Starting February 1, 2019 all over time to end for ATS employees with new fiber build.
Question for Bronx techs:
How bad do things have to get until you realize that Altice is systematically managing you out of the company.
Payroll
In June of 2019, there will be layoffs of payroll. What will happen at payroll, there will be only once a month paychecks. For hardships you will get a full month paycheck and a two week paycheck.
W2's
Anybody have any news on these? They know they're just about 10 days past the deadline right?
Stock buy ups
This just in Charter to offer deal to buy up stock from Altice, this will involve the North East systems in New York and New Jersey. Info will be on CNBC in the am.
Fiber Installs
New Fiber installs to begin April 1st, 2019, on Long Island.
OSHA Visits
OSHA to visit Long Island this week in Hauppauge and Bethpage area. Be safe gentleman!
End of ATS
Just in from corporate, ATS to end in June of 2019! Prepare to look for new job, all work to be farmed out to contractors.
How could you not want the backing of lawyers, agents, and the national labor relations board?
All the best jobs and industries have that backing...movie industry, cops, Firemen, power companies, phone companies... Would you go into a court room without a lawyer representing? Without representation...its you against them...managers... — read more
Dispatch from home
due to the poor structure of dispatch from home, we will reorganize and move you to 8:00-4:30. We realize that having you work 45 minutes from your house and having people not dispatch from home working in your area is not productive. You have 30... — read more
Greetings from chartervision
I thought you guys would like to know that we are currently in the process of decertifying I be representation. Once they are bounced out of here the domino effect will be felt across all companies and your union will be next on the chopping block... — read more
Optimum rates going up (again)
You're incredibly important to us and the reason we work so hard to deliver a first-class customer experience. We continue to invest in our network and new technologies, such as delivering faster broadband speeds and Altice One, our all-in-one... — read more
Ct Hudson Valley
Time to end this abuse !!!!! Standby rotations are way to frequent !!!!! Let’s sign these cards !!!! We need more than 200 dollars to put or Lives and Familes week in Turmoil !!!!!
Suddenlink (Altice) layoffs/transfer
WARN Act letters sent. https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/suddenlink-transferring-147-lubbock-employees-to-ivox-warn-letter-says/1693876645
Altice blows at advertising
What towns since there is no friken press release https://www.optimum.com/Fiber?s_cid=Fiber74-_-s&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=acqsocialbanner
Freeport & Bethpage Union Meeting
There will be a union meeting on January 17th at 7:30PM. It will be held at IBEW 1049 Office in Holtsville. I can’t stress enough how important this meeting is. They want to hear from all the techs and go over what we would like to be on the... — read more
Coming soon
Heard layoffs coming soon. Buckle up!
A Happy New Year
Hey boys looks like a happy new year, plenty of over time, great benefits and stock moving up. Couldn't get any better. And your job/career is lookin good. Smile and enjoy, it's the best year ever in 2019.
Stingray signs a distribution agreement with Altice USA
Stingray, a Canadian music entertainment and technology company signed a distribution agreement with Altice USA. The agreement consists of the further presence of more than 50 Stingray music channels and hundred of on-demand music videos on Altice's... — read more
FTTH UNION
At this point 3 years later as Altice, more shops like never before are becoming union . This is no longer cablevision and things continue to get worse for us . We need to stand by our field service brothers and join them in the fight to get what we... — read more
FTTH
How many miles of defective fiber is being replaced and around what quarter will we be deploying in the mine hill station? Real answers only trolls go fuxk yourselves
Sad Day
Unhappy new year coming up.
VRP
It's catching Verizon giving out VRP and including medical benefits. Oh what a great country it is. How about another VRP for Altice.
Love Altice
Customers love Altice and the service. They can't wait for fiber to be deployed everywhere. They love the customer service. They love the prices, and new equipment. Workers for Altice love working for company, read the reviews. Things are looking up.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all my friends from Bethpage Warehouse and Bethpage Vehicle Maintenance who were cut and let go. It's time for Altice to go 👋 bye bye.
Most of you guys are doom and gloom
I get wanting to be a unified workforce so we can collectively bargain for pay and benefits and have a say in our workplace but geezus alot of you guys are unreal. Wanting the company to do bad, the stock to tank, company go bankrupt...man if your... — read more
Yahoo
Heard Christmas bonus and sick and personal time checks to be handed out on Friday. Along with turkey and 2 bottles of booze.
Altice Stock
Stock sinking, at $16.00 bucks and going lower. 👎😰 buy now! It's a bargain. It looks like company doing great.
January/February layoffs?
I heard we might be looking at significant RIFs at the start of the year. Any info on this?
Altice USA forms a $25 million partnership with “The Shed”
Altice has confirmed that it has entered in a long-term partnership with the Manhattan arts center to be the exclusive connectivity provider. As part of the $25 million multi-year agreement, Altice USA will supply the new nonprofit organization with... — read more
2019
Two weeks to beginning of 2019, please Altice (ATS). Looking for a new VRP to get out of here. Please make my Christmas. Make my day.
Official Freeport & Bethpage Victory Thread
The Freeport & Bethpage field service techs are now officially IBEW 1049 members as of this afternoon. Card count was very successful (almost 70%). Contract negotiations to begin soon. United we stand!
Outside of FTTH Construction LTA guys....
has anybody received fiber training where it has been released? I'm talking outside of the build guys. Just curious
Workers comp
Just saying hear that comp pays 50% so for you Bethpage Freeport guys try to get that better with your contract negotiations . It’s a real f...u if so true. Not just less points on work that u get payed for think about what happens to you when Hurt... — read more
Ginger Bread
Altice Ginger Bread Cookies commercial, 😂 Try making workers happy and dance.
why management always tries to talk bad about unions
think about it. why do they care so much? what are they trying to hide? do you really think they care or want that direct relationship? ask around to people who are in unions before you drink the koolaid they pour. there's a reason they preach BAD so... — read more
Sign up time
It's getting late, time to sign a union card, or a VRP, wake up stop crying and do the right thing. The parties over, it won't get any better. Make a New Years resolution and get off your duff and get moving.