish i had.
Maybe the old port guys could be issued a moped then if parking is the issue (i'm joking here we need to stop the infighting between the "big city" guys and the guys climbing the big sticks. you "city guys" know you're still making more money than us right?)
June 26, 2008 3:41 AM
DJ said...
Check out the link below to get the low-down on Richard Berman, the founder of unionfacts.com
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/lifting-the-veil-on-richard-berman.html
June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
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June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/chamber-of-commerce/coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:03 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
the-anti-union-network/
chamber-of-commerce/
coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:04 PM
John said...
Whats goin on here?
June 26, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...
Im glad to see that I got my anti union paper work in the mail tonight from timewarner. They do not understand that this will hurt them more than us. We all need to stick together for the hard times to come very soon. But in the end we will be so better off. People should know that this will not be a quick fix, but instead a look to our future. We are all here because we like what we do and want to make this our career not just a job.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM
brent marr said...
by now most of us have gotten the threating letter from time warner . this is the same scare tactics that took place in 2002 when we were trying to form a union . improvements were made along with promises . as the months went by the improvements faded away and the promises were forgoten . dont be fooled by timewarners sudden intrest in our work place problems . they are only trying to stop our unionizing efforts. in 2002 we had people in managment jobs that thought that we were justifyed in forming a union but were forced to speak out against our union efforts . a company that pays its ceo s in the millions and counts its profits in the billions can and should treat all of us much better . we will need to stick together and work together to gain improvements in our jobs . i have been to 8-10 union meetings so far and look foward to talking to more of my coworkers about how we can work together to gain improvements in our jobs . yes i am the 27 year guy .
June 27, 2008 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...
union no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hopefully people dont ruin Time Warner Maine by bringing in a union .Those who want it never worked in one before!I have its terrible. 7 year installer
June 28, 2008 12:20 AM
Anonymous said...
how does having the right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions ruin anything? lets stand up for our families and ourselves.
June 28, 2008 8:33 AM
Voice of Reason said...
brent makes excellent points. I, for one, would love to see less bickering amongst ourselves. ask questions? absolutely. start fights between portland and the rest of the state? absolutely NOT! start fights between maintenance and IR techs? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We got the letter. We can expecting mandatory pre-work meetings where the company wants to "listen to us."
Don't be fools. We have made it this far. If you know you DON'T want a union...that is your right. I respect that. I absolutely don't understand it, but we can agree to disagree.
What we don't need to do is start fighting amongst ourselves. If there are workers in your office that are anti-union just LEAVE THEM ALONE. We don't need %100 to win. We need %50 + 1. By trying to force your ideas on others all you will accomplish is alienating them. They in turn will fuel management with information, and hamper our efforts.
The beauty of a democracy is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and can vote accordingly.
Be educated. Be smart. And learn when to BE QUIET.
June 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Well listen, the major problem here is that if 50 + 1 gets union passed then the rest of us have to settle for small raises with caps. What do you honestly think union will do for you? Also people who dont want a union will be forced to pay 70 to 80 dollars in union dues a month.I am not willing to do that. Seems like everyone who wants union are people who like to cry alot! if people honestly think union will get them a bucket and 30 dollars per hour you foolish.what youll get is 75 cents an hour and have to pay for cable ,rr,phone full price. If you could show proof of other contracts with Time Warner from this union with such great results you would have by now!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Voice of reason said...
Hey who's whining now! I was trying to be polite. I don't know what you're raises are NOW but they are SMALL <4%. I want a 40hr work week. Pay scale fitting my job. Better health plan. Don't call me foolish, I've done my homework. Yes, I think the people who are being the loudest about it are coming across like cry babies and whiners.
You're also crying and whining, and I can tell that you're completely happy making sub standard pay for the job you do, which tells me you are either not very smart or not very ambitious.
The IBEW doesn't have many contracts with TWC, so what? Comcast is about to go NATIONWIDE with the IBEW. Let's take a look at their contract.
I don't want a bucket. I want respect. This is a technical job, and a hazardous one. It is challenging mentally and physically. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be compensated proportionately.
Take YOUR own advice. STOP WHINING. You aren't going to change the minds of those of us who have already done our homework. You keep demanding information...get your ass to a meeting or call Steve Smith, or Jenn Nappi.
Most people know where they stand on this issue. Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor debating skills on the internet aren't going to sway anyone at this point.
Where do you get YOUR INFORMATION? .75/hr and losing free cable? Where are your facts.
It's time to put up or shut up. The day I have to pay for cable is the day they can come turn it off. You're a broken record and yes I can tell you're the same person over and over again. Your jr. high school method of using too many exclamation points is getting old, and is comparable to shouting to be the loudest to win a debate. We've heard you...we just don't care what you have to say!
June 28, 2008 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...
sounds like a union rep for sure.
June 29, 2008 12:04 AM
Voice of reason said...
Nope, just someone older whose been around the block and was probably working when you were in diapers. I speak my mind: call a spade a spade. And if you come to a meeting I'll buy you a coke and show you how to shave the peach fuzz off your upper lip.
The reps feel safe to use their real names here. I wonder why we don't?
June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Anonymous said...
So...according to Jenn, Steve and the guy who hasn't actually been out in the job market in 27 years, the grass is MUCH greener outside of Time Warner. Really? After actively looking for a better situation for almost two years, I chose here based on exactly the benefits you people are crapping on. Don't get me wrong, I'd like more money just like everyone else on the planet. But if you honestly think that the benefits here are that bad and they are so much better elsewhere, I'll just say that I hope you have better luck than I did. If this is truly about the money, then why would I want to choose a course where promotion is typically based on tenure rather than effort and talent? Having been in that situation before,I much prefer having more control of my own career rather than having to communicate through a shop steward (who's personality I may or may not like). Now, from what I've seen here so far, this is where you rip me to shreds because I don't buy in.
June 29, 2008 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...
yep they are going to come after you because you are not for union. From what I have seen union wanters are using more scare tatics than Time Warner. I was for union now I am against because I see how people are acting.
signed,
changed vote
June 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Brian Rogers I/R Lewiston said...
Hmm let me quote:
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
I started out in Adelphia dispatch out of Augusta for a year, a year in Level 3 in Portland and now about 8 mos as a I/R tech. I have gotten more than that each year. Of course, the raise is based on performance. Might want to examine how you do your job.
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
No comment here since I finally got off my ass and starting working on career path.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
Sorry sunshine, I have gotten a bonus each year. Again, its based on performance. And again, examine how YOU perform.
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
When was this promised? I missed this.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there
English second language? Whats your point?
I won't hide behind being anonymous. The day the union gets into Lewiston is the day I give my notice.
June 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
I for one have been in the worked for 40 plus years.The last 20 years in cable have been good years.The last 7 or so years since we have been Time Warner have been better still.Lets all hope that 50% of the TWC techs are smart enough to see through the union crap.They make way to many promises with no facts to back them up!
June 29, 2008 12:56 PM
Anonymous said...
I didn,t see Kieth's letter as threateniong in any way.All I see is the fact that some TWC divisions
are trying to decertify.If this is not true just let me know.If it is not true tell me if they have it so good why are they decertifing
June 29, 2008 1:03 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
the only promise the IBEW has made was that if TWC techs decide to form a union then they will have a say in their future.They will give themselves an opportunity to be a part in determining that future. Any other promises I am not aware of. Come to a meeting and we can talk.
June 29, 2008 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...
The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power, therefore TWC treats them like crap.
I've never gotten any promises from the union. I have gotten alot of promises from TWC ALL of them broken.
Yes Brian we were promised retro-active raises. (you were a dispatcher then.)
No, Brian two years ago the "former Adelphia" employee's did not get any BONUS whatsoever. You might have been working level 3 in Portland by then.
Brian, the raises you got where for "position" each year. Dispatchers make more per hour than techs (baseline), Level 3 makes more than that. When you became a tech you got to keep your "position raises" even though on TWC's pay scale you've been "demoted."
thanks sunshine:)
The career path was "redesigned" and all former Adelphia employees could not participate in the career path until recently.
June 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this. Thats really funny since your overall goal at Timewarner is to be in management and this is known all over now. Being management is not being part of our team. You really havent been here long enough to complain about anything. You are the new guy right? Yes this job is better than alot, but it could be alot better too. And yes most of this is about money, do you think you are worth more than what you make?. Look at that pole on the road. Think humm CMP starts their aprenticeships at $18.35 and have to right equipment to do their job. Down your way is Oxford networks. They make $16 to start. Then theres Fairpoint now. These guys make up to $33.45 after 4 years. Then theres us, do you not see that things could be alittle better. You have kids, do you want to excel in your career path at home while you could be spending time with them?. There is no quick fix for anything here, but atleast with this union I belive that theres a chance. Belive this from someone thats been here a long time.
June 29, 2008 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
June 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose to do so; the money could always be better but that's true of any job; and 10 years in, I'm doing just fine (other than getting rear-ended by the oil company...but I'm pretty sure the union can't fix that). So, why in the would I want you involved in my personal choice of employment? Since, according to your own words, I'll have "zero bargaining power." If I have an issue with my work, that's my business, not ours.
June 29, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
huh?????????????? what are you talking about?
June 29, 2008 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...
i don't get what that dude was trying to say but i'm pretty sure he's trying to say if you have 20 people you have zero barging power so hes happy hes just getting rear ended?
June 29, 2008 8:10 PM
Brian said...
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this.
You are right. I don't want a union. I have been a part of a couple in my life and was not happy. I have no problem posting my name because I have also have no problem telling the company about things I don't agree with. Those that know me, know I have no problem speaking up.
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
Who said I was hard to replace? Yeah, just been in I/R for 8mos but have almost 3 years in the company (including the time in Adelphia). It's a matter of choice.
June 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...
the point about the 20 man union was that a Maine TWC cable union would be 300+ strong. that is ALOT more than zero bargining power.
its not just the big cities bickering. madawaska lost most of their I/R dept. recently. do you think that's because the grass wasn't greener somewhere else?
June 29, 2008 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Don't twist my words. That was exactly NOT my point.
