Dec. 15, 2017
AT&T Releases Details of Tentative Agreement in Mobility Orange Contract Negotiations
AT&T today provided details of a tentative agreement reached with the Communications Workers of America in Mobility Orange contract negotiations.
The four-year agreement was announced on Dec. 13. It covers about 20,000 employees in 36 states and the District of Columbia – AT&T’s Mobility Orange unit, which encompasses CWA Districts 1, 2-13, 4, 7 and 9.
The offer includes wage and pension increases, as well as comprehensive healthcare benefits. Virtually all employees covered by the offer would see a positive financial impact.
Among provisions of the offer:
- Retroactive wage increases back to Feb. 12, 2017, and a $1,000 lump sum, if the agreement is ratified by Jan. 12, 2018.
- General wage increases of 2.25% effective Feb. 12, 2017; 3% effective Feb. 11, 2018; 2.25% effective Feb. 10, 2019; and 2.25% effective Feb. 9, 2020. Compounded wage increase over the four-year term of the offer will be over 10%, and employees in wage progression may see an even greater total increase over the term of the offer.
- For retail sales consultants, $2,500 moved from commissions that are at-risk to base pay that is not.
- The offer maintains one of the most robust health care plans in the nation, with the company paying over 70% of the total costs including 100% of preventive care costs.
- Employment security for call center and retail sales employees. If a call center or retail store closing results in a job loss, or if a call center or retail title is eliminated, affected employees will be guaranteed a job offer in our Mobility business.
- Industry-leading retirement benefits, including both a pension plan and a 401(k) savings plan.
- Attendance changes for call center and retail sales employees under a point-based attendance policy. The number of points for a multi-day absence would be reduced.
Updates will be available on this website.
Dec. 13, 2017
AT&T, CWA Reach Tentative Agreement in Mobility Orange Contract Negotiations
AT&T today announced that AT&T Mobility has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America in Mobility “Orange” contract negotiations.
The four-year agreement, which will be submitted to the union’s membership for a ratification vote in coming days, covers about 20,000 employees in 36 states and the District of Columbia – AT&T’s Mobility Orange unit, which encompasses CWA Districts 1, 2-13, 4, 7 and 9.
Updates will be available on this website.
CWA-Represented Employees Vote to Ratify West Wireline Agreement
Leadership of the Communications Workers of America has notified AT&T that CWA-represented wireline employees have voted to ratify a four-year contract with Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell in the West region.
The contract covers over 17,000 wireline and DirecTV employees in California and Nevada. The agreement was reached on July 14, after CWA-represented employees had narrowly failed to ratify a prior tentative agreement that had been reached in June. It was reached after extensive discussions between the Company, the CWA, and a federal mediator provided through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
AT&T has reached, and union-represented employees have now voted to approve, 31 different labor agreements since 2015, covering about 145,000 employees.
AT&T, CWA Reach New Tentative Agreement in West Wireline Contract Negotiations
AT&T today announced that Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell have reached a new tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in West Region wireline contract negotiations covering over 17,000 employees in California and Nevada.
The two sides returned to the bargaining table after CWA-represented employees narrowly failed to ratify a prior agreement that had been reached in June. The agreement was reached after extensive discussions between the Company, the CWA, and a federal mediator provided through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
The agreement will be submitted to the union’s membership for a vote in coming days. Out of respect for union membership, AT&T will not comment on the details of the tentative agreement until it has been presented by CWA leadership to members for a vote.
Including this agreement, AT&T has reached 31 labor agreements since 2015 collectively covering over 145,000 employees.
Updates will be available on this website.
Communications Workers of America Vote to Ratify East Wireline Agreement
Leadership of the Communications Workers of America has notified AT&T that CWA-represented wireline employees in the company’s East Region (CWA Local 1298) have voted to ratify a four-year contract.
The agreement, which was announced on June 5, covers nearly 200 wireline employees in Connecticut.
AT&T has reached 31 labor agreements with the CWA and IBEW since the beginning of 2015, covering about 145,000 employees.
AT&T, CWA Reach Tentative Agreement in East Wireline Contract Negotiations
AT&T today announced that the company has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America in East Region wireline contract negotiations covering nearly 200 employees in Connecticut.
Including this agreement, AT&T has reached 31 labor agreements since 2015 collectively covering over 145,000 employees.
The agreement will be submitted to the union’s membership for a vote in coming days. Out of respect for union membership, AT&T will not comment on the details of the tentative agreement until it has been presented by CWA leadership to members for a vote.
Updates will be available on this website.
AT&T, CWA Reach Tentative Agreement in West Wireline Contract Negotiations
AT&T today announced that Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell have reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America in West Region wireline contract negotiations covering over 17,000 employees in California and Nevada.
Including this agreement, AT&T has reached 30 labor agreements since 2015 collectively covering over 145,000 employees.
The agreement will be submitted to the union’s membership for a vote in coming days. Out of respect for union membership, AT&T will not comment on the details of the tentative agreement until it has been presented by CWA leadership to members for a vote.
Updates will be available on this website.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Votes to Ratify Midwest Wireline Agreement
Leadership of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers System Council T-3 has notified AT&T that IBEW-represented wireline employees have voted to ratify a five-year contract with AT&T subsidiaries.
The contract, which was announced on April 26, covers nearly 5,000 wireline employees primarily in Illinois and Northwest Indiana. The IBEW-represented employees covered by the agreement are members of IBEW Local 21 in Illinois and Northwest Indiana, and other IBEW locals spread across the country.
