AT&T Core Bargaining Committee Elected

Your AT&T Bargaining Committee for the upcoming District 6 contract negotiations was elected during the District 6 Conference in Forth Worth, Texas. The six members of your committee are:

1. Glynne Stanley of Tyler, TX

   Glynne has over 30 years of service in Outside Craft and has served on multiple bargaining committees in the past. Glynne has also served multiple terms as CWA Local 6214 President in Tyler, TX. Glynne is the only member of the previous bargaining committee who was elected to this committee.

2. Jason Peavler of Austin, TX

   Jason is a Vice President of CWA Local 6132 in Austin, TX, and has served multiple terms as an officer in multiple roles for his Local. He works as a Splicer for the Company, and has over 11 years of service.

3. James Henney of Houston, TX

   James is a Vice President of CWA Local 6222 in Houston, TX as well as a member of that Local’s Women’s Committee.

4. Chad Barnhill of Tulsa, OK

   Chad is the President of CWA Local 6012 in Tulsa, OK. He has 15 years of service as a Splicer for The Company.

5. Josh Kiser of St. Louis, MO

   Josh is a Premise Tech and member of CWA Local 6300 in St. Louis, MO. He comes highly recommended by Mike Mehringer, the well-respected President of CWA Local 6300.

6. Gerald Murray of Little Rock, AR

   Gerald Murray is the President of CWA Local 6507 in Little Rock, AR and a service rep for the Company.

Our Local President, David Patton knows most of this bargaining committee personally and feels that we will be very well served by this new, vibrant committee. As we prepare for bargaining here in District 6, we are keeping a close eye on the negotiations currently happening in Districts 1, 4, 9 and Legacy AT&T; it’s clear that AT&T intends to attack workers hard-earned gains on several fronts.

Ratification Payment and Wage Adjustment : CORRECTION

The $1000 ratification bonus will be on the 4/20 paycheck.

However, due to the work involved with changing the payscale to a 13 step scale, step raises and backpay for those raises (from 2/25 on) will not appear until the 6/1 paycheck.

Additionally, the changes to Article 21, section 6 (sick time) will be implemented on 4/29.

Local Contract Ratification Results

We have finished counting the contract ratification votes cast by members of our local. Lubbock has voted no to the tentative agreement. The count of the vote was 122 against, with 66 for.

District-wide voting continues, with a deadline of the close of business on April third. We do not expect to have a final tally until April Fourth at the earliest and ask our members to be patient as final results may take longer. We will keep you informed.