June 30, 2008 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose
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Anonymous said...
The Time has come!
May 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Time for what?
May 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...
The time has really come for this company to listen to us. Now that Timewarner has bought all the Adelphia properties in this area, we now have a lot more unhappy workers to stand behind us. We need to all stand together and we will see a better future become of this. Just ask my friends from fairpoint how they like their job, pay and benefits.
May 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.comcastworkersunited.com/
We are not the only ones going through this..
May 30, 2008 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...
do want to end being the some of the lowest paid in the industry?
do you want to end being responsible for repeats beyond your control?
do you want to end unreasonable workloads?
do you want to bring safety practices to a dangerous job?
would you like to retire some day with a pension so you could enjoy your retirement?
would you like a voice in your workplace?
would you like to get the respect you deserve?
if we stand together we will have an opportunity to work towards all these things.
The Time for change has come!
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiA8V248WMM
May 31, 2008 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...
TOP 10 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
#1. Your employer has no right to cause interference with the employee's right to decide whether or not they wish to have a union representing them.
#2. An employer can not interfere with the unions internal affairs. In general an employer should remain neutral during any organizing campaign.
#3. Meetings with the employee's as a captive audience, cannot be used by their employer as a forum or opportunity to criticize the union.
#4. An employer interferes with the affairs of a trade union when it prohibits the wearing of union pins in the work place.
#5. An employer initiating petition for employees to withdraw their support of a union is also deemed as interference and not allowed.
#6. Any employers communications with employees must concern business affairs and not unionization.
#7. Comments like "the employees would be better off without a union" amounts to interference and is not allowed under the law.
#8. An employer cannot issue a bulletin to employees that sends an implicit message that employees can obtain a wage increase without a union.
#9. An employer cannot say:
a) union representation will not benefit the employees
b) employees may speak about the subject with employer
representatives
c) there will be serious consequences for the company if you go
union
#10. An employer who promises that conditions would improve if they did not unionize would be conducting an unfair labor practice. An employer must remain neutral during an organizing campaign.
May 31, 2008 10:09 PM
Anonymous said...
What about a Union promising things will improve if they unionize? How could you know that?
June 1, 2008 1:17 AM
Anonymous said...
Do you think anything will ever improve without one. Over many years served to this company, nothing has ever changed, only got worse. Unions wont change anything overnight, but its a start to addressing our problems. Unions arent for every company, but now we have some numbers with the all the offices combined. Look at CMP or Fairpoint/Verizon. Do you think they like their unions with their good beneift and awesome pay. You make so much less than the phone company employees, why ? we do phone too. And Timewarner loves to pay us like cable guys..Many of us think its time for a change.
June 1, 2008 8:34 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
This is a new age. I work for Comcast, the beggest cable company in the country. I did not begin my career in cable with this cheap greedy company, i started with medis-one. Let me tell you the bigger these companies get the worse they get. We had a pension until Comcast came to town, this was there first order of business..bye bye pension. and over the years the bigger this company has gotten the more they take. Comcast is making profits hand over fist, and yet every year we lose a little more. Stop beleiving these anti-union idiots who say we will get nothing with a union, because its a lie. Lets stand united, we here at comcast are signing the cards, more so than i've ever seen before. Organizing the whole cable industry will benefit all of us, driving up pay rates and benefits. Don't be a fool sign the cards as we are doing, lets get this union push going. It's the only way we will have a chance in these ever expanding big companies who do nothing more than take from the hard working employees. I feel your pain. The brown nosers and management are watching us and reporting everything we do. We are trying to be secretive about it. Try and do the same get the cards signed and lets finaly raise the standard of living for cable workers accross the country...
June 1, 2008 10:29 AM
Anonymous said...
I hope that you unhappy guys are a minority.If things are so bad in the cable industry why did you choose to work here?I think the unions are full of crap!!!
June 1, 2008 11:00 AM
massachussetes comcast tech said...
We chose to work in the cable industry before these corporate takeovers. The bigger the companies grew the worse it became. again i started in Media-One. this was a smaller company that gave its workers some respect. The bigger the company gets the worse it gets.
VOTE IN THE UNION.. WE NEED IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2008 11:19 AM
Anonymous said...
the union promises only one thing;
the opportunity to bring about change. if you do nothing nothing will change
June 1, 2008 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...
If you do nothing the Company will just take at will, they do not care about anyone except for there bottom line. Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits.
June 6, 2008 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...
I can see you have a slow start. This is great place to get your points accross. Alot of helpful post on the comcast blogspot.
http://www.comcastworkersfightback.blogspot.com/
check it out, we all have the same issues.
June 7, 2008 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...
Wow...I was hoping there would be an outpouring of PISSED OFF'ED NESS here. Time Warner makes big promises, makes big profits, and keeps the money in the top 10% of the company.
To the asshat who said we should just work somewhere else...well we actually like our jobs, we're good at our jobs, and if we were making what YOU are with YOUR benefits, we'd be happy as pigs in shit.
With a Union you have to ask yourself... 1. can it possibly get any worse? 2. How hard to I have to work before I feel appreciated and compensated?
We're all in the same boat. Let's row to a better future for all of us!
June 8, 2008 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...
quote:
"Look at the other companies on the pole with union representation all have much better wages and benefits."
Except for the locations that are working to do away with the union.
June 6, 2008 8:50 PM
Well I don't exactly see a whole lot of those anywhere. Why would you give up the only control and bargaining power you have? This company is made on OUR BACKS, OUR SWEAT, OUR BLOOD, and we aren't even authorized to stop work in hurricane winds, lightning storms, and severe snow. Have you checked your medical benefits lately? They changed our good coverage after their mandatory audit, and gave us back crap. You can be guaranteed that all other utilities pay less, and get MORE!
Let's get this DONE!
June 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
For anyone who may have questions about forming a union,or questions on what a union may have to offer, or what protection under the law you have while gaining the information you need in order to make an informed decision on the future for you and your family then attend a meeting and ask those questions. Remember your right to attend a meeting is protected by the law and that it is illegal for a company to spy or send some one to spy for them to such a meeting. You have rights!
June 10, 2008 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...
There are three COMPANIES working from the same pole. theres the power company, the cable company, then the phone company. Which one gets paid the least? Which one has to pay for medical (ie more every year to boot)? Mr. I want to see a better contract, answer those questions. As a matter of fact, let all the anti-union people anwser those questions. We do the same job for less pay and we are the only one not represented by a union. Wake up. Your arguement would have validity if we made more than them but we don't.
WHAT DO I NEED A PENSION, PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR, I HAVE FREE CABLE AND A TRUCK !!!!!!!!!
AND BY THE WAY I DID NOT APPLY TO Timewarner I APPLIED TO Adelphia SO STOP TELLING ME I HAD A CHOICE. THIS CHEAP I DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY EMPLOYEES FUTURE COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED TAKING IMMEDIATELY..... Maine IS READY TO SIGN THE CARDS
SIGNED A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH.
June 11, 2008 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey A PISSED OFF Timewarner TECH tell me what you lost when time warner took over so Maybe I can be pissed too.I thought TW treated me pretty good so tell me what I,m missing out on.
June 12, 2008 6:11 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree that we all need to be heard, I also think that nobody expects to be given something for nothing. All I want is for my opinion to matter. We all should be proud of our jobs and our company should be proud of US! If we are continually treated unfairly a union may be a step in the right direction, I would just like to see some examples. Recently our shop was told of poor contracts for Time Warner and I for one would just like to see what a typical contract consists of, be it good or bad. If anybody has any idea where I would be able to find this let me know here, I'll check back often.
I just hope everybody knows its your right, and in my opinion obligation, to make an informed decision thats right for you and your family. Nobody should make any decision without all the information they can get.
June 12, 2008 8:59 PM
under paid cable tech said...
This applies to my brothers over at TIMEWARNER
I can give every tech ONE GUARANTEE, if we do not vote the union in we will never gain any benefits. Comcast will never willfully give us any benefits to our gain. The only way to attain better than the shit we have now is to bargain. The only way to bargain is with a union. The choice is simple, work for shit, NO UNION. Gain benefits and wages, UNION.
June 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Anonymous said...
I'll address what I lost when Time Warner took over--
I lost seniority. I don't get paid what a TW worker of my experience and level of knowledge gets paid.
I lost a great benefits package. Heath, Vision, and Dental were TOP NOTCH and the envy of everyone (except verizon).
I lost a laid back work environment and got a bunch of dispatchers that now get a kick out of adding work to my que at the end of my shift.
I lost a sense of pride when all the promises about great change and better treatment by TW during the by out have taken years to materialize and when those changes do come, they are pennies compared to dollars.
I do enjoy my work, but I refuse to accept that this company CANNOT treat me better. I am not asking for the world, but this is not my FIRST rodeo, and at this rate it won't be my last.
I want a job that I can earn a wage to support a family, get good benefits from a large company that can afford to supply them, and one that I can progress and eventually retire from.
I guess if all these things are too much to ask, I should look elsewhere, but again I DON'T think these things are too much to ask.
June 13, 2008 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...
You don't have to look elsewhere to get decent wages and benfits, you just have to band together and join a union. The IBEW is trying to raise the standard of living of the cable companies. If we stand alone the company will just fuck us. why take away from management, if they can take away from the workers. United the company is forced to bargain in good faith. Getting better and wages might take a little time but without a union it will never happen. With a union at least we have a chance.
June 13, 2008 12:23 PM
Anonymous said...
if the whole state of maine sticks together it's going to be hard for them to give us shity contracts, besides those unions they were talking about that got shitty contracts what did they have for numbers?
June 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
June 13, 2008 10:13 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah......right!!!(NOT!) After the way NYNEX/VERIZON treated my family, you can keep your friggin' union. Why would I want to pay IBEW for not owning up to implied promises? I've already got an ex-wife for that!
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Please don't tell me you left a telephone job to join cable...you must have had to sell your home to pay the difference.
I'm guess your uncle's cousin's sisters fathers brother didn't like unions. But if you have specific examples please list them. Thanks.
