Posted: March 20, 2012 | Author: Patton | Filed under: News |
As previously mentioned, we will have contract explanation meetings at the Union Hall at 405 50th Street on Thursday, 3/22/2012. The meetings will be from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
The district will be holding a explanation conference call on Sunday, 3/25/2012 at 7:00 PM. It is not anticipated that there will be time allotted for questions on this call.
We are asking our local membership to submit all questions they have about this tentative agreement to the local as soon as possible, but no later than Wednesday, 3/28/2012.
We will hold our ratification votes at the Mobility Call Center on Thursday, 3/29/2012 and Friday, 3/30/2012. We are spreading the vote out over two days to make sure that everyone has a chance to vote.
Posted: March 18, 2012 | Author: Patton | Filed under: Announcement, News |
We will be holding contract explanation meetings at the local Thursday, 3/22/2012 between 9:00AM-11:00AM and 6:00PM-8:00PM in advance of our ratification vote. The meetings will be held at the Union Hall at 405 50th Street.
Posted: March 12, 2012 | Author: Patton | Filed under: Announcement, Bargaining |
At this time our delegates are traveling home from the explanation meeting. In the upcoming days we will review the information disseminated at the meeting to make certain we have a full understanding of this tentative agreement in advance of a ratification vote.
Posted: March 12, 2012 | Author: Patton | Filed under: Announcement, Bargaining |
I will update this post as more information becomes available. At this time, Malashon is relaying that among the items mentioned in the District 6 brief, employees working for Workforce and the Office of The President can expect pay upgrades in this tentative agreement. EWP time will be able to be taken in single hour increments. Job upgrades to the titles of customer support spet, information systems tech, wireless tech, and tech-msc/rnoc are included. A transfer process between AT&T Core and Mobility is included, core employees will be job protected and transfer will be on a voluntary basis. Additionally, should an employee transfer from one AT&T company to another, benefits including FMLA eligibility will be preserved.
We are hearing that our bargaining committee was unsuccessful in getting AT&T to agree to restore healthcare as a bargaining item in this tentative agreement.
Additionally, the current pension plan remains unchanged, with no increases for the term of the agreement.
Guaranteed minimum commision of $12,500 for full time retail sales employees, prorated for part time retail sales employees.
Posted: March 11, 2012 | Author: Patton | Filed under: Announcement |
Due to New Officer Training scheduled for the first week of April, our monthly membership meeting is being moved to the second Tuesday in April, 4/10/2012 at 6:30 PM. We will be posting flyers on the union boards at all work locations as soon as practical.
Posted: March 11, 2012 | Author: Patton | Filed under: News |
Monday, 3/12/2012 Malashon, Cora and Erin will be attending the tentative agreement explanation meeting, taking place between noon and five pm. They will be passing information back to the union hall as the meeting takes place so that we can keep the membership informed through the website, facebook and twitter.
We will hold a local explanation meeting as soon as practical to make sure everyone has an understanding of this tentative agreement in advance of a ratification vote. We will announce details as they become available.
Posted: March 4, 2012 | Author: Patton | Filed under: Announcement, Bargaining |
District 6 has an announcement of the tentative agreement on its website.
We are cautiously optimistic at this point but awaiting concrete details.
Posted: March 4, 2012 | Author: Patton | Filed under: Announcement, Bargaining |
We are hearing that a tentative agreement between the Company and the Union has been reached. We will post details as the become available.
Posted: March 1, 2012 | Author: Patton | Filed under: Announcement |
This is a reminder that the March meetings are to be held on Tuesday, March 6th. The Executive board will be meeting at 5:30 PM with the general membership meeting set to start at 6:30 PM. All members are encouraged to attend!
Posted: February 27, 2012 | Author: Patton | Filed under: Bargaining, News |
Today our Mobilizing Team began handing out flyers at Mobility and the COR Stores detailing the state of our current contract negotiations with AT&T. The Company is pushing for aggressive changes to our benefits, eliminating all but one to two paid sick days per year for all employees, and implementing a waiting period before a paid sick day can be granted for all employees. Currently, employees with eight years of service or more are entitled for paid sick days with no waiting period, while other districts enjoy this privilege after five years of service.
AT&T would also like to eliminate pensions for all persons hired on or after January 1st, 2013. Additionally, they are proposing no increases to the existing banded and BCB2 pension plans.
AT&T would like to cut short term disability in half. While the Company would like to move away from agreements in place with other districts on sick days, AT&T suggests that as other districts have agreed to 26 weeks of disability pay, District 6 should agree to the same.
AT&T would like to eliminate vacation payouts for all employees – no matter the reason for separation with the Company. Currently, if an employee is terminated for misconduct they are not entitled to pay for their unused vacation time. AT&T proposes that we accept the same treatment for employees who resign with proper notice or even retire.
Keep in close contact with your Union Steward as negotiations continue, and take the time to wear your CWA bracelets, buttons or ribbons. If you do not already have a CWA mouse pad, see the mobilizing team or a union steward and get one for your desk. It is important to continue to remind the Company that we stand united for a good contract!
