930 AT&T Retail Workers Pick CWA in Georgia, Kentucky
January 10, 2008
Seeking bargaining rights and affordable health care like 39,000 of their CWA-represented co-workers at AT&T Mobility have, over 900 of the company's retail sales workers in Georgia and Kentucky gained CWA representation through majority card check. The American Arbitration Association certified the results from the Kentucky campaign on Jan. 4 and the Georgia campaign on Nov. 27. Overall, there are 326 retail sales workers in Kentucky and 602 in Georgia.
It was a statewide effort by CWA locals in both states, according to District 3 Vice President Noah Savant who praised local organizers for volunteering to work outside of their areas to make the victories possible. District 3 Organizing Coordinator Liz Roberson and Booker Lester, administrative director to the vice president, spearheaded the effort.
Since fall, over 3,000 AT&T workers have organized with CWA through majority card check, including more than 2,500 workers at AT&T's wireless division in District 3 alone.
