{"id":98,"date":"2008-02-25T15:50:58","date_gmt":"2008-02-25T21:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cwa6203.org\/?p=98"},"modified":"2008-02-25T15:52:17","modified_gmt":"2008-02-25T21:52:17","slug":"tentative-wireless-agreement-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cwa6203.org\/?p=98","title":{"rendered":"Tentative Wireless Agreement Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Summary of Tentative Agreement<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

CWA District 6 and AT&T Mobility<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Compensation<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Wage Increases<\/o:p><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n

2008 <\/span>3.00% Effective <\/span>2\/24\/2008<\/span><\/st1:date><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

2009 <\/span>2.50% Effective <\/span>2\/22\/2009<\/span><\/st1:date><\/o:p><\/span><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

2010 <\/span>2.50% Effective <\/span>2\/28\/2010<\/span><\/st1:date><\/o:p><\/span><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

2011 <\/span>2.75% Effective <\/span>2\/27\/2011<\/span><\/st1:date><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Compounded total of 11.19%<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Employees will receive a $500 lump sum payment as soon as practical after ratification.<\/o:p><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Increases the on-call pay to $32 per day.<\/o:p><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Establishes call-out pay, of one hour minimum at basic rate, for network employees.<\/o:p><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Establishes provision for overtime pay after 11 consecutive hours worked. <\/span> <\/span><\/o:p><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Upgrades<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Overall 92% of Customer Service Representatives, more than 5000 employees, are upgraded:<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

o <\/span><\/span><\/span>Upgrade Customer Service Representative I \u00e2\u20ac\u201c All Other and Customer Service Representative II \u00e2\u20ac\u201c All Other by $38.50 per week at top pay.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

o <\/span><\/span><\/span>Upgrade Business Customer Service Spet I and Business Customer Service Spet II by $38.50 per week at top pay.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

o <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Customer Service Representative I \u00e2\u20ac\u201c All Other title, Customer Service Representative I \u00e2\u20ac\u201c <\/span>Dallas<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:city> title and Business Customer Service Spet I title will be combined into one wage schedule.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

o <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Customer Service Representative II \u00e2\u20ac\u201c All Other title, Customer Service Representative II \u00e2\u20ac\u201c <\/span>Dallas<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:city> title and Business Customer Service Spet II will be combined into one wage schedule.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Pensions and Disability<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Pension band increases of 1.5% increases each year in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 for current employees.<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Company will offer a lump sum payment option for current employee in the banded plan.<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>New hires hired <\/span>1\/1\/2009<\/span><\/st1:date> or after will be covered under the BCB2 cash balance pension plan. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Current employees and new hires retain the existing 52-week short term disability provisions.<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Contract Improvements<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Adds increased flexibility for funeral leave.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Adds Registered Domestic Partner as a member of the immediate family.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Establishes a seniority tie-breaker based on Social Security Number.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>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. <\/span><\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Improves part-time calculations for Vacations, Excused Days with Pay and Holidays. Calculated on time worked not time scheduled.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Establishes a letter on call quality observation for Call Centers. <\/span>The results of the observation must be covered with the employee within five (5) business days.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Increases the notification to employees of a surplus for groups 50 or larger.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Increases severance payment due to surplus to a minimum of $600 per year of service.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Increases the amount of time that a former surplus employee has rehire rights to 3 years.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Establishes a force rearrangement provision for Company owned retail locations, requiring that Seniority be utilized.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Enhances the pay treatment for a voluntary transfer.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Establishes a Four Day Work Week scheduling procedure.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Establishes a letter reducing the charge back time to 91days for discipline in DMDR centers and Retail Stores.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Establishes a District committee to discuss issues on scheduling in Retail Stores.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Establishes a panel of arbitrators that will be jointly administered by the Company and the <\/span>Union<\/span><\/st1:place>.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Increases the notification to employees on schedule changes to 48 hours. <\/span><\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Increases the amount of Union time and the number of Union representatives that can be off to conduct Union business.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Increases the size of the Working Relations Committee to one representative from each local with a minimum of 4 Union representatives.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Establishes a provision where the <\/span>Union<\/span><\/st1:place> and the Company can establish committees to address concerns of mutual interest.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Enhances the Non-Discrimination language.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Eliminates the day before and day after rule for Floating Holidays and Designated Holidays (Unless Designated <\/span>Holiday<\/span><\/st1:place> is scheduled by the Company).<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Enhances the amount of time a job vacancy must be posted to at least seven (7) days over a two (2) week period.<\/o:p><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Establishes a letter that the <\/span>Union<\/span><\/st1:place> and the Company will meet in the Strategic Alliance Committee twice a year and may establish committees to address areas of mutual concern.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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Summary of Tentative Agreement CWA District 6 and AT&T Mobility Compensation \u00c2\u00b7 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 \u00c2\u00b7 Compounded total of 11.19% \u00c2\u00b7 Employees will receive a $500 lump sum payment as soon as practical after ratification. \u00c2\u00b7 Increases the on-call pay […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwa6203.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwa6203.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwa6203.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwa6203.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwa6203.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=98"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cwa6203.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwa6203.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=98"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwa6203.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=98"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwa6203.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=98"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}