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Code Of Conduct - CWA Local 2100
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WE EM MBR BRAC ACE E DIVE DI VERS RSIT ITY Y AN AND D PE PERS RSON ONAL AL DEV EVEL ELOP OPME M NT NOT O ONLY Y BECA AUSE E IT’S S THE RIGHT THING G TO DO, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT’S SMART BUSINESS. S We are driven no ot by ego but u by y ac acco comp mpli l sh s me ment nts. s We ke keep ep o r co ou c mm mmittme ment ntss to eac a h ot othe her an nd ou o r cu c st stom mer ers. s Our word is ou ur co conttra r ct ct.. We re r sp spec ectt an a d tr t us ustt one e an a ot othe er, r comm co mmun u ic icatin ng open nly ly, ca c nd ndidly and d directly since any other way is unffair and a waste of time. We voice our opinion and wa ex xercise constructive dissent, and n then rally ar a ound the agreed-upon action o with ourr full l sup uppo p rt r . An A y on ne of us ca an deliive de ver a viiew or id idea ea to an anyo yone ne elsse, and lis iste ten n to and val alue ue anot an otthe her’ r’ss vi view ew reg gar ardl dles esss of o tittle or le leve vel.l. Ide deas as liv ive e an and d di die e on the heir ir mer e it itss ra r th ther er tha han n wh w er e e th hey e wer ere e in inve vent nted ed.. WE HAV AVE E WOR ORK K BE BECA CAUS USE E OU OUR R CU C ST S OM MER ERS S VA V LU L E OU O R HG HI GH H-Q QUA ALI LITY TY Y COM MMU MUNI NICA CATI CA TION ON NS SE S RV R IC ICES ES ES. S. We e del e iv ver sup uper e io er iorr cu cust stom omer er exp xper erie ienc nccess thr hrou ough g gh o r pr ou prod od duc ucts ts and our act ctio ions ns.. Ev Ever eryt ythi hing ng g we do we bu buil ild d on a str tron ong g ne netw twor ork, k, sys yste tems ms and pro roce ess fou ound ndat atio ion. n The Th e qu qual alit ity y an and d re eli liab abil ilitty of the e pro oductts we deliv iver are r para pa amo moun unt. t. Cussto tome m rs pay y us to t pro ovide them m wi with h services th hat the ey ca an re ely on. WE E FOC OCUS US OUT U WAR ARD RD ON O TH HE E CUS STOM MER R, NO N T IN NWAR RD. WE E MAK AKE E IT I EASY Y FOR CUS U TO OME MERS RS TO DO O BUSIN USIN US NES ESS S WIT ITH H US US,, BY BY LIS STE ENI N NG G, AN ANTI TICI CIPA PATI PA T NG TI G AND RES SPO OND DIN I G TO THE HEIR IR R NEE EEDS D . DS We know our produccts t and n can exp xpla l in the hem m to cussto tome mers me rss. We focus on fundam men e ta al ex xeccut utio ion. n. We ar are e ac acccoun u ta un tabl ble bl e and we follow throug u h wi w th a sen nse s of ur urge genc ncy. y. We kn know ow w that hav ving the high hes e t etthiica c l st stan a da dard rdss iss a com ompe p ti pe titi tiive e advantage. 8F"RF7&3*;0/ */5&(3*5:p3&41&$5p1&3'03."/$&&9$&--&/$&p"$$06/5"#*-*5: WE BEL ELIE I VE IE V INT NTEG EGRI RITY T IS AT TY A THE COR ORE E OF WHO WE AR ARE. E IT ES STA ABL BLIS IS SHE HES S TH T E TR TRUS US ST TH THAT AT IS S CR RIT TIC CAL L TO THE REL LAT TIONS IO ONSHI H PS WE HA AVE V . We are com ommi mitt tted ed to do o the rig ght thi hing ng and fol ollo low w so soun und d busi bu sine si ness ne sss pra ract ctic ct ices ic e in de es eal alin ing in g wiith h ourr cus usto tome mers rs,, su supp ppli lier ers, s, owne ow ners rss and d com mpe peti t to