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Also in Summer 2016
- Standing Together, One Day Longer
- CWA Workers Fight for Fair Pensions in New Jersey
- Direct TV Workers Say 'CWA YES'
- Fighting Nokia-Alcatel Pension Grab
- Tennessee Is Not For Sale
- CWA Members Standing Strong in Verizon Strike
- Flight Attendants Fight for Fair Contract at United
- AFA-CWA Mobilizes for Minimum Rest Requirements
- Nearly 1,000 Sports Broadcast Members Join NABET-CWA
- Freelancers of the World, Unite!
- Alabama Workers Organizing with IUE-CWA
- Democracy Awakening Takes on the 1%
CWA Members Take on AT&T West
Premises technicians, members of CWA Local 9511 in Escondido, Calif., stand together for a fair contract at AT&T West.
The 15,000 CWA workers at AT&T West are working without a contract after their collective bargaining agreement expired on April 10.
CWA members are mobilizing across District 9, putting the company on notice that they’re serious about getting a good contract. Negotiations cover workers at AT&T West in California and Nevada.
“We’re going to continue fighting for a fair contract while we stay on the job,” said CWA District 9 Vice President Tom Runnion. “For weeks, we have called on AT&T West to get serious about bargaining and negotiate a fair agreement for its workers. Our members showed their determination to achieve a fair contract with over 95 percent voting to authorize a strike, if necessary. That remains an option.”
AT&T is a very profitable company and its $49 billion purchase of DirecTV closed last July. However, in bargaining for the workers who have helped make it successful, AT&T is demanding outrageous concessions.