Solidarity Bracelets

We have red “United We Bargain, Divided We Beg!” bracelets available for all members of the local, please see a steward to get one. We encourage all members to wear them as often as they’d like, but if you can’t wear one full time make an effort to wear them on Thursdays to show you stand for a fair contract and good jobs!

District 6 Bargaining Update Call

There will be a bargaining update conference call on Sunday, January 15th at 7:00 PM. You can sign up to participate in the call through the District 6 Website or by texting “update” to 69866. You can also listen to the call online at district6.cwa-union.org/mobilitycall. Calls are also scheduled for 1/29 and 2/12, and participants will have an opportunity to ask questions of bargaining committee and District 6 Vice President, Claude Cummings. Keep up with all the District 6 bargaining updates through the links on our website.

CWA AT&T Mobility Locals in D6 Set Bargaining Goals

Cora Ward and Penny Parker, stewards, at our call center attended the Mobility Bargaining Caucus last week. Below is an encerpt summary of the meeting.

At the AT&T Mobility local leadership conference, D6 staff join VP Claude Cummings, center, and CWA-TU members Blake Poindexter and Jamone Ross, 4th and 5th from left.CWA AT&T Mobility local leaders from across the Southwest met in Dallas Nov. 7-8 to discuss and vote on bargaining goals and priorities. The contract covering 9,400 Mobility workers in District 6 expires Feb. 24.
CWA District 6 Vice President Claude Cummings joined participants in discussing ways to build membership mobilization and support for organizing, and pledged support for T-Mobile workers trying to get their union.
Also at the meeting were two CWA-TU organizing committee members, technical care spets from T-Mobile in Frisco, Texas. Jamone Ross and Blake Poindexter talked about problems at their call center, including unattainable and constantly changing metrics, mass terminations and the lack of respect for workers on the job.
Ross and Poindexter got a firsthand look at CWA democracy in action, as Mobility members set bargaining goals, planned mobilization and moved forward on bargaining.
CWA will hold a Mobility leadership training session in December in Detroit; CWA President Larry Cohen and UAW President Bob King will be on hand.

2010 CORE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT

Every bargained employee needs to go to the benefits website at www.resources.hewitt.com/att. Once you have logged in make sure you review and complete the enrollment. The enrollment period will end on March 9, 2010 at 7:00pm. The changes will take effect April 1, 2010. You need to do this even if you did the annual enrollment in October.

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO DEPENDENT COVERAGE AND VOLUNTARY PLANS(Careplus, Supplemental Life, Child Life Insurance, etc). MOST EVERYONE IS SHOWN AS “SMOKERS” UNDER THE LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT. Also the SPOUSAL & CHILD LIFE INSURANCE has additional coverage options available. Make sure ALL your dependents are listed. Also check to see if your doctor is in “network”. (Go to www.myuhc.com). Make the necessary changes.

Below are some examples of the changes:

1. You MUST meet the annual deductible before the insurance pays anything.
2. Once the annual deductible has been met you are responsible for 10% of the remain-
ing fees until you have met the annual maximum out-of-pocket.
3. Preventive in-network services paid at 100%
4. No coverage for preventative services out-of-network.
5. After you meet your annual maximum out-of -pocket the plan pays 100%
for in-network services.
6. No deductible for prescriptions.