Letter from Local President David Patton
Posted: January 1, 2013 Filed under: News Leave a comment »DECEMBER 31 , 2012
DEAR LOCAL 6203 MEMBERS,
WE ARE ABOUT TO COMPLETE ANOTHER YEAR AND ANOTHER CONTRACT WITH AT&T CORE. WHAT AN INTERESTING YEAR IT HAS BEEN, ESPECIALLY THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. OUR REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO JANUARY 8TH, 2013 DUE TO THE HOLIDAY. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND, WE WILL BE DISCUSSING SEVERAL ISSUES, INCLUDING THE TEMPORARY AGREEMENT (TA) REACHED DECEMBER 22, 2012 BY OUR BARGAINING TEAM AND AT&T (CORE). THIS TA IS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE COMPANY’S AND BOTH SAY THE SAME THING.
FOLLOWING ARE A FEW FACTS THAT WE HAVE CONCERNING THE TA;
- IT WAS BARGAINED BY OUR BARGAINING COMMITTEE AND THE COMPANY BETWEEN DEC 8th AND DEC 21st 2012
- MYSELF AND OTHER DELEGATE(S) (TBA) FROM OUR LOCAL WILL ATTEND AN EXPLANATION MEETING IN DALLAS JAN 7th,2013 WHERE WE SHOULD RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION AND GET SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
- THE CURRENT TA IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY THE NEW CONTRACT AND MUST BE VOTED ON BY THE MEMBERSHIP OF DISTRICT 6. THE BARGAINING COMMITTEE, AND THE COMPANY WANT THIS VOTE IN BY JAN 30th2013.
- THE CURRENT TA THAT WE RECENTLY RECEIVED SEEMS TO CLOSLY RESEMBLE THE CONTRACT OF DISTRICT 3, THIS IS BASED ON THE LIMITED INFORMATION THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE CONCERNING OUR TA. THIS CERTAINLY DOES NOT MEAN THE CURRENT TA IS GOING TO BE OUR CONTRACT, NOR DOES IT IMPLY THAT OUR COMMITTEE AND THE COMPANY ARE TRYING TO PATTERN BARGAIN THE DISTRICT 6 (OUR) CONTRACT TO RESEMBLE THE OTHER CONTRACTS ALREADY RATIFIED. I HAVE FAITH IN OUR BARGAINING COMMITTEE, AND I AM SURE WE WILL RECEIVE AN EXPLANATION OF WHY ALL THE INFORMATION FROM EVERY DISTRICT SEEMS TO BE SO UNIFORM. THIS TOPIC WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE EXPLANATION MEETING 1/7/13 IN DALLAS. MYSELF AS WELL AS THE OTHER LOCAL 6203 DELEGATES WILL SHARE ALL OF OUR FINDINGS AT THE MEMBERSHIP MEETING 1/8/13.
Please email any questions you would like to ask concerning the TA to the Union Hall, @ local@cwa6203.org . We will endeavor to present them to the bargaining committee and get an answer. The meeting on 1/8/13 will not be the Local explanation/ratification vote meeting, but you will be provided all of the information we learn from the meeting in Dallas the day before. With the information we currently have there is no way to make an educated vote. After the District explanation meeting 1/7/13 and the membership meeting 1/8/13 we will have the Local Explanation/Ratification vote meeting approximately 10-12 days later in the hopes we will all have sufficient information to make a well educated vote. Visit our website frequently for any new information that may arise.
Please come to the membership meeting prepared to ask questions and express concerns relating to any local issues, rumors or other occurrences you may want to address or discuss. Myself, the local officers and e-board will be available to provide feedback and or answers. We will then discuss the core contract, the TA, and the findings and new information from the Dallas meeting.
Sincerely,
David Patton Pres. CWA Local 6203
website– cwa6203.org
Anyone with concerns or questions may call me anytime @806 543 5355 dp
Return on Investment, by William Richburg
Posted: December 17, 2012 Filed under: News Leave a comment »One of our Stewards, William Richburg, has written an excellent essay on labor. Our Local President, David Patton, has asked that we publish this on our website and share it widely. You can find a permanent link to the essay at http://www.cwa6203.org/?page_id=659
2013 Bargaining Items
Posted: December 17, 2012 Filed under: News Leave a comment »At our monthly membership meetings, the membership requesting that Local 6203 make available on our website the list of bargaining items discussed at the 2013 Bargaining Caucus, which was held 12/3/2012 – 12/4/2012.
AT&T CarePlus — A Supplemental Benefit Plan
Posted: December 17, 2012 Filed under: Announcement Leave a comment »Participants, who receive electronic communications, will be sent a News Now or eBenefits message on December 14th, 2012. All other participants will be mailed a printed copy via US mail to the work/home address starting the week of December 14th, 2012 for receipt within 7-10 days.
