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Avaya: VTP Offer

May 25, 2010
To: All Avaya Members and Local Presidents
CWA has been informed that Global Support Services (GSS) is offering a Voluntary Termination Pay (VTP) Offer on May 25, 2010 in multiple GCA's for the titles of Senior Technician and Senior Software Associate. The last day on payroll is June 18, 2010.
All information provided to us by the Company has been emailed to the Presidents of Locals with Avaya members. If you have any questions, please contact your Local officers.


Avaya: VTP Offer

January 29, 2010

To: Avaya Local Presidents

We have been advised of a surplus of 2 techs, one from Atanta, one from Marietta. We also received the attached VTP offer from Avaya.


Avaya: VTP Offer

January 5, 2010

To: Avaya Local Presidents

We have received the attached VTP offer from Avaya.

In Unity,

Ralph V. Maly
Vice President

Editor's Note: The 9 months no layoff started contract expiration, June 1 2009 and 9 months is about Feb 2010. So, What I feel, is if they don't get 67 tech to take this VTP, they may surplus in Feb. Just wanted to give you a heads up
heads up


Avaya: 2009 Avaya Award 12/23/09
To: All Avaya Local Presidents

We were notified by a Local representative that Avaya was rolling out a Sales Referral Program. The Company has indicated that they bargained
this: they did not. Avaya has also indicated we are in agreement with this Sales Referral program: we are not.

We have spoken with the Company and we explained that this was stopped during bargaining for a reason: we made referrals and the Company sent those to Business Partners. CWA is not telling you don?t do this but when all that work goes to Business Partners, why would anyone do a Sales Referral? We?re cutting our own throats.

We are filing a bad faith bargaining and a failure to bargain Board Charge against the Company. We will keep you posted as we make progress.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

In Unity,

Lois J. Grimes-Patow
Administrative Director


Avaya: 2009 Avaya Award

November 2, 2009

To: All Avaya Local Presidents

We have been notified by Avaya that only the minimum payout will be made because the Company did not meet their financial targets for fiscal year 2009. (See their message below.)

CWA has requested information from Avaya to substantiate this claim. We will keep you informed as we receive further information.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

In Unity,

Lois J. Grimes-Patow
Administrative Director


Avaya: Lump Sum Payment

July 28, 2009

To: Avaya Local Presidents

As specified in the 2009 agreements, a lump sum payment of $1,250 will be made to each regular employee who was active on May 24, 2009. This is to inform you that those payments will be made on August 7. Normal deductions will apply.

In Unity,

Bill Bates
National Telecom EDirector


Avaya: VTP Offer

July 27, 2009

To: Avaya Local Presidents

We have received a VTP announcement from Avaya. The Customer Care Center is offering a Voluntary Termination Pay (VTP) offer on July 27, 2009 to employees in the titles of Customer Care Representative and Customer Software Admin C in GCA 463. The last day on payroll is August 14, 2009. The number of VTP's to be accepted is ten (10).

In Unity,

Lois J. Grimes-Patow
Admin. Director


Avaya: Announcement Regarding Nortel's Enterprise Solutions Business

July 20, 2009

To: All Avaya Local Presidents

We have spoken with Avaya regarding their announcement today about Nortel's Enterprise Solutions Business. There is not very much information they can share at this time. The transaction is subject to a bidding process, and the bid process must be approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. It will be months, in the Company's judgment, before they even know who won the bid.

Avaya has committed to CWA that they will keep us informed as progress is made. As we receive information, we will share that with our Avaya Locals.

In Unity,

Lois J. Grimes-Patow
Administrative Director