Below is the letter Verizon sent to CWA declaring a surplus. CWA Local 1120 is in FAA 3
This letter is to notify you that Verizon New York Inc., Verizon Services Corp., and Empire City Subway
Company (Ltd.), (collectively “the Company”) are declaring a surplus condition in twenty seven (27)
titles within Force Adjustment Areas (“FAAs”) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The surplus titles and FAAs together
with the names, net credited service dates, and work locations of all employees affected are provided
as attachments to this letter. To alleviate the surplus condition, the Company will invoke the Force
Adjustment Plan (FAP) of the collective bargaining agreement. This surplus condition has been
determined by the Company to be due to a process change. The provisions of the respective FAP
Articles 8(b) and 10 will not apply in this case.
If the Company uses the Special Enhanced Income Protection Plan (SEIPP) under step three (3) of the
FAP Article to alleviate the surplus, the Company will make SEIPP offers to associates as described in
Section XIV of the May 29, 2016 Memorandum of Understanding and Section IX of the July 14, 2022
Memorandum of Understanding. Special EIPP offers will be tendered to those employees in the surplus
titles and FAAs involved by September 18, 2026. An employee’s election to leave the service of the
Company and receive Special EIPP payments must be in writing and transmitted to the Company within
15 days of the offer, in this case October 2, 2026. The off-payroll date for employees who accept the
offer will be October 11, 2026.