June 14, 2008 8:34 AM
Anonymous said...
yeh we got it good 12 bucks an hour, gps babby sitting us, ass loads of work that's impossible to do right ( don't foget to pass q'c every wall plate must be compression haha) health insurance copays change when they feel like changing them,(go to the doctors and see how good are benefits are?) performce raise's that are less than the cost of living raise that your were promised to get that you didn't get so you really didn't get a raise at all? a qc policy that changes evey week that i still don't know but hey it only effects your raise at the end of the year, "i think this year i'm getting 32 cents" but if i come home after working 12 hours and not talk to my wife and kids i can study my ncti books for 2 months and get another 80 cents and hour for something they already expect me to do that i havent got paid for yet i can live just below poverty level, an my next raise will be in a year, wow i'm sure glad i get free cable my oil man loves it. "sorry can't pay the bill, but hey check out skinnamax at 11 it's great. yeh overall very happy i figured it out 40 miles a day with 20mpg = 1 buck more an hour to take my truck home, that's equal to the phone company's wage right? so overall 3 year service tech that gets paid 20 bucks an hour less that the phone company that has better equipment (buckets) than we do, and dosen't do television at all. yeh unions suck. i'll just keep dreaming about owning a house
June 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...
If Maint dealt with the same bullshit we did they would be for the union too. How about them getting a repeat on a line prob.... not them... how about sales... not them... how about a full board of time frames.... not them.... but let me see they have to fix an outage in 2 hours, big fucking deal. Most of the time your changing a fucking fuse in an amp....... Try rewiring a house in less than an hour because there are two more trouble calls in the same time frame, and oh yeah, sell them something on the way out. we put a ticket in they don't fix it, we go back get a repeat... not them.. we have to work in the rain.. not them.. they find a coffee shop to sit in till the rain stops.. we have 15 trouble calls. how about this one try knocking on a fucking door to fix a leak instead of padding and fleeing. you have no time frames we do. I don't want to hear you were on call and got called out at 2am, because you spend most of the day at home sleeping anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
June 15, 2008 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
As a former tech now management I probably shouldn't write anything like this. But away from work I really support my guys and their union hopes. As a former installer, I would work long hours in the rain and snow and make just pennies on the dollar. I understand where you guys are coming from. Timewarner will stand to lose a lot of money on lawyers fighting this union stand. They will be forced to listing this time due to 300 workers voicing their opion on wages and unfair acts. Do you think I belive that these repeats really are fair? Do you think you guys are very underpaid compaired to phone? You were told that phone is a different bread of work thats why you dont get paid like they do. Has anyone looked into that we are the forth largest phone company in the USA? We are the least paid too. When wages are finally increased to industry standards, we the management will finally get a little compensation too. I know this. Good luck guys !!
June 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...
if you are mangement then change this bull shit and if you get a raise then give us one and if you think we are fairly compensated for our work then you are a suck pump. p.s fuck all you non-union dumbasses that are doing a skilled trade for shit pay when our company is making billions a quater "think about it use your head, there is a better life out there for us in this bussiness if we stick together, they can't replace numbers."
June 15, 2008 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
All a union can promise us is that they'll negotiate for us. Anyone here know what negotiate means? It means "we'll trade this for that". Or "do this or we'll strike". What do we have now that we're willing to trade? Trade low insurance premiums for higher wages? Maybe cut out the annual bonus program?
Don't think a union gets something for nothing - and how much will we be paying in dues?
What about the tech next to you that doesn't do his job right? He'll get the same raise we will, and if he was here before you were, he has seniority for everything ... better shifts, newer trucks etc.
Unless of course you "are" that tech that wants all those great things for less effort than the rest of us ... and what do you think our customer's will think of the new Time Warner? You think wait times are bad now? See what happens when every tech goes home after their strict 8 hour day.
And heaven forbid you actually rely on overtime like some of us - that goes to the senior tech also. Hope you didn't need those extra hours for an upcoming birthday, or Christmas.
Absolutely organize, absolutely ask questions, and absolutely be sure you know what you're getting into. Just be sure you're getting answers from the union, and not wishy-washy half-truths. If they answer your question with a question about TW - did they really answer you? It's just like politics these days, they won't tell you why they are great - they'll just try tell you why TW is bad.
I just want all of us to make an informed decision. No more "BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts". If your informed decision leads you to union representation, then vote that way. But the rest of us need to know that not voting is as good as voting "for" the union.
June 16, 2008 1:49 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
To the person who wrote about unions negotiating, and ot going to the senior tech and the lazy techs getting the same as you the harworking tech come to a meeting and we can discuss what is half true and what is not. What I think we can all agree on (see the Wall St Journal) is that the cable division of TW did very well last year thanks solely to the efforts of its dedicated workers. Do you feel that you received your fair share of the profits that YOU generated? I look forward to talking to you at the next meeting.
June 16, 2008 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Well since this is a discussion forum how about some examples? I'm curious what they did to your "family". I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts. If you come here to say "unions suck" please have some facts to back it up, and not generic responses.
Wow, too bad you don't follow your own advice.
I DID, but since I didn't sign you you wouldn't know that. I made the long post about what I LOST when I BECAME Time Warner.
Personally I WANT to go home after 8hrs. We shouldn't have to get overtime to make a living wage. If you look at the "merit raises" we get now esentially everyone IS GETTING THE SAME RAISES now...3.9-4.0% a year. WOOOPIE!!! That doesn't even cover the cost of living. I don't care what our customers think of the "new Time Warner" they hate the Time Warner they already have. Should they have to wait 3 weeks for a service call? Probably not. Could Time Warner hire enough techs to get the job done instead of overworking the tech's they have? ABSOLUTELY.
I don't want OT. I don't want to work on call to change batteries in people remotes. I don't want to depend on overtime. I want to do my job, take the time it should take to complete it, be proud of it, and then go home to my beautiful family.
Like Steve says, come to a meeting and ask the questions. And then ask yourself if the "Power of You" might be worth more than you think it is.
June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
yeh just like you said you rely on overtime so that means for fairly compesated for your work? overtime isn't written in stone and if you can barley survive on 40 hours for climbing poles all day than somethings wrong, ours bodys are taking a beating for to little money.
June 16, 2008 5:49 PM
mm said...
i have worked at time warner for more than 27 years and in that time i have seen many good people treated poorly. now is the time to stand together and work together for a better future .
June 17, 2008 6:55 PM
Anonymous said...
27 years and for the union i bet this guy could awnser some questions about this companys tatics of unjust working conditions an regulations,
remember the next job the union could save could be yours, how confident are you time warner is for us the employee?
June 18, 2008 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...
?
June 19, 2008 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Research it i did union contracts 2 percent 2.5 percent raises , Time warner New York went union employees who were union had to fight for three years to get pension that non union workers had all long.( imagine you were to retire in those three years ) We have good benifits I know plenty people who struggle because they work for big companys with half what we have.
June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...
the only question i have is how many members did those unions have? ("research it") the whole state is nothing to mess with power=numbers but you ad in how many miles of plant we have, replaced that! p.s what companys do your "people" work for "shoe" companies that can be shiped over seas. "we can't, fight for whats right because this sure the fuc* is not"
sincerly, one under paid tech that lives pay check to pay check, just to survive while living in an apartment, that tried to buy a house, that did not make enough to qualify to get a loan, for climbing poles allday,( wtih a ladder when they make better equipment to do the job(buckets, how cheap is this company, money over safety?) if you are non union i hope you are doing what you think is right because as former adelphia i have seen good people fired for bullshit reasons and if "dummy" dosen't like your awnsers he will look smart and pretend to know somethin about cable.
June 19, 2008 10:39 PM
Anonymous said...
OK, I get it now. This is "my opportunity to discuss my workplace issues".......as long as I agree with YOUR opinion.....otherwise I get attacked. You know, we all work here and see what really goes on. "Good people fired for bullshit reasons"???? Since when??? To quote you again from an earlier post: "I call BS on generic inflammatory comments without facts." Stick to the truth for a change and think about respecting other opinions than your own.
June 20, 2008 6:46 AM
Anonymous said...
I want one person to tell me what I have to lose in going Union.
I have talked with upper management of several companies in the Augusta and Gardiner areas that are not Union and I asked how they kept their employees happy.
A manager at a nationwide company with an office in Gardiner Maine stated that they filled out a job description for the desired position and went to the Department of Labor and asked what the average wages were for a job of that caliber. They then took that hourly rate and added 25 cents an hour to it. With their "career path" in place the economy recently accelerated and they began to lose employees while others became concerned, so they agreed to pay the existing employees more.
That company is NOT Union. They are a national company that deals with networking and troubleshooting on a level strikingly similar to ours. There is no reason that our company can't take similar actions and squash all talks of a Union.
I challenge anybody who reads this to go to the Department of Labor and see what the average wage is for a job of our caliber. We are in fact one of the largest phone companies in America.
And before anybody says it, I know I can go work for Fairpoint or whoever and make more, but I like my job and I like the people I work with. I enjoy working with customers on all levels, this job is exciting and challenging. I take pride in my work, I just want my company to take pride in me, and then I want them to show it with sincerity. And if they honestly can't increase my wages I'd just like to hear why.
I just want to be taken seriously, I have a family to look out for, as do most of you. It is not unreasonable for all of us to accept nothing but the best for those whom we care about.
June 20, 2008 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...
all i know is that after 8 hours is ot, if you work more than 13 hours a day the next day is paid off, double time on sundays, and free health insurance, also buckets instead of ladders, this is all from a company that dosen't offer as many products as we do, i heard throungh the great vine that they give there employees free dsl,a dish and free phone that we pay 20 bucks a month for? the reasons i'm hearing for people not for it is were going to lose benefits, there going to take "my" truck away, there going to take away my cable, no free clothes, the awnser is they can't take any thing away that is already in place.
June 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...
research it!!! if you think the union will get us double time on sundays ...bull... and your raise will be 2.5 or 2 percent a year stop crying i carry a ladder too. oh and i was able to buy a house ! if union could offer big lavish contracts they would produce examples of a contract they got in an other state .. but no havent seen that on any site have ya. you can pay some union dues iam not union noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008 10:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Here's some stuff that I found when I did the research.