ti ors r . Ou O r co comp mpet etit itor orss ar are e no nott en enem emie ies; s; they th ey are cha halllen enge gers ge rs who dri rive ve us to imp mpro rove ve. We are goo ood d c rp co porrat a e ci citi tize zens ns and sha hare re our suc ucce cess ss wit ith h th the e co comm mmun unit ity y to mak ake e th the e wo worl rld d in whi hich ch we wo ork k bet ette terr th than an it wa was yest ye ster erda d y. da y WE KNO OW THA HAT T BIG IGNE NESS NE SS IS NO N T OU O R ST STRE RENG RE NGTH NG T , TH BEST BE S IS OUR ST OU UR ST TRE RENG NG GTH T . Bureaucracy is i an enemy. We e fig fi ht h eve v ry day to stay “small” an nd keep ep burea e uc u racy cy out. We are mor ore e ag agil ile e th than an com ompa pani n es a fr f ac acti t on o of ou o r si s ze ze,, be beca caus use e we act fasst an and d ta take k ris ke isks k ks ever ev ery y da ay. y We se see e cr cris i is is i and cha h ng n e as a opp p or ortu tuni tu niti ni ties ti ess, no nott th hre reat ats. s.. We ru un to a criisi sis, s not awa s, way. y. Cha hang nge ng e en ener ergi er g ze gi zess us us.. W worrk ha We h rd rd,, ta take ke acttio ion n an and d ta take ke per erso sona so nall ac na acco coun co unta un tabi bili bi lity li ty forr ge fo gett ttin tt in ng th thin in ngs don one. e. Our act ctio io ons pro odu duce ce e mea easu sura r blle ra resu re su ult lts. s s. EVE ERY RYTH T IN TH NG WE DO IS BU BUIL ILT IL T ON TH HE ST STRO RONG N NG F UN FO UNDA DATI DA TION TI ON OF OU OUR R CO CORP R OR RP O AT A E VA VALU LU UES ES.. We wor ork k 24 24x7 x7 bec ecau ause au se e our cus usto tome to mers me rs dep epen end en d on us 24 24x7 x7.. x7 We kno now w ou ourr be best st was goo ood d fo or to t da d y. y To om mor o ro row w we we’l’l’lll do bett be tter tt er.. er %FBSDPMMFBHVF *OUIFXPSETPGUIF7FSJ[PO$SFEPJOUFHSJUZJTBUUIFDPSFPGXIPXFBSF*UTPOFPGPVS Our Commitment: GPVOEBUJPOBMWBMVFTBOEBDSVDJBMGBDUPSJOFTUBCMJTIJOHUIFUSVTUUIBUVOEFSMJFTPVSSFMBUJPOTIJQT Customers First XJUIDVTUPNFSTTVQQMJFSTBOEDPMMFBHVFT'PSVTUPCFTVDDFTTGVMJOUIFEJHJUBMNBSLFUQMBDF XFNVTUNBLFTVSFUIF7FSJ[POCSBOEJTTZOPOZNPVTXJUIUSVTUJOUFHSJUZBOEUIFIJHIFTUPG Our Core Values: FUIJDBMTUBOEBSET t Integrity t Respect &BDIPGVTJTBDDPVOUBCMFGPSMJWJOHVQUPUIFTFIJHITUBOEBSETFWFSZEBZJOBMMPVSBDUJPOT*OB t Performance Excellence DPNQMFYCVTJOFTTFOWJSPONFOUIPXFWFSJUJTOPUBMXBZTPCWJPVTXIBUUIFSJHIUDPVSTFPGBDUJPO JT5IBUTXIZXFIBWFUIF7FSJ[PO$PEFPG$POEVDUBTBSFTPVSDFPOFUIJDBMCVTJOFTTQSBDUJDFT t Accountability 5PHFUIFSXJUIUIF$SFEPUIF$PEFPG$POEVDUJTBHVJEFGPSOBWJHBUJOHUIFLJOETPGCVTJOFTT TJUVBUJPOTXFDPOGSPOUFWFSZEBZBOEBSNJOHVTXJUIUIFUPPMTXFOFFEUPNBLFHPPEEFDJTJPOT BTXFEPPVSKPCT *VSHFZPVUPSFWJFXUIF$PEFUIPSPVHIMZBOEEJTDVTTJUXJUIZPVSDPXPSLFST0GDPVSTFOPPOF EPDVNFOUDBODPWFSFWFSZTJUVBUJPOUIBUXJMMBSJTFJOUIFDPVSTFPGZPVSKPC5IFSFGPSFZPVDBO BOETIPVMEUBLFVQBOZRVFTUJPOTPSDPODFSOTXJUIZPVSTVQFSWJTPSZPVS)VNBO3FTPVSDFT SFQSFTFOUBUJWFUIF0GGJDFPG&UIJDTBOE#VTJOFTT$POEVDUPSUIF-FHBM%FQBSUNFOU :PVBOE*BSFSFTQPOTJCMFGPS7FSJ[POTSFQVUBUJPO*LOPX*DBODPVOUPOZPVUPQVUJOUFHSJUZBOE FUIJDBMCVTJOFTTQSBDUJDFTBUUIFDFOUFSPGXIBUZPVEP 4JODFSFMZ -PXFMM$.D"EBN $IBJSNBO BOE $IJFG&YFDVUJWF0GGJDFS J 5BCMF PG $POUFOUT A Message to all Employees..........................................................................................................i