Optical Workers Local 408

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2020 1st Calendar Quarter Newsletter

Jason Johnson on Tuesday, March 31 - 1:22pm

Attached HERE is the quaterly newsletter from the 1st calendar quarter of 2020.

Arbitration Ruling

Jason Johnson on Thursday, February 27 - 10:28am

Hello Brothers & Sisters,

Visionworks,

As many of you know, in August, 2018, the Union filed a grievance, protesting the Company requiring some apprentices to practice ophthalmic dispensing when their sponsor was not on premises.

2020 Q1 Quarterly Executive Board Meeting

Jason Johnson on Friday, February 7 - 5:59pm

Attached HERE are the minutes from the 1st fiscal quarter of 2020 quarterly executive board meeting.

Visionworks Arbitration Brief

Jason Johnson on Monday, January 13 - 9:29am

The union filed a grievance with Visionworks over the use of apprentices and how it relates to the relationship with their sponsors. This grievance was not settled and went to arbitration.

Arbitration was held in October and November.

Attached HERE is the unions brief in regards to the arbitration.

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CWA National News

Statement from the CWA Executive Board on the Need to Dismantle the Racism that Plagues Our Communities — May 29
CWA Endorses Joe Biden for President — May 28
Cardin Introduces Legislation to Protect CWA Members' Jobs and our Communities from Unsafe "One-Touch-Make-Ready" Policy — May 28
Organizing Update — May 28
CWA Local 1104 Nurses Thank Firefighters for Support — May 28