Oh...sorry to burst you bubble, but I got a mortgage approved too. Last time I checked, approval was primarily based on your credit history and current score. (FYI, I've been in IR for about two years.) So, unless you've been here substantially less than that, what we make was probably not the primary reason you were turned down....unless, of course, the house you wanted was just out of you price range. Anyway, check this stuff out. Nobody told me about this. Pro or Con...it looks like there's a lot of serious shit for us to consider here.
http://laborpains.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/owens-rosen-6-16-radio1.mp3
http://server1.laborpains.org/?p=867
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/union-is-misleading-consumers-hurting,440332.shtml
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/cardCheck.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/theProblem.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/cardcheck/unionMythsFromUnionMouths.cfm
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeULLICO.cfm
While these sites all appear to be strongly opposed......the fact that these things are even in question is enough for me. My opinion counts, right?... or does it here on this blog? I'm confused. Can't say I'd enjoy being used as a pawn. Aaaaahhh,NO! I'm good, thanks. But, thanks for asking.
One more thing, BUCKETS FOR ALL??? That'll be really useful on the Old Port route. Can't wait to try finding a parking space for that!
June 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there.
June 21, 2008 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 2 years and you bought a house? wify must have a good job?
June 21, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
some of you need to realize that we are all aboard the same boat here, and whoever listed the links to the "unionfacts" should be aware that it is indeed an anti-union website and that OFCOURSE the stats will not be favorable.
if you honestly believe you are being treated well you must be fresh out of high school and living in your parents house.
at our current wage and slow level of raises and advancement this company needs to decide if they want to replace workers every year or two or keep ones with skill and talent. i am not making a wage greater than someone working at Wendys. i do have more skills, more education, more hazards in my job, but the pay is the same.
therein lies the problem. we need to stop pointing fingers at each other and start pointing them at TWC and ask them "Do you really want me to stay here?"
right now the union is the only recourse we have, as this company has shown through its actions and policies that they have little regard for our well being, both physical, and fiscal.
to the new kids whose bodies don't hurt every morning getting up, and think making $12/hr is great and don't use their health benefits, aren't married, because you're still young and healthy,and don't have kids to support, don't for one minute think you will feel this way 10 years from now.
now is the time to secure a better future for us all.
June 26, 2008 3:31 AM
Anonymous said...
To the pension guy...
You realize what $10,000/year will be worth in 25-30 years (the amount of time before most of us retire) and this is the current pension plan we have.
Toilet paper
June 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Finding a place to park my bucket...
now that's a problem i wish i had.
Maybe the old port guys could be issued a moped then if parking is the issue (i'm joking here we need to stop the infighting between the "big city" guys and the guys climbing the big sticks. you "city guys" know you're still making more money than us right?)
June 26, 2008 3:41 AM
DJ said...
Check out the link below to get the low-down on Richard Berman, the founder of unionfacts.com
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/lifting-the-veil-on-richard-berman.html
June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
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June 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/chamber-of-commerce/coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:03 PM
Anonymous said...
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
the-anti-union-network/
chamber-of-commerce/
coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace-exposed-20080424-557-273.html
June 26, 2008 6:04 PM
John said...
Whats goin on here?
June 26, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...
Im glad to see that I got my anti union paper work in the mail tonight from timewarner. They do not understand that this will hurt them more than us. We all need to stick together for the hard times to come very soon. But in the end we will be so better off. People should know that this will not be a quick fix, but instead a look to our future. We are all here because we like what we do and want to make this our career not just a job.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM
brent marr said...
by now most of us have gotten the threating letter from time warner . this is the same scare tactics that took place in 2002 when we were trying to form a union . improvements were made along with promises . as the months went by the improvements faded away and the promises were forgoten . dont be fooled by timewarners sudden intrest in our work place problems . they are only trying to stop our unionizing efforts. in 2002 we had people in managment jobs that thought that we were justifyed in forming a union but were forced to speak out against our union efforts . a company that pays its ceo s in the millions and counts its profits in the billions can and should treat all of us much better . we will need to stick together and work together to gain improvements in our jobs . i have been to 8-10 union meetings so far and look foward to talking to more of my coworkers about how we can work together to gain improvements in our jobs . yes i am the 27 year guy .
June 27, 2008 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...
union no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hopefully people dont ruin Time Warner Maine by bringing in a union .Those who want it never worked in one before!I have its terrible. 7 year installer
June 28, 2008 12:20 AM
Anonymous said...
how does having the right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions ruin anything? lets stand up for our families and ourselves.
June 28, 2008 8:33 AM
Voice of Reason said...
brent makes excellent points. I, for one, would love to see less bickering amongst ourselves. ask questions? absolutely. start fights between portland and the rest of the state? absolutely NOT! start fights between maintenance and IR techs? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We got the letter. We can expecting mandatory pre-work meetings where the company wants to "listen to us."
Don't be fools. We have made it this far. If you know you DON'T want a union...that is your right. I respect that. I absolutely don't understand it, but we can agree to disagree.
What we don't need to do is start fighting amongst ourselves. If there are workers in your office that are anti-union just LEAVE THEM ALONE. We don't need %100 to win. We need %50 + 1. By trying to force your ideas on others all you will accomplish is alienating them. They in turn will fuel management with information, and hamper our efforts.
The beauty of a democracy is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and can vote accordingly.
Be educated. Be smart. And learn when to BE QUIET.
June 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Well listen, the major problem here is that if 50 + 1 gets union passed then the rest of us have to settle for small raises with caps. What do you honestly think union will do for you? Also people who dont want a union will be forced to pay 70 to 80 dollars in union dues a month.I am not willing to do that. Seems like everyone who wants union are people who like to cry alot! if people honestly think union will get them a bucket and 30 dollars per hour you foolish.what youll get is 75 cents an hour and have to pay for cable ,rr,phone full price. If you could show proof of other contracts with Time Warner from this union with such great results you would have by now!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Voice of reason said...
Hey who's whining now! I was trying to be polite. I don't know what you're raises are NOW but they are SMALL <4%. I want a 40hr work week. Pay scale fitting my job. Better health plan. Don't call me foolish, I've done my homework. Yes, I think the people who are being the loudest about it are coming across like cry babies and whiners.
You're also crying and whining, and I can tell that you're completely happy making sub standard pay for the job you do, which tells me you are either not very smart or not very ambitious.
The IBEW doesn't have many contracts with TWC, so what? Comcast is about to go NATIONWIDE with the IBEW. Let's take a look at their contract.
I don't want a bucket. I want respect. This is a technical job, and a hazardous one. It is challenging mentally and physically. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be compensated proportionately.
Take YOUR own advice. STOP WHINING. You aren't going to change the minds of those of us who have already done our homework. You keep demanding information...get your ass to a meeting or call Steve Smith, or Jenn Nappi.
Most people know where they stand on this issue. Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor debating skills on the internet aren't going to sway anyone at this point.
Where do you get YOUR INFORMATION? .75/hr and losing free cable? Where are your facts.
It's time to put up or shut up. The day I have to pay for cable is the day they can come turn it off. You're a broken record and yes I can tell you're the same person over and over again. Your jr. high school method of using too many exclamation points is getting old, and is comparable to shouting to be the loudest to win a debate. We've heard you...we just don't care what you have to say!
June 28, 2008 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...
sounds like a union rep for sure.
June 29, 2008 12:04 AM
Voice of reason said...
Nope, just someone older whose been around the block and was probably working when you were in diapers. I speak my mind: call a spade a spade. And if you come to a meeting I'll buy you a coke and show you how to shave the peach fuzz off your upper lip.
The reps feel safe to use their real names here. I wonder why we don't?
June 29, 2008 7:59 AM
Anonymous said...
So...according to Jenn, Steve and the guy who hasn't actually been out in the job market in 27 years, the grass is MUCH greener outside of Time Warner. Really? After actively looking for a better situation for almost two years, I chose here based on exactly the benefits you people are crapping on. Don't get me wrong, I'd like more money just like everyone else on the planet. But if you honestly think that the benefits here are that bad and they are so much better elsewhere, I'll just say that I hope you have better luck than I did. If this is truly about the money, then why would I want to choose a course where promotion is typically based on tenure rather than effort and talent? Having been in that situation before,I much prefer having more control of my own career rather than having to communicate through a shop steward (who's personality I may or may not like). Now, from what I've seen here so far, this is where you rip me to shreds because I don't buy in.
June 29, 2008 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...
yep they are going to come after you because you are not for union. From what I have seen union wanters are using more scare tatics than Time Warner. I was for union now I am against because I see how people are acting.
signed,
changed vote
June 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Brian Rogers I/R Lewiston said...
Hmm let me quote:
let me catch you two lock box heros from the big city up on some stuff so you can "think outside "your"box for a minute and understand why i as former adelphia feel this company is unjust.
1.) i've also have been in i/r for around 2 years and i have got a total of 38 cents in those 2 years
I started out in Adelphia dispatch out of Augusta for a year, a year in Level 3 in Portland and now about 8 mos as a I/R tech. I have gotten more than that each year. Of course, the raise is based on performance. Might want to examine how you do your job.
2.) "the career path" we just got after not having any raises in a little over a year and a half so everything was idle.
No comment here since I finally got off my ass and starting working on career path.
3) when portland got there christmas bonus we did not
Sorry sunshine, I have gotten a bonus each year. Again, its based on performance. And again, examine how YOU perform.
4)we were promised to get retro paid for the cost of living raise, we did'nt,actually we never got one.
When was this promised? I missed this.
5.)workload haha never mine i won't go there
English second language? Whats your point?
I won't hide behind being anonymous. The day the union gets into Lewiston is the day I give my notice.
June 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
I for one have been in the worked for 40 plus years.The last 20 years in cable have been good years.The last 7 or so years since we have been Time Warner have been better still.Lets all hope that 50% of the TWC techs are smart enough to see through the union crap.They make way to many promises with no facts to back them up!
June 29, 2008 12:56 PM
Anonymous said...
