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06/12/09
AT&T Mobility- CWA National Health Care
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05/21/09
2009 CWA & AT&T Contract
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Arbitration
Ruling on Health Care Benefits -Postponed until Dec. 12th
An arbitration ruling on health care benefits for 40,000 CWA members at
AT&T Mobility has been postponed until Dec. 12.
The decision was originally expected to be handed down by Nov. 21, but
the arbitrator requested more time, CWA National Telecom Director Bill
Bates said.
The case involves the company's attempt to make workers pick up a
significantly larger share of their health care costs. In a three-day
arbitration hearing in September, CWA leaders said AT&T's position
was unacceptable and unreasonable, given the company's financial health.
CWA's agreement with AT&T Mobility provides for binding arbitration
to resolve disputes in the health care plan. Four separate contracts
cover CWA members at Mobility but all share the same benefit plans.
AT&T
Bargaining Council Meetings Set Stage for '09 Talks
"One Union, One Fight, One Future" is theme for AT&T bargaining
council meetings this week in Dallas. Pres. Cohen, at right, told
participants:
"If we go in with a sense of unity, we couldn't be
stronger."
Determined to bring the same energy to bargaining with AT&T that
their members brought to the 2008 political campaigns, local CWA
leaders from across the country met this week in Dallas to prepare for
talks with the telecom giant beginning in early 2009.
Although negotiations for AT&T Core will take place at six tables,
in addition to bargaining for AT&T Mobility's "Orange" contract,
the theme of the bargaining council meetings was one of
solidarity: "One Union, One Fight, One Future."
"If we go in with a sense of unity, we couldn't be stronger," CWA
President Larry Cohen told the 300 participants as he opened the
conference Monday night. "This union is sending a signal that we're
fighting back. We're mad but we're hopeful and we're on the march. And
we'll be on the march until every worker has a decent contract."
Contracting out of work, changes in job titles and job descriptions and
other job security issues surrounding AT&T's consolidation of
various former Bell companies were major concerns for participants,
along with the enormous economic challenges facing the country and the
never-ending attempts to rollback health care benefits for workers and
retirees.
Not all issues affect each geographic region the same way, and CWA
national leaders said they understand that locals and districts have
developed their own ways of doing business with the company over the
years. "We're family, and like family, we may have some disagreements,"
CWA Executive Vice President Annie Hill said. "But we need to leave
with a sense of purpose about what we want to accomplish and recognize
that we're all in this together."
Ensuring that CWA's contracts keep pace with the rapid changes in
technology and wireless expansion is a key bargaining issue, and
conference speakers and local officers in attendance said that it's
vital that the union be vigilant. Telecom expert Andrew Saybold
discussed technological changes on the horizon, noting that there will
always be jobs – even if they are fewer in number – for
landline
workers. "Spectrum is a finite resource," he said. "There's
not enough wireless spectrum in the world to replace wired."
He went on to discuss what the future holds and what AT&T is and
isn't doing to compete. Notably, he said the company leaders "don't get
it"
with regard to fiber to the home. "If they don't wake up and
start doing fiber seriously, they're going to be in trouble," he said.
"Whatever you do, you've got to figure out how to get AT&T into the
fiber business, and quickly."
For CWA, bargaining with AT&T coincides with its two biggest
legislative campaigns – passage of the Employee Free Choice Act
and
health care reform. But working toward passing the vital bills won't
stop CWA from fighting just as hard as ever for workers' rights and
health care issues during negotiations, national leaders said.
The AT&T Mobility bargaining will begin first, on Jan. 21, 2009, in
Richmond, Va., The current Mobility "Orange" contract expires Feb. 7.
The Core talks will take place at six tables around the country
beginning Feb. 24 to negotiate with AT&T Legacy, and with five
regional
contracts: AT&T East (formerly SNET), AT&T West (formerly
PacBell), AT&T Midwest (formerly Ameritech) AT&T South
(formerly Southwestern Bell) and AT&T Southeast (formerly
BellSouth). All contracts expire April 4, except for AT&T
Southeast, which expires in August -- but bargaining there will be held
in unison with the other companies.
07/28/07
AT&T Dues Card Added
You'll find the Cingular Dues Card available
for download in our Resources page.
04/11/07
Great News for RSCs and SSRs!
We plan to suspend the Mystery Shop program
effective April 30th. Currently there are no plans to reinitiate
the program. ~ Cingular Labor Relations
02/17/07
Interested in becoming a Steward for your
store?
Please download this petition form, fill it
out, and e-mail, mail or fax to Local 7803.
02/17/07
Issue for your Union Representative?
If you have an issue that needs to be brought
to your Union attention, please download this grievance form and
contact your Steward or Local 7803.
02/17/07
AT&T Forms Added
We've added a Steward Petition and Grievance form
available for download in the Resources
section of the website.
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