TUITION AID POLICTY

The Tuition Aid Policy has been revised effective April 1, 2010. The main changes are about employees taking credit courses through continuing education or a workforce development branch of a school without being enrolled in a degree plan. Also, in some cases schools have recruited employees into taking courses by offering them incentives for enrollment. This practice is strictly forbidden and the revisions to the policy refer to that prohibition.

Last, the revisions include process changes for CLEP and DANTES tests and portfolio review expenses in order to streamline processing when an online application is submitted.

CONTRACT BOOKS

The District was notifiied by AT&T, last month, that the contract books were still with the typesetter at the printers and a final proof was just about finished. At that time, the Company has to proof the copy and do the index. However, once the typesetting is finished,the Company will post an electronic version of it at the labor website, so employees will at least be able to view it electronically. They are anticipating the actual paper copies of the contract books will be available for distribution to all employees by the end of April.

FMLA IS GOING GREEN!

On 03-22-10, it was mentioned on our website that AT&T FMLA Operations was honoring Earth Day in a Green Way. Instead of receiving FMLA Status Notifications(FMLA5) by U.S. Mail employees will receive notification by email effective April 19, 2010.

Employees may receive notifications at work and/or their personal email address.

Anyone not already enrolled in the program will begin receiving FMLA notifications by email at their AT&T work email address. To self enroll prior to April 19th or to add a personal email address after April 19th visit https://intra.att.com/fmla/email via the intranet or https://www.e-access.sbc.com/intra att/fmla/email/ from home.

**IMPORTANT*** Employees who do NOT have regular access to email or DO NOT WANT TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS BY EMAIL must contact HROneStop on 1-888-722-1STP or by sending an email to HRONESTOP-FMLA to be placed on a “Do Not Switch to email” list by April 16, 2010

FMLA PROCESS CHANGES

This week employees should receive, via company email, a copy of a News Now regarding changes to the FMLA process. What you receive is shown below:

AT&T FMLA Operations Honors Earth Day in a Green Way

If you received any FMLA Status Notifications by U.S. Main in 2009, you contributed to their 2.6 million pieces of outgoing mail. Approximately 320 trees could have been spared by sending those FMLA letters via email.

Human resources is helping you contribute to AT&T’s commitment to sustainability by sending all Status Notifications (FMLASs) by email beginning April 19th 2010.

To view more details on this exciting FMLA initiative, click here.

For more information about our broader sustainability efforts, visit www.att.com/sustainability or www.att.com/csr. You can also visit our employee environmental sustainability site AT&T EcoSystem-click here

JOE BEIRNE SCHOLARSHIPS

Apply now for college scholarships of $3,000 each for the 2010-2011 school year, and another $3,000 for 2011-2012. (2nd year award based on satisfactory academic record.) Fifteen new scholarships will be awarded by CWA’s Joe Beirne Scholarship Program. Eligible are CWA members, their spouses, children and grandchildren (including those of laid-off, retire or deceased members) planning for college studies.

Final deadline for applications is March 31, 2010. Applications are easy to make online at the Foundation’s website (including submission of a short original essay). Winners will be chosen in a lottery drawing.

The program honors CWA’s founding president, who served for more than 30 years. Joe Beirne took great pride in the roles he played in furthering educational opportunity and working for social justice.

For more information, and to fille out and submit the application form, visit: http://cwa-union.org/members/beirne/