I didn,t see Kieth's letter as threateniong in any way.All I see is the fact that some TWC divisions
are trying to decertify.If this is not true just let me know.If it is not true tell me if they have it so good why are they decertifing
June 29, 2008 1:03 PM
Steve Smith IBEW said...
the only promise the IBEW has made was that if TWC techs decide to form a union then they will have a say in their future.They will give themselves an opportunity to be a part in determining that future. Any other promises I am not aware of. Come to a meeting and we can talk.
June 29, 2008 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...
The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power, therefore TWC treats them like crap.
I've never gotten any promises from the union. I have gotten alot of promises from TWC ALL of them broken.
Yes Brian we were promised retro-active raises. (you were a dispatcher then.)
No, Brian two years ago the "former Adelphia" employee's did not get any BONUS whatsoever. You might have been working level 3 in Portland by then.
Brian, the raises you got where for "position" each year. Dispatchers make more per hour than techs (baseline), Level 3 makes more than that. When you became a tech you got to keep your "position raises" even though on TWC's pay scale you've been "demoted."
thanks sunshine:)
The career path was "redesigned" and all former Adelphia employees could not participate in the career path until recently.
June 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this. Thats really funny since your overall goal at Timewarner is to be in management and this is known all over now. Being management is not being part of our team. You really havent been here long enough to complain about anything. You are the new guy right? Yes this job is better than alot, but it could be alot better too. And yes most of this is about money, do you think you are worth more than what you make?. Look at that pole on the road. Think humm CMP starts their aprenticeships at $18.35 and have to right equipment to do their job. Down your way is Oxford networks. They make $16 to start. Then theres Fairpoint now. These guys make up to $33.45 after 4 years. Then theres us, do you not see that things could be alittle better. You have kids, do you want to excel in your career path at home while you could be spending time with them?. There is no quick fix for anything here, but atleast with this union I belive that theres a chance. Belive this from someone thats been here a long time.
June 29, 2008 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
June 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose to do so; the money could always be better but that's true of any job; and 10 years in, I'm doing just fine (other than getting rear-ended by the oil company...but I'm pretty sure the union can't fix that). So, why in the would I want you involved in my personal choice of employment? Since, according to your own words, I'll have "zero bargaining power." If I have an issue with my work, that's my business, not ours.
June 29, 2008 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...
huh?????????????? what are you talking about?
June 29, 2008 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...
i don't get what that dude was trying to say but i'm pretty sure he's trying to say if you have 20 people you have zero barging power so hes happy hes just getting rear ended?
June 29, 2008 8:10 PM
Brian said...
Anonymous said...
Brian it is to my belief that you really wouldn't want a union coming in to your work place. After all posting your name on here makes even management know this.
You are right. I don't want a union. I have been a part of a couple in my life and was not happy. I have no problem posting my name because I have also have no problem telling the company about things I don't agree with. Those that know me, know I have no problem speaking up.
Anonymous said...
wow i/r for 8 months and you'll give your notice, that's hard to replace? but then again without a union no of us are hard to replace
Who said I was hard to replace? Yeah, just been in I/R for 8mos but have almost 3 years in the company (including the time in Adelphia). It's a matter of choice.
June 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...
the point about the 20 man union was that a Maine TWC cable union would be 300+ strong. that is ALOT more than zero bargining power.
its not just the big cities bickering. madawaska lost most of their I/R dept. recently. do you think that's because the grass wasn't greener somewhere else?
June 29, 2008 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Don't twist my words. That was exactly NOT my point.
June 30, 2008 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...
"The unions that are decertifying have 20 members and that gives them zero bargaining power"........that's good to know. I'm sure that their union organizer was up front about that point during their campaign to sign cards, right? Just to bring YOU up to speed....some of us work outside of Cumberland and Kennebec County and are getting pretty tired of all the bickering coming out of the big towns. I knew what I signed on for; I chose
managers , directors and vp sent out by berkly to deal with brent . bet they earned there pay that day .
i know brent he ate there lunch and spit it in there face .
i/r portland
....and I thought SUMMER RE-RUN season was over............whats up with all the recycled blogs?
Why the hell would you post rerun blogs.. Coming mom huumm so hungry for dinner.. LOSER
Meetings called off at portland office . on more way to keep us apart . plan b to be anounced .
stay tuned .
brent marr portland said...
For the few that think this is a great place to work listen up .
back in the 80s we had a female employee that told senior management that she needed time off to have her baby [ she was pregnant ] . she was instantly fired .The person that fired her is now our division president [ beleive it or not ] .We also had an employee that lost his job because senior management didnt like him even though he did very good work .
he went home that nite and killed himself [BELIVE IT OR NOT] .most of us have very good supervisors and are glad of it .... [ I AM ] .
But it is time for improvments as well as job security and protection from those that would mistreat us .
Our supervisors are treating us good at this time and would proabably like to treat us good all the time [ MINE WOULD ].
We will need to work together to gain improvements as well as job security .If you would like to do your part please call me { others have ]
Some of you may be wondering what motivates me to be involved in working to form this union . over the years i have grown tired of seeing good people treated poorly by big bissness and i am willing to risk my employment to put a stop to it . all it takes for this kind evil to exist is for a few good people to sit back and do nothing .
brent marr
423-2998
Hey Brent – I’ve been around for a little while in Portland as well. You seem to be stuck in the 80’s – I guess drinking as much beer as you do you lose sight of the fact it’s, 2008 – wake up!
Let me take some of the newer techs down memory lane.
Do you remember the Christmas party in 1989 where you went home and beat the shit out of your girl friend at your home in Hollis? You blackened both of her eyes and almost broke her knee cap. What a man! (I remember)
Do you remember that after you beat her up she went to the neighbor to call the cops you took a pipe to her car and trashed it? Did the car fight back as much as she did? ( I remember)
Do you remember spending a few days in jail for this little stunt? (I remember)
Brent did the company threaten to fire you when they had every right? No they didn’t did they? The company respected you for being a hard working technician and cut you slack.
I for one am tired of your bullshit and trashing the company – keep it up and I’ll be happy to keep posting little stories of your life so everyone who doesn’t know you will get the full picture.
A warm and fuzzy guy – bullshit. you’re a piece of shit who’s is still lucky to have a job. Have another beer Brent and keep your pie hole shut!
thursday meeting canceled .
employee breakfast canceled .
i am being forced to be part of the take home truck program .
whats next
Brent - is this shit true about your girlfriend? Did she put up a real fight? You are something else. I was always told that you don't hit girls. I guess she was asking for it right?
You are a POS. Real tough guy. You need a good bitch slap
Portland Pride!
Brent, Is this something that slipped your mind? Why do you continue to bash "your" company? Yes, I said your company because we all have a part in building this company and making it successful. Stop your bullshit,I am not your brother and I don't want to be.
Have another beer and stop hitting girls you coward.
Long time Portland tech (who also remembers)
how many times do you have to be punched, kicked and bitten before YOU defend yourself? Being beaten up by a female is wrose then by a guy, I"ve been there. You are defenceless, and if you do fight back you are guilty. I for one do not like being defenceless in any part of my life.
The Marr Man - beating up a girl and then smashing her car. I bet you had a few beers that night. Clear headed guy who cares for us poor little people.
Keep your distance from me. If you were sober long enough, you could see what's going on around you. THe marr man - who the hell are you? I now got your number - a drunk and woman beater and prowd
I was here in 1989 also and i can remember chabourne talking about how brent got his ass kicked while he was asleep in bed by the crazy bitch and when he told her to leave his house she pushed him down the stairs .
I might fight back too '
Jason if your going to trash some one at least get your facts straight .
Jason you are anonymous no longer.
There seems to be no limit to how low you people will go to stop us from geting a union .
I know brent and i know you and you are the piece of shit .
Your supervisors cant stand you and neither can i .
Do us all a favor and go away .
Hey Marr man, Is this where I sign up to take shots at you?
How much of a bonus wiil chadbourne get for trashing us if we post our names ?.
A new take home truck !!
I was wondering who it was taking cheap shots at brent for the past few weeks , now we all know .
I have worked with brent for years and know him well . any time i have asked for his help he was glad to give it .
chadbourne has done nothing for any one but him self .
portland pride my ass , more like management scum .
You boys are on the wrong track of supporting Brent - mighty sad. Just to give you idiots a clue theirs a bunch of us who think Brent is an drunk and is leading sheep. Get a pair
Look around Foster, Camarie, Pac man get a grip - does everyone believe you? I think not.
Portland Pride!
Hey Brent – I’ve been around for a little while in Portland as well. You seem to be stuck in the 80’s – I guess drinking as much beer as you do you lose sight of the fact it’s, 2008 – wake up!
Let me take some of the newer techs down memory lane.
Do you remember the Christmas party in 1989 where you went home and beat the shit out of your girl friend at your home in Hollis? You blackened both of her eyes and almost broke her knee cap. What a man! (I remember)
Do you remember that after you beat her up she went to the neighbor to call the cops you took a pipe to her car and trashed it? Did the car fight back as much as she did? ( I remember)
Do you remember spending a few days in jail for this little stunt? (I remember)
Brent did the company threaten to fire you when they had every right? No they didn’t did they? The company respected you for being a hard working technician and cut you slack.
I for one am tired of your bullshit and trashing the company – keep it up and I’ll be happy to keep posting little stories of your life so everyone who doesn’t know you will get the full picture.
A warm and fuzzy guy – bullshit. you’re a piece of shit who’s is still lucky to have a job. Have another beer Brent and keep your pie hole shut!
Dont worry brent, the north is still behind you 100%. To bad to tear up your personal life over work. Nice team. Losers
I agree. whoever wrote that about Brent has no class.
Lets get this site back in order . What might have happened 20 years ago has nothing to do with our problems today . I for one am not interested in some ones personal life. I have problem in mine too but what does that matter. I want enought time to do good work so i dont have to go back and redo it .More money would be nice. I have heard that the career path is geting better , but will it stay that way.Maybe management will read the comments on this site and see what our problems are and fix them.
What do you think.