Introduction ....................................................................................................................................1 1. Maintaining an Inclusive, Fair and Healthy Work Environment ............................................4 %JWFSTJUZ BOE &RVBM 0QQPSUVOJUZ $PNNJUNFOU %JTDSJNJOBUJPO BOE )BSBTTNFOU 8PSLQMBDF 7JPMFODF 8PSLQMBDF 4BGFUZ BOE &OWJSPONFOU 4VCTUBODF "CVTF *MMFHBM %SVHT BOE $POUSPMMFE 4VCTUBODFT "MDPIPM 4PMJDJUBUJPO BOE 'VOESBJTJOH (BNCMJOH &NQMPZFF 1SJWBDZ .POJUPSJOH 0O UIF +PC 6TF PG 3FDPSEJOH %FWJDFT .JTDPOEVDU 0GG UIF +PC 2. Maintaining Integrity and Fairness in the Workplace ............................................................8 "WPJEJOH $POGMJDUT PG *OUFSFTU 1FSTPOBM $POGMJDUT PG *OUFSFTU &NQMPZNFOU 0VUTJEF 7FSJ[PO "DUJWJUJFT 0VUTJEF PG 7FSJ[PO 1PMJUJDBM $POGMJDUT PG *OUFSFTU 1FSTPOBM 1PMJUJDBM *OUFSFTUT $POUSJCVUJPOT PG $PSQPSBUF "TTFUT 4FFLJOH 1VCMJD 0GGJDF *OTJEFS 5SBEJOH BOE 'JOBODJBM *OUFSFTUT *OWFTUNFOUT JO $PNQBOJFT XJUI 8IJDI :PV $POEVDU #VTJOFTT PO 7FSJ[POT #FIBMG 4JHOJGJDBOU 'JOBODJBM *OUFSFTUT JO $PNQBOJFT 5SBOTBDUJPOT JO 4FDVSJUJFT -PBOT JJ 3. 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Maintaining Integrity and Fairness in the Marketplace ......................................................18 $VTUPNFS 3FMBUJPOTIJQT $VTUPNFS 1SJWBDZ BOE $PNNVOJDBUJPOT $VTUPNFS .BSLFUJOH 4FMMJOH XJUI *OUFHSJUZ 5IF (PWFSONFOU BT B $VTUPNFS $PVSU 0SEFST BOE 0UIFS -FHBM %PDVNFOUT $MBTTJGJFE BOE /BUJPOBM 4FDVSJUZ *OGPSNBUJPO 4FMFDUJOH BOE .BJOUBJOJOH 3FMBUJPOTIJQT XJUI #VTJOFTT 1SPWJEFST JJJ (JGUT BOE &OUFSUBJONFOU 8IFO (JGUT BSF "QQSPQSJBUF 8IFO &OUFSUBJONFOU JT "QQSPQSJBUF 1SPIJCJUFE &YDIBOHFT (JGUT *OWPMWJOH 5SBWFM PS -PEHJOH 3FUVSOJOH (JGUT (JGUT 0VUTJEF UIF 8PSLQMBDF (JGUT BOE &OUFSUBJONFOU *OWPMWJOH (PWFSONFOU 0GGJDJBMT #SJCFT ,JDLCBDLT BOE -PBOT 3FMBUJPOTIJQT XJUI BOE 0CMJHBUJPOT PG %FQBSUJOH BOE 'PSNFS &NQMPZFFT *OUFSBDUJPO XJUI $PNQFUJUPST "WPJEJOH 7JPMBUJPOT PG UIF "OUJUSVTU -BXT (BUIFSJOH *OGPSNBUJPO "CPVU $PNQFUJUPST 3FMBUJPOTIJQT 8JUI "GGJMJBUFT *OUFSOBUJPOBM 3FMBUJPOTIJQT -PDBUJOH 0GGJDFT PS 3FDFJWJOH 4FSWJDFT 0VUTJEF PG UIF 6OJUFE 4UBUFT $PNQMJBODF XJUI 4DSFFOJOH 3FRVJSFNFOUT PG UIF 0GGJDF PG 'PSFJHO "TTFU $POUSPM 0'"$ *NQPSU&YQPSU $POUSPM 1BZNFOUT -PCCZJOH &YQFOTFT BOE 3FDPSELFFQJOH 3FRVJSFNFOUT *OUFSOBUJPOBMMZ &DPOPNJD 4BODUJPOT BOE &NCBSHPFT *MMFHBM #PZDPUUT Conclusion......................................................................................................................................29 Sources of Help..............................................................................................................................30 Quick Reference Chart..................................................................................................................30 JW *OUSPEVDUJPO (SFBU DPNQBOJFT BSF KVEHFE CZ XIBU UIFZ EP OPU CZ XIBU Our Expectations and Values UIFZ TBZ Sustain a Culture of Integrity 8F QVSTVF DPNQBOZ HPBMT 5IJT $PEF PG $POEVDU JT B TUBUFNFOU PG UIF QSJODJQMFT BOE FYQFDUBUJPOT UIBU HVJEF FUIJDBM CVTJOFTT TPMFMZ UISPVHI FUIJDBM BOE DPOEVDU BU 7FSJ[PO 7FSJ[PO SFRVJSFT BMM FNQMPZFFT UP VTF UIFJS KVEHNFOU UP CF BDDPVOUBCMF GPS QSPGFTTJPOBM DPOEVDU UIFJS BDUJPOT BOE UP DPOEVDU CVTJOFTT XJUI JOUFHSJUZ 5IJT $PEF