District 6 Working Without a Contract

Yesterday, CWA & AT&T formally met to continue negotiations. Items such as: Leveraged Titles, Premis Technicians, Benefits, Service Representative Task Force Agreement, Pensions, TFT positions, Current Employees, Treatment of New Hires along with several others were discussed. CWA indicated we were willing to work on some of the Company issues IF AT&T was willing to work on some of ours. The company indicated they were not willing to make any additional changes on Wages or make significant changes from previous discussions regarding Prem Techs or treating Converted Temporary employees like New Hires under the benefit plans. Please see Report #133 for more details.

District 6 Working Without A Contract

CWA and AT&T met yesterday after the Labor Day break to continue bargaining with extensive discussions on Wages & Health Care. A revised health care plan was presented for the Union to consider. The Union will thoroughly review the plan to see if it is worthwhile. Our bargaining committee continues to research & consider other possible ways/options that would benefit our members & negotiate a Fair and Just Contract.

Please stay strong and continue supporting our Bargaining Committee. They are STILL fighting for us.

District 6 Working Without a Contract

AT&T continues to refuse to make any movement on the remaining items that are still on the bargaining table. Also, it appears that AT&T is unable to bargain with more than one table or district at a time as we have seen with District 4 & 9, but not yet in District 6. CWA Bargaining Committee was released to return home on August 27th & will return to the bargaining table after the Labor Day break as a result of these facts. Our bargaining committee continues to work for us and they are committed to get the best possible contract. Please continue to stay strong and uphold your support for our bargaining team.

District 6 Working Without A Contract

Yesterday, CWA Bargaining Committee had heated exchanges with AT&T regarding the company’s demands to modify or regress on many issues. The company is not willing to move on these issues unless CWA gives up more. Our Bargaining Committee states it makes little sense to give up something we already “had” to get something we currently have. CWA wants the company to move the retrogression off the table on many items which would leave the larger issues to be dealt with. See Report #128. As always, please continue to support our Bargaining Committee.

District 6 Working Without a Contract

Our bargaining committee continues trying to reduce the number of bargaining items that are still on the table. Major issues that they are still working on are: Employment Security Commitment, Success Sharing Plan, and no longer using volunteers first for overtime assignments. AT&T continues to refuse to renew the existing Successorship Clause, EO/ERB MOA or make any improvements in Appendix I.

Other items that are still unresolved are: PREM TECHS, Leveraged Titles, Pensions, Service Representative Task Force Agreement, Health Care

District 6 Working Without a Contract

Formal Bargaining sessions resumed yesterday for the CWA & AT&T Bargaining Committees. Discussions took place and progress was made on several items; however, we are still far apart on the major issues. Please review Report #125 on District 6 site for more details.

District 6 Working Without A Contract

We recently received Bargaining Report #124. It states items that have been Tentatively Approved subject to a final agreement being reached and items/issues that are still unresolved at the bargaining table. Please visit the District 6 website for Report #124 to review these items.

District 6 Working Without a Contract

So far this week, the CWA Bargaining Committee has no new information to report. As mentioned in Report #123, the next Bargaining Report will be posted when there is new information to share. Please continue to support our District 6 Bargaining Committee as they continue negotiations for a FAIR & JUST CONTRACT.

District 6 Working Without a Contract

CWA and AT&T Bargaining parties continue to meet informally regarding discussions on a new collective bargaining agreement. Many major issues are still unresolved. Up-dated strike schedules were placed on union boards earlier this week. The schedules are tentative and subject to change. We are ready to strike if the need arises. Also, remember to take all personal belongings home Friday, August 7, 2009

District 6 Working Without A Contract

CWA and AT&T have not formally met for the last few days. CWA Bargaining Committee is reviewing and developing strategies over all the remaining items that are still on the bargaining table. AT&T presented additional options of the medical plan which only shows that they shifted costs from one part of the plan to another.

District 6 is fully engaged in Mobilization to continue in reaching a FAIR and Just contract for ALL of our MEMBERS. We have hand billed agent/vendor stores and will continue to do so. Also, full-page newspaper ads were purchased in major cities in District 6 in regards to AT&T’s 6.2 billion dollar earnings for the first 6 months of 2009. Mobilization continues next week with flyers and rallying AGAINST AT&T’s Foreign Outsourcing.

All officers are asked, as a precaution, to update their Local’s STRIKE schedules.