I've put in my time and taken my lumps. I also know what MY responsibilities are. I knew when I took this job that it was not a 9-5 job. If I want to make sure I get out on time every day I would be a CSR or dispatcher. Every job has its good and bad points. That is called work. A lot of job satisfaction depends on what you put into it. I like the fact that I don't have a boss I see every day. I like that I get the freedoms I have, working outside. I don't like the workload being as bad as it is lately, but that is the type of work we do. I don't think that I am going to vote yes for a union, but from reading this site, apparently that makes me a jerk. There are a growing number of us who do not discuss union at all anymore because every time we state our opnion the pro-union techs jump all over us. I understand that they are trying to share their opinion, but just because I don't agree with yours does not make me an @$$hole. There was a post recently that stated the union has only helped stir up animosity and break us apart. I completely agree and it is too bad. This whole situation could have been handled a lot better and there probably would have been more yes votes, possibly even mine. There are too many "hot heads" that just cause animosity and discontent to make a real stab at this. For those of you who still support the union, that is your right and I understand why, but take a little time and try to understand that there are different opinions out there and we aren't all "stupid" or "morons". We just stop talking about it so we don't have to deal with the repercussions of disagreeing with you.
- Silent IR Tech Portland
August 26, 2008 3:21 PM
brent marr portland said...
Many of us like the work we do . cable tv,internet and phone is a very interesting job . but the pay and work load is out of line with the very high profits that this company is making .
Most of us feel like we are being taken advantage of when we are told we have to work over time like it or not . heavy work load like it or not . low pay like it or not .
We are contantly told that we are doing a great job and that the division is doing very well . if that is true we should see that in our pay checks and our work loads and the way we are treated .
Many of us have made attempts at talking to local management about these workplace problems only to find that they have no control over wages and work load .
we have a choice we can join together and form a union and work together to solve these problems . or we can do nothing and nothing will change .
brent marr
423-2998
call any time if you have any questions .
August 26, 2008 4:19 PM
Anonymous said...
Hey Brent - news flash
Without profits, we dont have a job. You talk about speaking to management about workplace problems - do you have some solution that no one else has thought about? I doubt it - sit back and enjoy anothe beer or two - you've worked had and deserve it.
August 26, 2008 7:29 PM
Anonymous said...
I wonder how many of you have thought about what happens if we vote for a union. I see a lot of talk about how wages will jump up to $30 an hour – do you really believe this will happen? Ask yourself, how long have the phone and power companies had unions – 30 to 40+ years? Do you think that because we vote for a union that Burkley will pay us $30 an hour? Has anyone sat and negotiated a contract before? Do you really think that they will give us more money without us giving something up in return? Will it be giving up vacation time? Pension plan? Will we have to pay more for our health care? Let’s get the facts and stop listening to the jive from the union who promises everything to everyone. I for one am tired of all the infighting that is going on around me. People aren’t treating each other the same depending on where you stand on this issue. I know we have problems – every company union or non-union has problems. Do you think if we go union that our problems will magically go away? Who’s kidding who? I’ve worked here 7 years worked hard and done well. Look around – it’s a good company with good benefits. I just signed up for the career path and look forward to bumping my wage again in a year. What other company can give you that? Let’s get back to work and cut the belly aching.
Portland Pride
August 26, 2008 7:32 PM
Anonymous said...
finally making good money this company's for real took a little time but listened. union no!!!!!!!!!! we have it good in 5 years i'm projected to make 28 an hour not including 4% what more do you want?good benneies, cable shut the fuck up! augustA no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! loud and proud "best sup in the buisness thank you dan gould for getting it done while being honest and "thats the reason i stayed here dan gould, and dennis are the men" thank you" "k'mart always hiring"( pride, brotherhood,togherness all without a union)
August 26, 2008 8:49 PM
Anonymous said...
finally making good money this company's for real took a little time but listened. union no!!!!!!!!!! we have it good in 5 years i'm projected to make 28 an hour not including 4% what more do you want?good benneies, cable shut the fuck up! augustA no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! loud and proud "best sup in the buisness thank you dan gould for getting it done while being honest and "thats the reason i stayed here dan gould, and dennis are the men" thank you" "k'mart always hiring"( pride, brotherhood,togherness all without a union)
August 26, 2008 8:49 PM
Anonymous said...
we can make 30 bucks an hour without a union!!!no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! give twc a chance cote no they alreay showed us they care nonononononono! cd
August 26, 2008 8:56 PM
Anonymous said...
work load = job security listen to the news be thankful that your making the money and bennies you are plus as much ot you want. augsta no!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 26, 2008 8:59 PM
rockland cable god said...
This is a great site. the union put this here for their gain and in return this site has proven to hurt them as all of the pro guys look like idiots and this has actully turned people off. Say no to the union we get treated good and just got a raise and my career path-when i am eligible again will get me where i need to be. where else can you go and get a 3 to 5 % raise each year and possibly an extra 1.60 increase by passing some tests? most of you pro guys probably are afraid of tests... all you pro union guys want something for nothing. quit whining and cowboy up bitches cause we know who you are and i will be laughing at you when i am making 10 dollars more per hour than you when i succed with career path and you are still singing the same song and dance about a union to get you more money. this is the best company to work for, benefits like no other, a vehicle to take home, good pay and a great sup that treats me well and shoots it straight. Us guys in rockland are sick of hearing about your union so go away- better yet get to work and take some pride in your work. think about all of the stuff the company does for you instead of wht it does not. my sup takes us out to lunch as a team with the best numbers each month,they buy us donuts every week,give us a turkey every year and flexible when we have personal things we need to get done. let me think of all the shit holes i worked at where i never got a thank you at christmas time, where i had to pay for my own boots, clothing and gas and there was no flexibility. you pro guys are complete idiots and we should have a blanket party on you guys and if this thing passes some of you are going to get your asses kicked because a lot of us are going to be pissed off. watch your back and dont talk that union smack over here.
August 26, 2008 9:55 PM
Anonymous said...
twc has good bennys . one of them are anger control classes .
threating your coworkers with violence is unprofessional and immature and possibly a violation of state law .
some techs on this site are anti union and say so very loudly . but with out the need to threaten any one with physical violence .
this site has brought out the best and worst that we all have to offer .
workin hard and playin hard in the great state of maine .
August 26, 2008 10:53 PM
Anonymous said...
blanket party , kickin ass .
rockand cable god sounds like all talk and no action .
if this guy dosent have the guts to post his name he wont do squat .
he is proabably 18 yrs old living with mom and dad in the basment .
August 26, 2008 11:06 PM
Anonymous said...
Rocklands a Joke..Doesnt matter what you guys vote.. 6 Techs or so?? All that matters is portland a maybe Augusta..Good luck guys.
August 27, 2008 7:08 AM
brent marr portland said...
lunch at the office today , WOW we are being treated good . what do we think will happen if we do not form a union . all this good treating will suddenly go away just like it did in 2001 .
stay foucused , stay strong .
stay smart .
dont let a few crumbs off the table turn us away from what is important .
brent marr
423-2998
call any time
August 27, 2008 9:01 AM
brent marr portland said...
many disapointed techs in 2001 when twc didnt keep there promisses .
ignore the anti union stuff on this site , its management pretending to be techs .
if you and i were going to end up with less twc would do nothing to talk us out of forming a union .
stay strong
stay focused
stay smart
brent marr
423-2998
August 27, 2008 9:20 AM
Anonymous said...
Dearest Brent,
While we all enjoy our free cable, I kindly ask that you view the entire spectrum of viewing possibilities. X-Files was a great show, and I personally thought Schully was a looker and a half, but the conspiracy theories were just a plot in an overly dramatic series. Everybody is not out to get us man. Why don't you just relax, sit back, and realize that we are treated quite well.
If its that obvious how awful the conspirators in the Ivory Tower really are, and they exposed themselves for the villainous liars you portray them as ... why are you still here? I'd imagine its because you do take pride in your work, you enjoy the company of those you work with, and you really do care about all of us on some level.
What I'd like you to realize is that many changes have come since 2001, its a different company. And that's not just figuritive either, it really has become a new company. I have a career path, I have a raise. I am making money that is proportionate to the work that I do.
I have a feeling a reason many of the long time employees push for a Union so earnestly is because of the way your job is secured. They have been here a long time and make a wage that's disproportionate to the work that they do. The values do not add up from a bean counting standpoint. If the economy continues this faceplant, which it will, then they will be the most probable candidates for a lay off. In a Union it is based entirely on seniority.
I understand its a hard place to be Brent, and I truly do feel for you. But in the end, a Union will not help the majority of our co-workers. I do thank you for your spirit and pride, but in the end it just wasn't meant to be.
Thanks,
The Management.
August 27, 2008 5:39 PM
Drama Queens rule this blog. said...
What happened to the 500+ posts? Instead of just editing the posts that I complained about because of name dropping and inflammatory comments, the website (union) deleted them all!
Is that the kind of communication you pro guys want?
Only hear what you want to hear? Sad, sad, sad.
Once a pro, now a NO! ---thats me copywrite Ricky Bobby Inc.
August 27, 2008 6:05 PM
Anonymous said...
just a reminder to "the mangament"
someday you to will be just an overpaid installer, can you justify your job? practice what you preach and look forward to the future and put yourself 10 years down the road. is it time to act now or wait and see how things go?
just a question?
August 27, 2008 6:19 PM
Anonymous said...
just a reminder to "the mangament"
someday you to will be just an overpaid installer, can you justify your job? practice what you preach and look forward to the future and put yourself 10 years down the road. is it time to act now or wait and see how things go?
just a question?
August 27, 2008 6:19 PM
Anonymous said...
"overpaid installers" will always be welcome. Do you know why? People who know what they are doing do it better, faster, and therefore make more money.
The "overpaid installers
Sounds like management is getting scared. Oh no the workers might win. Lets start digging up dirt on the rabble-rousers.
***UNION REPS PLEASE READ***
If this site is a representation of what we might expect from you then NO THANKS!
Please edit these posts so this page is at least legible! Someone asked a valid question on the Q&A side about two weeks ago...NO ANSWER.
This website looks like a joke and most of what is posted here should be deleted as irrelevant, spam, or personal attacks.
