The IRS will be the least of their problems Wait for the Stocks to fall Pay back will be sweet
W2's
Anyone else receive they're w2's yet? I just have the ATS W2 available and even that doesn't match my last check from there. I'm still waiting for the Altice USA W2.
What if Altice sells?
Say more shops vote a union in. What happens to those workers if Altice fails and sells to a company like Charter or Comcast? Just curious.
No coffe breaks and one person off at a time for vacation days
Altice is horrible to work for and do not treat their employees well at all. We were told you cannot stop for coffee or stop for a bathroom break until lunch. Wtf is wrong with these people!! One person off at a time for vacation days are you kidding... — read more
I can not understand
From the moment they took over they have been taking. They took the xmas bonus. they took sick time, they took our benefits (cost more cover less) They took roughly 1600 jobs. They took our quality of life, constant shift changes, reassignments to... — read more
Fiber to the whole footprint
People say it’s happening, some others swear that it is, progress has been made but it doesn’t look quite right. Can someone confirm that FTTH is coming to the whole footprint and which areas are to be upgraded first? That will convince me
Vacation Requests
Any other ATS Depot making up vacation request rules? Apparently we can't request time off anymore than 30-60 days before. I'm not talking just weekends. I'm talking anyway of the week. Also if you got off a holiday last year, your not getting it... — read more
50 Cent harasses Altice truck over Starz impasse
50 Cent is taking the carriage dispute between Starz and Altice to the streets — literally. The executive producer of Starz hit “Power” recently found himself idling in his Bentley behind an Optimum service truck. 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis... — read more
Starz Files FCC Complaint Against Altice USA as Carriage Fight Heads into Week Four
Starz has asked the FCC to intervene in its carriage standoff with Altice USA, urging the commission to order the channels restored on Altice systems because the cable operator violated a rule that requires distributors give customers 30 days notice... — read more
Checked my pay this new system looks very prehistoric 😩
Issues Concerns with the new payroll system?
FTTH TECHS
How many times have your hands gone numb
The Big Wigs came to Bronx depot this morning....
Can anyone highlight what went down?
Altice defends DTT record after critical Anacom report
Thursday 18 January 2018 | 10:34 CET | News Altice has defended its delivery of the DTT service in Portugal following a critical report by the regulator Anacom. The report found that the service was falling short of expectations in certain areas, and... — read more
What happened to the Curse 3 Post
Wow the Curse 3 Post touched some nerves or the people in it are afraid of it, It was taken down quickly
Any Customer Facing Employee
If you are a customer facing employee in the tristate and you are not organizing to protect your employment, you are seriously delusional look at how many positions have been outsourced they do not and will not continue to pay you. I am not a union... — read more
8 jobs a day for OSP
8 jobs a day LMAO grass is definitely greener
401K Match
I heard talks about dropping our 401K match. Anyone else heard this?
A quote from Dexter at last weeks conference call with investors [1/8/18]
Jonathan Chaplin: "Dexter, I guess my follow-up question would be, what do you lose in terms of the sort of the consolidated purchasing benefits that you were looking for when you set ATS up in the first place?" Dexter Goei: "Well, it’s interesting... — read more
NY Reps Push Altice USA, Starz to Reach Carriage Deal
A couple of Democratic House members from New York are calling on Altice USA and Starz to resolve their carriage dispute, according to a copy of the letter obtained by Multichannel News. In a joint letter to Altice USA chair Dexter Goei and Starz... — read more
JUST GOOD ENOUGH
You know it makes me laugh all of these executives who are squeezing all the money out of the employees ,taking everything away and they still want us to have pride in the work that we do and how we do it well I for one still have pride in the work... — read more
Layoffs in January are Unlikely
With open enrollment coming in Nov - Dec it seems unlikely that it would be in January. Why would the company payout benefits for employees he won't have in January. The number of employees for the year would need to be negotiated before January. It... — read more
Even Walmart got a bonus
Walmart Is Raising Its Minimum Wage to $11 an Hour and Giving Employees a $1,000 Bonus. ... The retailer said Thursday changes that to its compensation and benefits policy will impact more than a million hourly workers in the U.S., with the wage... — read more
The bigger picture
It's a new era. Private sector unions are weak. Most technicians hired by cablevision came from nothing. Just a high school diploma others barely speak English. You wonder why union never worked? It takes courage to put it all on the line when you've... — read more
ADP
Anyone able to view their pay stubs yet? Has anyone heard back from payroll on them fixing the mess ups on our pays?
HOWS THAT FTTH GOING
for those that went to ats and wanted to give them a chance just because they fooled you all with that fiber. IM still waiting. WHERE IS IT? What a joke. JUDGEMENT DAY COMING SOON TO A JUNE NEAR YOU.
Call today
What the hell was that call today with Dexter. 4 minutes and not even a goodbye. Basically read the email to us.
Here comes the kicker...
https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/01/08/1285413/0/en/Altice-NV-Altice-Announces-Group-Reorganization-Altice-USA-Spin-Off-and-New-Altice-Europe-Structure.html
Some sellers
JPMorgan Chase & Co. lessened its stake in shares of Altice USA Inc (NYSE:ATUS) by 43.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 75,617 shares... — read more
Starz
Verizon renews with STARZ !! And Altice stays dark ???? They can’t be this arrogant??Wake up this is not Europe
Company Profit Sharing
Jet Blue giving out 21 million dollars of bonuses to their employees . Excluding EVPs and CEO . With all the cuts Altice have made and the benefit of Trumps tax cuts , Altice should think about showing the same gratitude towards their employees.
Certifications
Anybody certified yet on their BBT grades yet?
Starz tells Altice to stop 'false' statements in carriage fight
What a bunch of losers can't even man up blame it on someone else.
RESPECT YOURSELF
respect yourself. Secure a good future and continue to provide for your family go UNION. You will not be able to find a job that equals your current pay and benefits. You will take a big pay cut. VOTE UNION IN ALL DEPOS. YOUR FAMILY IS COUNTING ON... — read more
Check in the mail?
Anyone else on severance pay being told there check was being mailed to them ?
new pay checks
Any one else have issues? We can't view our stubs till the evening, they have messed up my taxes {took out the wrong state) and people check you garnishes if you have any wage garnishes they did not take any out on this pay 1/5 and will double on... — read more
ATS techs from Beckley, WV had union election this morning...
still waiting for final results. a few ballots were being challenged... https://www.nlrb.gov/case/06-RC-211069