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 Avaya update #3 Thursday, May 8 At todays session, Avaya presented proposals on Work and Family, the Savings Plan and Reimbursement Accounts. There were some changes that seemed to be beneficial to our members but included elements of retrogression. This is Day 3 and the company has passed very little across the table. They said their next proposals will come on Monday. The union team presented counterproposals on LTP (Lucent Transfer Plan), ERC (Employee Resource Center) and the various coordinator functions. At the afternoon IBEW subcommittee meeting, information on letters that must be included in the contract language and proposals on articles presented by the company were discussed. The Omaha manufacturing table is off to a bad start. The company is proposing changes to articles that have been in place for years. While this is taking place, rumors are spreading over the sale of that plant. The company should start getting serious about an agreement. Bargaining will resume on Monday May 12. Thank you.
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