Great work getting everyone all worked out and then doing NOTHING!
Obviously you weren't pro-union before you read this blog but this site was created as an open forum to debate issues and get questions answered. The only thing not allowed is using other people's names when they don't want them used. Personal attacks are mostly on the people who are working very hard to help their co-workers organize into a union. Any attacks on anti-union people (and there are not many of those) are not being made by pro-union people but by anti-union people trying to make pro-union people look bad. Anyone who is pro- on here knows this and does not engage these posts because they are not worthy of being responded to.
I'm sorry that you feel the way that you do but the workers who are building the union at Time Warner are making unbelievably great progress and the company knows this. That is why they canceled the regular Thursday morning meetings in Portland and will not allow Brent to go to the office even to pick up his paycheck. If anything, the company's actions are helping build support for the union.
The campaign will not be won or lost on this blog. Its the hard work being done before and after working hours on employees' personal time meeting with other workers that is building the support. It is also not the "union reps" running this campaign but the Time Warner employees themselves who are doing all of the hard work. Union reps are here to be helpful, offer guidance and answer questions. So instead of writing negative posts on this blog, why don't you try calling Brent and offering your help and support in making this campaign a success which undoubtedly it will be.
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Its nice of the Union people to hand out their flyer's to to early shift techs....
I GUESS THE LATE SHIFT TECHS DOESN'T MEAN SHIT TO THE UNION...
Just goes to show who will be represented, and who this union is going to care about...
Ask yourselves... are the techs who are going to lead this union going to do whats best for everyone, or just their group.....?
I would like to take a moment to thank the IBEW organizers as well as the techs i work with for there efforts. As we all have seen it has not been easy . Any time you try to improve your job ,and or, your life it will take time energy and effort And the willingness to deal with bumps along the way . In the end i believe it will be well worth it.
Your point is well taken. What time is the late shift?
As to the late guys - I have talked to a couple of you, and have received cards from a few of you. Time Warner has been trying their hardest to ensure that opportunities to speak with other techs about this are minimized.
Meetings are canceled week after week, techs who are known to be for the union are told they can't come to the office, or forced into work from home even if they don't want it, and I'm sure you've probably noticed that any time there are more than 4 techs gathered anywhere, there is now a supervisor lurking nearby.
Since the ball started rolling on this, we've known it would be incredibly important to bring late shift techs on board, and have been trying to do so while remaining under the radar.
Fact is, we are not allowed to distribute union literature on company time, or when representing the company. We can't just swing by to assist you guys on a job, and slip you a card.
That, and the anti-union guys tend to over-react dramatically when the word "union" is mentioned in their midst. You approach them to ask if they heard about the union drive, and if they would be interested in signing a card, and the next thing you know, they are on this site screaming about intimidation and violence.
The late shift guys - the "new" guys are the ones who have the most to gain from this. We would love to hear from any of you, answer any questions you may have, and hopefully gain another ally on your shift. The union reps have left their contact info on this site, as has brent. It is also an open secret who else is involved here.
Ask around - there are plenty of us out there who'd be happy to meet with you after work sometime.
Don't feel forgotten though, at every union meeting held so far, the late shift has always been brought up. No union will ever get approved if we ignore half of the techs - everyone knows it - which is why the all-employee meeting was canceled, and there haven't been many picnics this year - in both of those situations, the shifts are mixed into one day shift, and there is no way they will ever allow that.
We have all seen the tactics to keep us apart . no one allowed to be at the office , no breakfast meetings ETC ETC .. lets get past this . we must get as many cards signed as possible . to do this we must get together after work, we also have phone # s . we also know were each outher lives .
we have all the info we need to get cards signed .
GO GO GO .
Late shift , any shift we all matter and we all have contact info to get involved .
signed cards have been comeing in at a good rate .
keep it up lets get to victory .
Look at the people that have been openly involved in forming this union . they are still here . I will admit they have taken some heat , but they are still here .
Get up and get involved .
***DJ PLEASE READ***
Yes I was very pro-union before this whole blog mess. What you failed to address is that people are spamming this blog and making it UNREADABLE (ie. with news and junk posts, and cutting and pasting).
I've contributed to the "cause" and I've been very unimpressed.
Many people got named on the "Forum #1".
So far the union "guidance" has been minimal, and attendance at "meetings" has been dismal, so yeah I know that I check this blog as well as many other people as our sole means of keeping in touch with what is happening.
I was trying to help you out by mentioning that the disarray and chaos on this website are not enhancing the image of unity, nor can anyone even read it in a timely manner. Hell I have RR turbo and it takes it a couple secs to load all the junk posts on this page.
But once again, I'm told that the "union reps" aren't here for us, but that "we" are here for each other. Well, that doesn't bring me much confidence at all. As there is no one in my office that I would trust to negotiate a contract on my behalf.
And is the intellect displayed on this blog is a true cross section of the average cable technician how can any of us hope to negotiate a "decent" contract against a professional legal team employed by TWC?
Address that.
Hundreds of polls are held each year to end representation by poor union leadership
In 2004, workers successfully decertified poor representation in 65 percent of decertification elections, according to cases closed by the NLRB
While union officials try to avoid democratic secret ballots to organize workers (increasingly turning to "card check" campaigns to gain representation), they demand secret-ballot elections for ending representation
When union bosses try to gain new union members and begin collecting their dues, they make a pitch to employees. But they usually only tell half of the story. Before signing anything or voting, employees should consider these points:
If the union wins, can I drop out later if I decide that it isn't worth the cost? Can I be forced to be a member of the union?
If the union wins, will I still be able to negotiate for myself or represent myself if I have a grievance?
Is there a contract between the union and the workers?
Who sets the level of union dues?
Can the union spend dues money on politics that I either don't care about or oppose?
What if there is a strike and I need to work?
If the union wins, when will there be another election?
Isn't there any way of getting rid of a union if the workers become dissatisfied with it?
What if there is a strike and I need to work?
The union can legally fine members who return to work during a strike. Non-members cannot be fined or threatened under the law, but unions have been found guilty of doing so anyway.
Well first off the union reps are here for you. You can call Steve or myself whenever and for whatever. We are available 24/7 and our phone numbers are everywhere.
I agree the spamming (cutting and pasting) sucks. It is someone who is trying to filibuster the blog. I can try to get those posts removed.
Its too bad that you do not trust anyone in your office. I have met many techs from almost every office on many occasions and they are all pretty smart and capable individuals with a lot of determination to make their workplace a better place to work.
Have you been to a meeting? I've been to almost all of them and they were all very well attended. So I'm not sure what you are talking about when you say meeting attendance has been dismal.
Names posted were removed unless the tech didn't care that their name was used.
"And is the intellect displayed on this blog is a true cross section of the average cable technician how can any of us hope to negotiate a "decent" contract against a professional legal team employed by TWC?"
The blog is not a true cross section and never claimed to be. Just another venue to get questions answered and to vent about work - good or bad. There are also managers on here regularly who pose as techs and post anti-union rants.
Unions negotiate great contracts all the time. The IBEW just recently finished negotiating with the "professional" legal teams employed by Verizon and FairPoint. Both contracts were big wins for the workers they cover.
I'll finish by saying that you shouldn't allow the blog to determine whether you are pro-union or anti-union. The blog really has nothing to do with the campaign itself. Its just a democratic way of getting information out there. If you don't like what you are reading or are offended by certain posts, then stay off. There are other ways to stay informed. And again the campaign will not be won or lost on the blog.
I hope I've answered all of your concerns. Feel free to contact Steve or I whenever if you have any more. Either by phone or on here.
I really wish you would do your research before signing a card. Once you sign you may not like what you did for you and your family. Really think about what you have. Is there really a tech out there who can't feed his family right now? Are you like the other 300 million americans trying to make ends meet? Yes you are so remember you are not alone and the Union is not going to help you. If you have good benefits and a decent wage in comparison to other employers than what are you really complaining about here? Is it that you are just lazy and dont want to do your job anymore? Oh right the union told you that they are going to fix the workload....Okay lets fix it without the union and treat you as if you were in the union. Hang on boys I am going to give you the skinny, the poop, the cake right now. Considering that the TWC Maine technician work force consists of more than 50% of green techs 1-3 years with the company you young men some are old but young in the field will be taking my work at 430. Yes you will and if you don't think so then ask a real union employee not someone who is trying to get you to sign a card. Oh yes for all of you young bucks YOU will work overtime every night while I go home. And this is because I am a 8 year veteran and I am senior, and well sorry you wanted to take that vaca with your family but you see there "grasshopper" I am senior and I am taking that week off so you will need to pick a different week. Oh you THINK this is not factual. Oh yeah right what you THINK is real is not because you have not done your research you have taken the word of an organizer someone who participates in claiming your dues. You young guys need to wake up because you know really I will not mind giving you my work at 430 and you know you really are a better worker than me you show more ambition to do the job right an get a pat on the back but you know we are in a union and all that "recognition" shit belongs in a company with performanced base management like what you had with TWC before you signed your card. HAHA suckers
"this is all for today"
I've worked a union job before, so I'll ask someone with firsthand experience - me. Overtime was always voluntary first, forced only if no volunteers stepped up. Fact is,overtime will be treated however we decide to have it treated in negotiations with the company. Any changes the company decides to make to that policy will need our approval first. As for the situation you described, that's pretty much business as usual for TWC - and one of the things we want to change.
As for workload - this summer has proven that TWC has had the ability all along to manage the workload without running us all at 125% like last summer. They chose not to manage it appropriately because they treated us as numbers on a balance sheet, not people. Up to a certain point, it is cheaper to pay overtime than it is to provide training and benefits to a new employee. And given the vague interpretations of laws regarding forced overtime, they made people stay, and I bet the balance sheet hit the sweet spot perfectly.
As for time off - you are assuming that the other policies will remain the same - the absurd idea that only 5 techs in portland can have the same day off. With 2 weeks lead time, there is no reason in the world that quota couldn't be adjusted. They don't do it now, because it's easier for them to just say no, and point to the policy, without ever questioning the policy.
