AT&T Mobility Contract Ratified

We received notice from District Six with the results of the vote. 68% of the votes were for ratification. Further developments will be posted here and on the Bargaining tab of the District Six website as they become available.

Local Contract Vote Completed

AT&T Mobility Members of CWA6203 met Sunday at the Holiday Inn to review and vote on the tentative contract offered by the company. President Jack Maxey explained the limited changes in the new contract and the new pay schedule was outlined. After an extended question and answer session members cast their votes on the contract by secret ballot. Their votes will be combined with those of other locals in District Six of the Union to determine the members response to the contract. Voting across the district continues through 3/27.

Sunday: Explanation and Vote on the Wireless Contract

The union will hold an Explanation Meeting on Sunday, March 9 from 1-5pm in the Aspen Room of the Holiday in at 3201 South Loop 289 between Indiana and University. Officers will explain the contract and answer all questions. After the explanation and questions, members will vote on whether to accept or reject the contract.

Tentative Agreement Call Center CSR1 Wages

In addition, each employee would receive a $500 signing bonus after the contract is accepted.

This is a calculation of the Lubbock Call Center CSR1 wages after the increases offered in the tentative agreement based on interpretation of the offer as published on the District Six Website

Tentative Wireless Agreement Summary

Summary of Tentative Agreement

CWA District 6 and AT&T Mobility

Compensation

· Wage Increases

2008 3.00% Effective 2/24/2008

2009 2.50% Effective 2/22/2009

2010 2.50% Effective 2/28/2010

2011 2.75% Effective 2/27/2011

· Compounded total of 11.19%

· Employees will receive a $500 lump sum payment as soon as practical after ratification.

· Increases the on-call pay to $32 per day.

· Establishes call-out pay, of one hour minimum at basic rate, for network employees.

· Establishes provision for overtime pay after 11 consecutive hours worked.

Upgrades

· Overall 92% of Customer Service Representatives, more than 5000 employees, are upgraded:

o Upgrade Customer Service Representative I – All Other and Customer Service Representative II – All Other by $38.50 per week at top pay.

o Upgrade Business Customer Service Spet I and Business Customer Service Spet II by $38.50 per week at top pay.

o The Customer Service Representative I – All Other title, Customer Service Representative I – Dallas title and Business Customer Service Spet I title will be combined into one wage schedule.

o The Customer Service Representative II – All Other title, Customer Service Representative II – Dallas title and Business Customer Service Spet II will be combined into one wage schedule.

Pensions and Disability

· Pension band increases of 1.5% increases each year in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 for current employees.

· Company will offer a lump sum payment option for current employee in the banded plan.

· New hires hired 1/1/2009 or after will be covered under the BCB2 cash balance pension plan.

· Current employees and new hires retain the existing 52-week short term disability provisions.

Contract Improvements

· Adds increased flexibility for funeral leave.

· Adds Registered Domestic Partner as a member of the immediate family.

· Establishes a seniority tie-breaker based on Social Security Number.

· Removes 30-minute travel rule for temporary assignments. Time spent traveling on a temporary assignment, in excess of normal commute, will be paid as time worked.

· Improves part-time calculations for Vacations, Excused Days with Pay and Holidays. Calculated on time worked not time scheduled.

· Establishes a letter on call quality observation for Call Centers. The results of the observation must be covered with the employee within five (5) business days.

· Increases the notification to employees of a surplus for groups 50 or larger.

· Increases severance payment due to surplus to a minimum of $600 per year of service.

· Increases the amount of time that a former surplus employee has rehire rights to 3 years.

· Establishes a force rearrangement provision for Company owned retail locations, requiring that Seniority be utilized.

· Enhances the pay treatment for a voluntary transfer.

· Establishes a Four Day Work Week scheduling procedure.

· Establishes a letter reducing the charge back time to 91days for discipline in DMDR centers and Retail Stores.

· Establishes a District committee to discuss issues on scheduling in Retail Stores.

· Establishes a panel of arbitrators that will be jointly administered by the Company and the Union.

· Increases the notification to employees on schedule changes to 48 hours.

· Increases the amount of Union time and the number of Union representatives that can be off to conduct Union business.

· Increases the size of the Working Relations Committee to one representative from each local with a minimum of 4 Union representatives.

· Establishes a provision where the Union and the Company can establish committees to address concerns of mutual interest.

· Enhances the Non-Discrimination language.

· Eliminates the day before and day after rule for Floating Holidays and Designated Holidays (Unless Designated Holiday is scheduled by the Company).

· Enhances the amount of time a job vacancy must be posted to at least seven (7) days over a two (2) week period.

· Establishes a letter that the Union and the Company will meet in the Strategic Alliance Committee twice a year and may establish committees to address areas of mutual concern.

District Six Website: Bargaining

Nearing Agreement

At 12:30 am Local President Jack Maxey received a call from District Six representatives indicating that an agreement was near and negotiations were continuing into the night.