What’s Changing?
This SMM describes benefits under the Program as of January 1st, 2013. While you should review the entire SMM, please note these important changes:
- New procedures and/or services have been added;
- Procedures and/or services covered under the base medical plans have been removed; and
- Procedures and/or services that have had unfavorable clinical trials have been removed.
Questions?
Contact the AT&T Benefits Center at 877-722-0020 if you have questions regarding information in this SMM. To obtain a copy of any of your SPDs free of charge, call the AT&T benefits center at 877-722-0020.
Sign The AFL-CIO Petition In Support of Hostess Workers!
Posted: November 19, 2012 Filed under: News Leave a comment »Please take a moment to sign the AFL-CIO Petition in support of Hostess workers.
Congress May Cut Your Benefits to Subsidize Massive Tax Cuts For The Wealthy
Posted: November 9, 2012 Filed under: Legislative, News Leave a comment »Our members of Congress are headed back to Washington for a few final weeks of business, in their so-called “lame duck” session. The work they do could prove to have devastating results for the future of working families.
Some legislators are determined to cut Social Security benefits, raise the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare, and cut Medicaid, forcing families into bankruptcy should a loved one need long-term care. The reason for these cuts? To provide outrageous tax breaks for the richest 2% of Americans.
This is not what America needs, and it is not what we voted for. Take a stand and tell our representatives to put working families first.
Call your members of Congress now at 888-659-9401 and tell them:
1. No more tax cuts for the richest 2% of Americans.
2. No benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid.
Election Day is Nearly Here
Posted: November 3, 2012 Filed under: Legislative Leave a comment »Early voting has ended, however the AFL-CIO is asking that any members who have time this weekend consider Phone Banking to reach out to those who have not yet voted. Please consider donating some of your time!
Letter From Local President David Patton
Posted: October 23, 2012 Filed under: News Leave a comment »UPDATE FROM THE PRESIDENT/ CWA LOCAL 6203
OCTOBER 22, 2012
Greetings everyone, It’s been some kind of crazy year! I have seen so many “firsts†and gotten so many surprises and changes it has been difficult to keep up with. With all that has gone on with the Union and Company we, here at 6203 have fared better than most. For this, I want to thank the officers, and stewards, and most of all the members. In these times when there seems to be a lot of “unknown and unexpected†we have held together well. There are several current events and developments on the horizon that I would like to keep you informed about, as well as add some facts to some things you may have heard.
Union Hall Address 405 50th st – #793-6203 -Davids cell 806-543-5355
- The regular Monthly Meeting has been changed to Monday November 5th 2012; 6:30pm for the membership meeting and 5:30pm for the E-board meeting. This will be a very important meeting and I encourage all to attend.
- The December Monthly Membership/E-board Meeting date had to be changed as well. Meetings times remain the same, but we will be meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The date changes have been posted on the Union boards also.
- The Success Sharing Plan (SSP) (core employees only) has been confirmed by District 6 should be on the November 30th check. More information can be found in the linked post.
- The current Contract for Core expires April 6th 2013 @ 11:59pm; unless it is extended due to further bargaining, if a new agreement has not been reached. Early bargaining should start soon. This is one of the reasons the next few meetings are so important. We will be discussing mobilization activities and giving updates so again, please try to attend.
- Bargaining Proposals – very important you get these in. Every member is on a team with a strike captain assigned to that team. If you have any questions about this or the bargaining proposal, please call the hall. The proposals you turn in will be voted on by the membership at the next meeting; the Bargaining Proposal is what you submit to request a change or addition to the contract. If you know what you would like to see happen but don’t know how to put it into words, call me on my cell 806 543 5355 and I will give you a hand. These proposals should be very important to the Leveraged Service Rep as well as the Premise Tech. See the 2013 Bargaining Proposals Post for further information.
- AT&T’s big announcement on November 7th 2012: Fierce Telecom Article
- The Voluntary pension contribution from AT&T Mobility to the core fund: My belief is its being done to support and gain favor for the Nov. 7th announcement. AT&T’s Announcement. CWA’s Comment on AT&T’s Announcement
- Retirees benefit cost increase: it appears that premiums will be increasing from $17.50 mo. to $221.25. Call David Patton directly for further information.
- Bargaining Information Around The Nation:
As for me, I still believe we can win any fight and be successful in getting a fair and equitable contract. I have no fear when representing our members and our Local. Thank You for your trust and support. UNITED WE BARGAIN DIVIDED WE BEG- I n Unity; David Patton, President CWA Local 6203
Union Hall 806 793 6203 cell 806 543 5355