And as for the general theme of don't complain, things could be worse - none of the pro-union people are doing this because they are impoverished, hate their jobs, or feel animosity for management. They are doing this because they look at their situation, and see that it can be better. And time and time again, the positive changes at this company have faded away,because there wasn't anyone capable of holding them to their word.
We believe that with a union, we can make changes for the better, and ensure that those changes stick
There has been alot of talk about geting the facts and doing research about unions. I have talked to people that are and have been union members. By far these people talk very positivly about there union experience.
I have seen the problems we have with our jobs year after year. They dont seem to exist in a union work environment.
I dont belive that if we fill out union cards and vote for a union that 100% of our problems will be solved overnite but it will be a very good start in the right direction.
Time for a change .
union yes.
I like your wording "overtime will be treated however we decide to have it treated. Okay give me an example of how you have had it treated in prior contracts? Have you NOT mandated this to the greenhorns?Are the veterans made to complete OT if a greenhorn is available? Look why should I come to your meeting when I can get you to answer all of my questions here and I won't have to use my gas to drive to Portland or are the company guys driving their TWC vehicles to your meetings? This is interseting hope they did not forget they have GPS. I would not want to get in trouble for doing personal use in my truck oh maybe like brent driving all over the place during work hours trying to sell the union to everyone...hmmm how does your production report line up with your GPS? I wonder lately? Okay and TWC being able to control its work flow. Hmmm. Have you ever had a budget? Do you know how it works? If there is no money in there for contract labor then I would assume you work more overtime. The big question here really is this... How many of you techs would complain if you only got 40 hrs per week? Think real hard boys and girls and I dont think the answer is none is ot king of portland? You are unhappy both ways so what you really need to do is deal with it cause at some point you need to find the medium and that is within you, go work at walmart and deal with those idiots they will give you all kinds of ot and yeah maybe you will make it up the ranks and could be a greeter there.
@this is all for today
As you should be well aware, there have been no prior labor contracts at TWC maine, therefore nothing has been mandated by contract, rather left to chance, chaos, geographic location, and who knows which dispatcher.
I'm not trying to argue with you. I remember what you are going through. Most of the guys attending the meetings so far have been techs who have been there for a while. But every one of them has been in the same position you are in now. We all started out on that shift.
A few years ago in my area there were three day techs and me on nights. At the time I felt mistreated too - someone else runs behind on their work, and it was me in the subs house at 9:30 picking up the slack. Since then I have rarely gone home without checking with dispatch and ALL the techs in my area to see if they were in good shape. It is rare for me to not have an OT sheet with at least 4 out of 5 days listed.
We have all been there - we understand. The reason most of us are doing this is that we want to make it fairer for all of us. We want to have one set of rules that apply to everyone.
On the budget matter - yes I have worked with budgets, they are black and white documents with a lot of gray added in. Trust me, with contract labor being a fixed, per-hour expense based on a fixed pointing system, and techs being being problem solvers haphazardly jammed into a point system that doesn't fit the work they do, contract labor isn't going anywhere. Nor will it ever be enlisted to do a trouble call.
As for whatever that rant was about GPS and TWC vehicles and gas - I have yet to attend a single meeting with a TWC vehicle parked outside.
All the techs I deal with are willing to accept overtime to a point. They are also more than willing to work 50-70+ hours a week in the event of a disaster like the patriots day storm. Just don't rely on that to support day to day overflow.
That is what US techs think - US, by the way, who noticed your argument under the guise of a "GREENHORN" tech start to fall apart around the point of budgets, production reports, and company truck policies, even before you started using the phrase "you techs"
Walmart hires managers too.
Given your experience, they would probably offer you the consumer electronics department.
Or, if you are having a really hard time getting your production report numbers to reflect your quarterly budget, and feel you are being unfairly treated, I'm sure that a union like the Office and Professional Employees International Labor Union would be happy to help you fight for fair treatment
Okay so how many techs have really showed up to your meetings? At some point you really need to say enough is enough as this is a lost cause. No one wants to lose their pension plan. Something has to give quit sugar coating and get the facts.And my point about walmart was not to degrade anyone.Think about how good our jobs are, go into walmart and look at that environment.It sounds like you are at hollywood slots in there listen next time you go.How high could you really go at that place i mean really look at some of the managers there?...We got it pretty darn good guys we really do. Okay the teachers union lets talk about that for a minute. Anyone know a teacher? Anyone know what their slary is? What has the union done for them? Still the least paid. The only thing you guys can compare salaries with is a giant phone operator who has been unionized for 50 years and has been the monopoly in the phone business for the last 50 years. Then you got CMP these guys also have had a union forever due to many deaths etc from workplace safety issues back dating 100 years ago. They needed a union. We do not. www.unionfacts.com
Asking someone to go to unionfacts.com for unbiased information is the equivalent of saying that a russian peasant in the old Soviet Union should look to TASS to see how good they really have it.
And yes, that is hyperbole, so don't go saying that I'm comparing TWC to a Soviet police state.
unionfacts.com is the propaganda wing of the center for union facts, which is run by Berman and Company, which is run by Richard Berman, who is a paid anti-union lobbyist. Paid by large companies like Time Warner to stop union drives.
Want to know what else they do?
They attack Mothers Against Drunk Driving on behalf of the Alchohol industry.
They rail against the centers for disease control for warning people of salmonella related food poisoning. You see companies can't sell many tacos with some crazy health watchdog group warning people they may get sick.
They represent the tobacco lobby against the CDC as well - all those warnings about smoking, well they kinda take the fun out of lighting up. Cancer is a myth, buy another pack, oh, and here's some kool-aid.
They used information provided by the makers of ALAR, lied and said it came from the EPA, then used that information to argue against the ban of a chemical that poisons kids.
They've also gone up against the Surgeon General, The Center for food safety, the environmental working group, and dozens of other agencies on behalf of major corporations.
So yeah, let's all rush to his website and see what unions are really about.
The real investors behind the company are unknown, but Wal-mart has admitted a relationship with him, and by the number of references on this page to his site, I'm guessing TWC might too.
Look, we have months to get cards signed, and they are coming in, information is spreading, and interest is there. Do not mistake silence for inaction.
Time Warner can't make all the work go away forever. Two TC's today said they were waiting 3 weeks - one for phone issues. Delaying these calls to give us a false sense of lightened workload was a gamble on TWC's part. And soon all those trouble calls will come home to roost. Any argument made to rush this process is likely made by someone aware of the pending storm. They soon will have no option but to go back to business as usual. Those three TC days are already up to 5 and 7 - soon 100 point days will be back again.
As for verizon/fairpoint and CMP, yes they've had unions for a long time, but at some point they cast the first vote to bring them in. As for safety, yes, we haven't had any recent deaths - but I for one don't consider that a selling point. Fact is we have injuries and close calls on a monthly basis.
Pension plan? look around you in the office tomorrow. How many techs have been there over the 5 years required to vest in their pension plan. And realistically, given the current climate in the business world, with company after company dissolving their pension plans, who is naive enough to believe that a pension plan for a recently spun-off company will be there in another 5 years. The second the company stops growing profits, 3 quarters in a row of not even loss,but flat growth, and cuts will be made - try justifying a pension plan to stockholders if the industry hits a little downturn.
Jeff Bewkes was compensated over 8 and a half million dollars for the 2007 fiscal year. Sorry, we're talking TWC. Glenn Britt made over 5.5 mill last year. Will he forgo any of his long term compensation to bail out a pension plan?
Look up anything I have said in here, you'll find it yourself with a few google searches.
Oh, and unlike other posters here I AM an I/R tech - and freely admit I am involved in this with my own best interests at heart. The thing is, though, the cards are circulating to techs. And the best interests of the people holding those cards are more likely to match mine than they are "that's all for today".
maybe we dont need a union . maybe we do.
too many techs have posted there job problems on this site to be ignored. the big problem seems to be too much work with not enought time . most people want to take pride in there work. we would like to feel appreciated. if we were no one would be talking about a union helping us.
Cards need to make it to the systems north of portland. Augusta needs cards..
Cards are circulating - there were a few augusta techs at the meeting where they were handed out. I don't know if they took any extras to hand out, and unfortunately, cannot give you their names here. Try the contacts on this page - Steve or Jen could get cards out to you. There will also likely be a few more meetings before all is said and done. Also, the reps were looking for anyone from the other northern systems who might be interested in supporting a union. That is the reason things seem to have quieted down in the augusta, portland and moody shops - If we're going to do this right we want to bring the whole state to the table.
Give them a call, ask for a card, get a couple of extra to hand out to coworkers. I got another two signatures today.
I hear that lots of techs are signing cards. cant wait to step into the voting booth to vote for the ibew union and turn my job around.
Back woods boy cant wait.
how will the company treat us after we vote yes . will they want to be friends again.
back woods boy cant wait.
cant stop us now.
BACK WOODS BOY CANT WAIT
i will be a smilin every day i get up in the mornin thinkin bout my job .
BACK WOODS BOY CANT WAIT
gona get me a blue tick hound and a new fishin pole when we vote yes for the union.
back woods boy cant wait.
HAHA you are a riot man. A blue tick hound, what are you hunting coons? I bet the union could help you with that. Yeah they will get you a 2- 5 % increase each year so you can buy a new spin cast. WTF man you get a 2-5% increase as it is now each year and you don't pay any dues.www.unionfacts.com
Look as far as you waking up and smilin about your job every day- do you not do that now?
And by the way get yourself a walker hound they keep the scent trail better.
Good luck hunting man.
I'm sorry, but why the hell are we going to make this a state wide union?
Oh thats right, cause you cant get enough guys from portland to support your cause.
I dont want people from other offices making decisions for me at my office. Whats important at any given time in Augusta or any the other offices may not be important to me here in Portland.
Think about it. The cost of living is less the farther north you go. Things are different, and their needs are different. There is NO WAY to make every office happy and meet all their needs.
There shouldnt be a union in the first place. But there certainly shouldnt be one that represents every office.
The union wants all the offices because it means more money in their pockets and MORE OUT OF MINE! Sorry Augusta.. You want a Union you can have it. But please stay out of my business down here in Portland.
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