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Dear Editor:
ABC/Disney recently sent its NABET employees a note titled "Competitive Realities: Who's in Touch?" In it, Disney castigated its union-represented employees for failing to accept "provisions that reflect their employer's needs."
Apparently Walt Disney Co. Chairman Michael Eisner forgot his own recent actions. Reuters reported that "According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Eisner's pay rose to $10.65 million in fiscal 1997 from $8.65 million in fiscal 1996. That excluded his recent exercise of options on 7.3 million Disney shares worth a reported $565 million."
It's pretty hard to convince employees that times are tough when the boss votes himself a 23-percent pay raise and a $565 million stock option. Mr. Eisner may be the one who's out of touch with competitive realities, at least when it comes to common sense negotiating.
John Bruni
NABET/CWA Local 57
Dear President Bahr:
Thought you might like to hear from a little guy you helped today. My name is Russell Linderman. I have worked for Lucent Technologies for almost two years now as a communications equipment installer. I started out at a whopping $7.03 an hour and after two years I am up to $9.07. Thanks to you and your team I have something to look forward to. In five years I will be earning over $21.00 an hour.
By the way, the little guy you helped today is my two-year-old son, Garrett Linderman.
L. Russell Linderman
CWA Local 7790
ABC/Disney recently sent its NABET employees a note titled "Competitive Realities: Who's in Touch?" In it, Disney castigated its union-represented employees for failing to accept "provisions that reflect their employer's needs."
Apparently Walt Disney Co. Chairman Michael Eisner forgot his own recent actions. Reuters reported that "According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Eisner's pay rose to $10.65 million in fiscal 1997 from $8.65 million in fiscal 1996. That excluded his recent exercise of options on 7.3 million Disney shares worth a reported $565 million."
It's pretty hard to convince employees that times are tough when the boss votes himself a 23-percent pay raise and a $565 million stock option. Mr. Eisner may be the one who's out of touch with competitive realities, at least when it comes to common sense negotiating.
John Bruni
NABET/CWA Local 57
Dear President Bahr:
Thought you might like to hear from a little guy you helped today. My name is Russell Linderman. I have worked for Lucent Technologies for almost two years now as a communications equipment installer. I started out at a whopping $7.03 an hour and after two years I am up to $9.07. Thanks to you and your team I have something to look forward to. In five years I will be earning over $21.00 an hour.
By the way, the little guy you helped today is my two-year-old son, Garrett Linderman.
L. Russell Linderman
CWA Local 7790