GREG SUMMERELL
(aka 'Rainman')

Vice-President (AT&T Unit)

Nice guy! Everybody likes Greg Summerell although some call him Sufferall. He took out Del McBryde (known as the sausage) and was President for one term. Greg was then taken out by his Executive Vice-President, Andrea Montoya. Montoya was taken out by the National union when the officers (most of them) petitioned to have her dumped. Unlike President Reagan, Greg could not follow a script! Quick to tell you his latest tale of woe, our man Greg approaches the decision making process with the determination of a dairy cow and the intellectual range of a toaster.

SUMMERELL REPORTS:

1/97
V.P. Greg Summerell reported on Lucent restructuring the work units, consolidating departments and contracting.

2/97
E-Board member Greg Summerell advised that the subcontracting is continuing.

3/97
V.P. Greg Summerell reported on grievances involving subcontracting. He reported on the restructuring of Lucent Technologies and the upcoming contract negotiations in May of 1998.

4/97
V.P. Greg Summerell reported on the meeting with the Vice-President of Lucent Technologies. There was a question and answer session on the growth of union membership. The company says one thing, but still continues subcontracting.

5/97
Vice President Summerell introduced the New Member Packet to be mailed or hand delivered to new CWA members. The surplus Service Reps. In AT&T are being taken back by Pacific Bell in Northern California. Other options would be to report to other states. Still fighting with the company on contracting.

6/97
Vice-President Greg Summerell reported on his meeting with three primary officers of Lucent which was very informative. Major changes will be made in the future, meaning further downsizing. Still fighting the use of contractors. The company does not want to hire regular employees. Many grievances sent to the top level.

7/97
Vice-President Greg Summerell reported that the company wanted to extend the contract. The company is violating members rights - announced budget cuts and the next day they bought Octel, the largest supplier of voice mail, for 1.8 Billion. They canceled all training. Jobs are being given to temporary agency employees. The company is ignoring previous agreements and hiring more temps and terms. The most important issues to the employees of AT&T and Lucent were pension and termination pay, in that order, according to the bargaining survey. Shows an aging work force. M/S/C (Summerell 11-0) To rescind the October 14, 1980 Executive Board motion that states, "That all Officers including Executive Board members, be offered the opportunity to attend all conferences, Council Meetings, Conventions and any educational opportunities (not previously attended) prior to extending the invitation to any other member." [An explanation is in order: The original motion was made, seconded and carried during my second term as Local President when I was in the hospital. I believed then, as I do now, that the original motion was out of order. It was made to prevent a Local President from arbitrarily selecting participants to attend various union conferences, meetings, seminars or educational experiences offered by the union. By rescinding the motion (notice how he didn't use reconsider?) it will allow the 'Queen of Hearts' to do precisely what it was supposedly put in place to prevent! There are no elected officers from the GT Unit scheduled to attend the CWA District Conference]

8/97
Vice-President Greg Summerell announced that Lucent entered an agreement with Litton. They have taken work back from a contractor. Work being moved to Los Angeles and Tucson. There is a grievance going to the National about contracting.

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