Mobility Health Benefits Bargaining

The most recent bargaining report, dated 7/23,  reads as follows:

“The CWA and AT&T Bargaining Committees for Mobility Health Care Benefits held meetings in Atlanta, with the assistance of a federal mediator, in another attempt to reach a tentative agreement.

“Unfortunately, even with this assistance there was no agreement reached between the parties. The rules under mediation require that particulars of these discussions and meetings must remain off-the-record and confidential, so there are no other details we can share.

“The union is now preparing for the last step in this bargaining process which will be to take our proposals before an arbitrator who will decide what our health care benefits plan will be beginning in 2009. The arbitration hearing is scheduled for September.

“The CWA Bargaining Committee wishes to thank you all for you support during these difficult negotiations.”

Further bulletins will be posted as they become available.