| Local 408 General Membership Meeting 7/20/2008 150 Davis Vision and Empire Retail Union members stand together and send HVHC a message...... But.....do they get it???? MEETING PAGE |
| Warranty On Scratched Lenses Clarified For EV Retail The question of replacing scratched lenses has been asked about, and debated, for some time now by union members and managers alike. In some retail regions. This question was posed (several times) to the company: “What is the "official" warranty on lenses for scratching and bad AR coats in all Empire, Davis, Total, CED & VW locations? Is this warranty extended for the chronic back side AR failures?” The official answer from the company as of 8/15/2008 is: “We follow our company warranty for scratches up to one year. We follow the same for AR. The warranty may be extended for AR on a case by case basis. It will need to be looked at on the store level after one year to determine if the AR coating was bad or if it was due to patient wear.” (Thank you Brent for keeping this issue alive) |
| Empire Vision & the 408 on Collision Course????? U.S. Federal Mediation Looms if Current Talks Fail Massive Arbitration Looms if Federal Mediation Fails. |
| Heating oil costs will rise when temperatures fall – Union Plus can help. Go to Union Plus Home Heating Oil Discounts or call 1-800-660-0691 |
| Human Resources - Use Them or Lose Them Employee Free Choice Act - Join over 200 United Optical Workers that have already stood up for workers rights! Final Thoughts and Notes |
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| United Optical Workers Union September 2008 Newsletter |
| Davis – Latham Contract Expires 9/30/2008 The 160 union members of the Latham Customer Relations & Information Technology Bargaining Unit have begun mobilizing for contract talks that promise to raise some thorny issues. On Friday, 8/22 the rank & file assisted their bargaining committee with a second round of surveys. These questions focused on the responses from the first round several months ago. Stewards Maria Carlone and Gail Fallova have been joined by the newly appointed Call Center Steward, James Gaminde. Together they will use the membership surveys to establish the units priorities with me and will have the final say when it comes to recommending a contract the the membership. My first rule for contract talks is, “I'm happy when my Stewards are happy”. We enter these talks with some real concerns. As I write this the TV news channels are trumpeting the “highest inflation rate in 27 years”. An inflation rate over 6% is going head-to-head with an apparent Highmark policy that limited everyone in this unit to a maximum 4% IF they qualified for a merit increase. Thorny issues indeed. I don't anticipate quick, easy negotiations but we hope that the Company approaches this with an open mind. I used to hear a lot about “partnership” when I started this job. All of us now have a chance to show our quality. FULL STORY HERE |
| Gail Fallova Latham Steward |
