May 23, 2012
For many of us, it seems like bargaining has slowed down significantly. We haven’t seen any major movement at the bargaining table in the last couple of weeks, according to reports, and our bargaining team needs our help!
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May 22, 2012
With bargaining moving at a snail’s pace, your Legacy T team is meeting together to review our outstanding proposals and prioritize our issues.
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May 18, 2012
The bargaining teams met formally today. Our Union team resubmitted demands to equalize termination pay across all Articles (43, 44, 45 and 39) by moving those with a lesser term pay schedule to the full 104 weeks provided by Article 25.
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May 18, 2012
Local 3250 did a great job bringing this issue to OSHA’s attention. Below is a copy of the “Serious” citation OSHA issued against AT&T because (1) material safety data sheets were not provided for hazardous substances at Century Center, and (2) employees working at this location were not provided appropriate information and training concerning these hazardous substances.
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May 17, 2012
Mobilization is the word across CWA districts, where AT&T members are holding informational pickets, leafleting, wearing red and black, and standing up in solidarity to let management know we're serious about reaching a fair contract.
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May 16, 2012
A huge box arrived from Local 6201 in Ft. Worth, Texas with instructions to give it to the Company bargainers. It was full of branded items that had been distributed to employees – all kinds of AT&T and “Starz” merchandise. There were T-shirts and pads and ceramic cups and tissue boxes and balls and pens and hundreds of other items.
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May 15, 2012
Following discussions with other tables, our Bargaining Team met yesterday and all day today to prepare demands for both formal and subcommittee discussions with the Company. We expect to meet with the Company Team tomorrow.
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May 15, 2012
Week 6 without a contract finds workers stepping up actions across the country.
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May 10, 2012
The Bargaining Teams met all day today in subcommittee, and we held wide-ranging discussions on all the outstanding “Local issues” (those specific to our Contract).
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May 8, 2012
Members focused on multiple contract battles this week as they joined other CWA members, the 99% Spring, Labor Coalition and communities at actions against Verigreedy Verizon in addition to our own employer at&t.
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May 8, 2012
At the table today the Company rejected our proposals to improve the termination pay Articles 39, 43, 44 and 45. Although they had agreed to keep the termination pay the same for those covered under Article 25, we continue to push for improvement for those with different termination schedules.
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May 5, 2012
The Bargaining Teams met today. The Union presented proposals to equalize Termination Pay for those in ALL Articles. We also addressed issues in Articles 39, 43, and 45. Finally, we resubmitted our demand to improve the pension of those in the CBA and to expand JOG to those hired after 2009.
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May 4, 2012
The Bargaining Team met together for most of the day and began meeting with the Company late this afternoon.
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May 3, 2012
Our full Bargaining Team met with the Company this afternoon. The Company withdrew its proposal to cut termination pay and gut our electronic monitoring language. The Union presented proposals on wages and health care.
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May 3, 2012
Over 3 weeks past expiration, members are still going strong with mobilization and have committed to increase actions until we reach a fair contract. Contact your Local President or Local Mobilization Coordinator to find out more about actions in your area.
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May 3, 2012
At the AT&T annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, shareholders heard a loud and clear message from CWA leaders and members: AT&T should be helping to "lead our economic recovery by continuing to provide good, middle class jobs. We are the network. We deserve a fair contract."
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May 1, 2012
This is the statement made by Ralph Maly, CWA Vice President for Telecommunications and Technologies at the AT&T Annual Meeting, April 27, 2012 in Salt Lake City.
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Apr 30, 2012
Last week Vice President Ralph Maly attended the AT&T Shareholders’ meeting in Salt Lake City, UT, along with Officers and activists from around the country.
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Apr 30, 2012
This newspaper ad, which was 3/4 of a page, ran in the Salt Lake City newspapers on Friday, April 27th, the day of the AT&T Shareholders Meeting there.
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Apr 29, 2012
Between the slow pace of bargaining, the fact that your elected Bargaining Team members had not been home to see their families in two months and VP Maly’s attendance at the AT&T Shareholders meeting in Salt Lake City, on Friday it was decided to send the bargaining committee home for a short visit.
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