PG $POEVDU SFGMFDUT PVS DIBOHJOH CVTJOFTT FOWJSPONFOU BOE IBT CFFO BQQSPWFE CZ UIF 7FSJ[PO #PBSE PG %JSFDUPST *O BEEJUJPO UP HPWFSOJOH DPOEVDU CZ FNQMPZFFT UIJT $PEF HPWFSOT DPOEVDU CFUXFFO FNQMPZFFT BOE DVTUPNFST DPNQFUJUPST BOE UIF OVNFSPVT CVTJOFTT QSPWJEFST JODMVEJOH TVQQMJFST WFOEPST DPOUSBDUPST BOE BHFOUT XIP BTTJTU 7FSJ[PO FWFSZ EBZ #FDBVTF XF XBOU PVS CVTJOFTT QSPWJEFST DVTUPNFST BOE JOWFTUPST UP VOEFSTUBOE IPX XF EP CVTJOFTT BOE XIBU UIFZ DBO FYQFDU PG VT UIJT $PEF BQQFBST PO UIF 7FSJ[PO XFCTJUF BOE JT BWBJMBCMF UP UIF QVCMJD :PV NBZ OFWFS WJPMBUF UIJT $PEF PS BOZ DPNQBOZ QPMJDZ FWFO JG B TVQFSWJTPS EJSFDUT ZPV UP EP TP *G ZPV SFDFJWF TVDI B SFRVFTU ZPV TIPVME BEWJTF ZPVS TVQFSWJTPS UIBU UIF SFRVFTU WJPMBUFT UIF $PEF *G ZPVS TVQFSWJTPS SFGVTFT UP NPEJGZ IJT PS IFS SFRVFTU ZPV TIPVME DPOUBDU UIF 7; 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In addition to your supervisor, you may consult with Human Resources, the Legal Department or call the VZ Ethics and EEO GuideLine. Verizon’s eWeb (Intranet) - http://myvzweb.verizon.com - contains expansive helpful contact and subject matter information. In addition, please reference the chart below for some important resources Quick Reference Chart 30 Resource Phone Number Website VZ Ethics and EEO GuideLine 800.856.1885 (U.S.) www.verizonguideline.com Office of Ethics and Business Conduct (OEBC) (+)800.0.624.0007 (International) Human Resources (U.S.) Consult website http://vzweb.verizon.com/intranet/ wireline/AboutYou/HReSource Human Resources (International) (+)800.0.932.7947 Vnet 932.7947 http://vzweb.verizon.com/intranet/ wireline/AboutYou/ContactHR Security (U.S.) 800.997.3287 http://security.verizon.com Security (International) 972.615.4343 http://security.verizon.com, Click “International Security” Legal Department Consult website http://myedms.verizon.com/ corporate/legal/lg/index.shtml Corporate Compliance Counsel Consult website http://eweb.verizon.com/bpage/ compliance/legal_group.shtml Internal Audit 800.856.1885 (U.S.) (+)800.0.624.0007 (International) http://myedms.verizon.com/ corporate/finance/ia/index.html Privacy Office Consult website http://myvzweb.verizon.com/intranet/ site/vzweb/privacyoffice Environmental, Health & Safety (U.S.) 800.386.9639 https://vzweb.verizon.com/intranet/ wireline/AboutYou/HRGuidelines/ VzCulture/SafetyAndEnvironmental Compliance Environmental, Health & Safety (International) (+)800.386.9639 https://vzweb.verizon.com/intranet/ wireline/AboutYou/HRGuidelines/ VzCulture/SafetyAndEnvironmental Compliance Resource Phone Number Website Labor Relations Consult website http://vzweb.verizon.com/intranet/ wireline/AboutYou/YourToolkit/ ManageLaborRelations Public Affairs, Policy & Communications Consult website http://pa.verizon.com/pa Public Affairs, Policy & Communications - Media Relations Consult website http://newscenter.verizon.com/ corporate/media-contacts/ Corporate Responsibility Consult website http://responsibility.verizon.com Verizon Foundation Consult website www.verizon.com/foundation Employee Assistance Program (U.S.) 888.441.8674 www.anthem.com/eap/verizon Employee Assistance Program (International) Consult website www.anthem.com/eap/global Notes 31 Notes Notes
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