Rove Bargaining Report #18

03/22/24

 

We met with the company and brought several proposals. 
 
When discussing pay for civic duty, the company seemed surprised to discover the workers were dependent on receiving 40 hours of pay in order to survive, and people are living paycheck to paycheck.  "What benefit does Rove get by paying a worker to perform jury duty?"   The company believes the worker should do it without pay as part of their service to the Country.   
 
The company brought no new or counter proposals this week. 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
CWA 7250 Bargaining team at Rove 
Co-Chairs: Bruce Nielsen & Shari Wojtowicz
Members: Greg Bute, Hector Capote 
Alternate: Zach Sager

 

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Rove Bargaining Report #17

March 14th 2024

Over the last 2 weeks we have met with the company 3 times.

The company still has not yet answered the neutrality and cardcheck proposal that was reintroduced, and though they complained about not being successful hiring in the Minnesota call center, they gutted the majority and rejected one of the proposals the Union passed to help bring in quality candidates.

The company rejected sick and safe time because they rolled it into their Paid Time Off (PTO) proposal. Someone dies? Give up Vacation time to grieve the loss. Need to care for sick kid or parent? Give up Vacation time. Got raped? Beat? Yep, that's what your vacation time (PTO) is for. Sound empathetic?

Good thing the bargaining team all got a copy of the book!

Respectfully Submitted,
CWA 7250 Bargaining Team at Rove
Co-Chairs: Bruce Nielsen & Shari Wojtowicz
Members: Greg Bute, Hector Capote
Alternate: Zach Sager

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Announce to employee VTP Off Payroll Date Surplus Off Payroll Date
12/15/23 01/20/24 02/17/24
03/15/24 04/13/24 05/25/24
06/14/24 07/20/24 08/17/24
09/13/24 10/12/24 11/23/24

 

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Bargaining Report 16

February 29, 2024

This week the Union team countered 3 prior proposals on Union activities, voting/election judge and jury/witness duty.

The company has stated numerous times across the table that they have been having a difficult time hiring call center workers in Minnesota, the Union team centered several new proposals around assisting the company in the new employee hiring process.

The company gutted the vacation and sick pay articles creating a paid time off proposal. They also rejected the Union proposal on bereavement, a key issue that the workers organized around... and this week the workers received a book about Empathy authored by the COO and chief bargainer for the company. Ironic?

Hold my beer.

We meet next week on Wednesday and Thursday for bargaining,

Respectfully Submitted, CWA 7250 Bargaining team at Rove

Co-Chairs: Bruce Nielsen & Shari Wojtowicz
Members: Greg Bute, Hector Capote 
Alternate: Zach Sager

 

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