Holding Big Banks and Mortgage Fraudsters Accountable

Posted: January 24, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Legislative | Leave a comment »

The Texas AFL-CIO is asking all of our members who are able to do so to join us in signing a petition asking President Obama to investigate and hold big banks and mortgage fraudsters responsible for the severe damage their actions have caused to American working families and their dreams of home ownership. Please join us in this call for accountability!

Bargaining Rumors

Posted: January 20, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: News | Leave a comment »

At the Mobility Organizing Table today it was brought to my attention several times that there is a rumor being spread that The Union intends to strike at the end of our contract and that we intend to “fine” members who do not participate in the strike.

Politely, these are false rumors which are being maliciously spread. Bargaining has not even started. In the event that we have not reached a new agreement by the time the current contract expires, there are several possible outcomes. We could work per the current contract while The Union and The Company continue to bargain, we could work “without a contract” for a time or yes, we could strike.

I cannot stress enough that the bargaining process has not yet even begun. In the event that there is a call for a strike, it will be voted on by the membership; this is a democratic process that requires the will of the majority of members to proceed.

The best way to keep up to date with this information is to be involved. Attend our next bargaining conference call, to be held Sunday July 29th at 7:00 PM. You can listen in from your own phone or join us at the Union Hall to listen and discuss as a group!

Our membership meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM. Attend if your schedule allows it!

Keep in touch with your stewards, keep an eye on this web site, and never hesitate to call any of us; my cell phone is 806-786-5192 and is available to our members 24/7. Call or text, if I don’t answer please leave a message and I will get back to you ASAP.

Solidarity Bracelets

Posted: January 17, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Bargaining | Leave a comment »

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 Conference Call Meeting

Posted: January 17, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Announcement, Bargaining, Events | Leave a comment »

The next mobility bargaining conference call will be Sunday, 1/29/2012 at 7:00 PM. We will be hosting a gathering at the Union Hall for all members who would like to participate. Come join us at 405 50th Street, we will open the doors at 6:30 PM; the conference call will start at 7:00 PM. We expect this call to last about an hour. We will have soft drinks on hand.

Remember, bargaining begins Tuesday, 1/31/2012 at 10:00 AM, this will be our last conference call before the first bargaining session begins.

Working Relations Committee Meeting

Posted: January 13, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Announcement | Leave a comment »

The next quarterly meeting of the Working Relations Committee will be held at the Lubbock Mobility Call Center on February 2nd, 2012. The meeting is scheduled from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Presidents and Vice Presidents of the locals from Abilene, El Paso, Midland, Amarillo and Lubbock will be meeting with company officials to discuss issues and concerns of the membership.

District 6 Bargaining Update Call

Posted: January 12, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Bargaining | Leave a comment »

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.

Notes from the January Membership Meeting

Posted: January 10, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: News | Leave a comment »

Attendance was good for the January membership meeting, during which the swearing-in of all of our current officers occurred.  Top among the issues of discussion were workplace security, mobility bargaining and attendance policies.  Additionally, a committee of retirees is being formed.  If you or anyone you know is retired from an AT&T company and would like to participate, please contact the Union Hall at 806-793-6203.

Have a question or concern?  Please consider attending our next meeting which will be held on Tuesday, February 7th at 6:30 PM.  If you are unable to attend and want to make sure your issue is addressed, please contact us at the Union Hall to make sure your concern is part of our discussion.

Who do you support for President?

Posted: January 9, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Legislative | Leave a comment »

Right now our national organization has a poll in place to determine who, if anyone, we would like to endorse in the upcoming presidential election.  If you have not already done so, please take a few moments to visit cwavotes.org and participate in the poll. Your opinion is extremely important on this matter, and this is the best way to make sure your voice is heard. Also, you can visit the main page for a summary of where the candidates stand on the issues.

JANUARY E-BOARD & MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

Posted: January 5, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: News | Leave a comment »

This is a reminder that the monthly E-Board & Membership meeting has been moved to Tuesday,January 10, 2012. Please come out & attend. All of the new officers & Chief Stewards will be sworn in. Meeting times are shown below:

TUESDAY – – JANUARY 10, 2012

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING 5:30PM

MEMBERSHIP MEETING 6:30PM

CWA AT&T Mobility Locals in D6 Set Bargaining Goals

Posted: November 17, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Bargaining | Leave a comment »

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.

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