Including this agreement, AT&T has reached, and union-represented employees have ratified, 29 labor agreements with the CWA and IBEW since the beginning of 2015, covering over 128,000 employees.
Separate from the agreement, the company announced in April that it will hire 1,000 people into IBEW-represented jobs in the next five years, including opening a new call center in Chicago.
AT&T Prepared to Serve Customers as CWA Calls Weekend Strike
AT&T is prepared to continue serving customers as a group of employees represented by the Communications Workers of America conducts a weekend strike.
The CWA has notified the company that the strike began at 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 19, with employees returning to work at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, May 22. It involves less than 14 percent of AT&T’s nearly 265,000 employees.
AT&T remains committed to reaching a fair agreement, and is offering terms in which AT&T employees in these contracts – some of whom average from $115,000 to $148,000 in total compensation – will be better off financially. The terms are consistent with what other company employees across the country have ratified in similar contracts.
The CWA-represented employees are in three contracts: Mobility Orange, which covers Mobility employees in 36 states and the District of Columbia; West, which covers landline employees in California and Nevada; and East, which covers landline employees in Connecticut.
AT&T has systematically and thoroughly planned for a potential work stoppage, and has a substantial contingency workforce of well-trained managers and vendors in place. It will make every effort to deliver the great service to which customers are accustomed.
AT&T has reached 29 labor agreements since 2015, covering over 128,000 employees. The company has more full-time union-represented employees than any other company in America, and is the only major U.S. wireless company with a unionized workforce.
More information will be posted to this website as it is available.
AT&T, IBEW Reach Tentative Agreement in Midwest Wireline Contract Negotiations
AT&T subsidiaries have reached a tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers System Council T3 in wireline contract negotiations.
The five-year agreement covers nearly 5,000 wireline employees primarily in Illinois and Northwest Indiana. The employees covered by the agreement are members of IBEW Local 21 in Illinois and Northwest Indiana, and other IBEW locals spread across the country.
The agreement will be submitted to the union’s membership for a vote in coming days. The two sides agreed to start negotiations early. The current contract expires on June 24, 2017.
Separate from the agreement, the company also announced it will hire 1,000 people into IBEW-represented jobs in the next five years, including a new call center in Chicago.
AT&T has a longstanding good relationship with the IBEW in the Midwest, and worked with the union to bring work opportunities to the IBEW. It’s an example of what can be achieved when the two sides work together, and the company appreciates the work of the IBEW’s leadership team to make this possible. In addition, the economic environment fostered by the current administration in Washington is conducive to adding jobs.
Including this agreement, AT&T has reached 29 labor agreements since 2015 collectively covering over 128,000 employees.
Updates will be available on this website.
Communications Workers of America Vote to Ratify Southwest Wireline Agreement
Leadership of the Communications Workers of America has notified AT&T that CWA-represented wireline employees in the company’s Southwest Region (CWA District 6) have voted to ratify a four-year contract.
The agreement, which was reached on March 2, covers over 20,000 employees in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. It was ratified prior to expiration of the current contract on April 8, 2017. It includes, for the first time, about 900 DIRECTV employees who voted last October to ratify an agreement placing them in the Southwest contract.
Including this agreement, AT&T has reached, and union-represented employees have ratified, 28 labor with the CWA and IBEW since the beginning of 2015, covering nearly 123,000 employees.
AT&T, IBEW Negotiations to Begin Early
AT&T Midwest will begin early negotiations on March 22 with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers System Council T-3 for a contract covering nearly 5,000 wireline employees located primarily in Illinois and northwestern Indiana.
The IBEW employees covered under the contract are members of IBEW Local 21 in Illinois and northwestern Indiana, and of other IBEW locals spread across the country. The contract expires on June 24, 2017.
The negotiations are expected to cover wages, benefits, pension and work rules.
AT&T is the country’s largest employer of full-time union-represented labor, and the company’s goal in these negotiations is to continue to provide employees with high quality union-represented careers with wages and benefits that are among the best in the country.
Updates will be available on this website.
Communications Workers of America Vote to Ratify Agreement Covering Former DIRECTV Employees in Four States
Leadership of the Communications Workers of America has notified AT&T that former DIRECTV field services employees in four states have voted to ratify an agreement between the CWA and the company.
The agreement, which was reached on February 16, covers nearly 280 employees in Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico and Oregon, and places the employees into an appendix to an existing contract. The former DIRECTV employees joined AT&T as part of AT&T’s July 2015 acquisition of DIRECTV.
Including this agreement, AT&T has reached 19 different labor agreements in 2016 and 2017 collectively covering over 81,000 employees. That includes 10 agreements covering nearly 7,800 former DIRECTV employees.
AT&T, CWA Reach Tentative Agreement in Southwest Wireline Contract Negotiations
AT&T Southwest wireline operations has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in wireline contract negotiations.
The four year agreement covers over 20,000 employees in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. It will be submitted to the union’s membership for a vote in coming days.
The two sides agreed to start negotiations early. The current contract expires on April 8, 2017.
If the agreement is ratified on or before April 7, 2017, a ratification bonus of $1,000 will be paid to each eligible employee. The agreement would be effective April 9, 2017 and expire April 10, 2021.
The agreement includes general wage increases in each year of the contract – 3 percent the first year, 2.5 percent the second year, 3 percent the third year, and 2.25 percent the fourth year. It maintains one of the most robust health care plans in the nation. The agreement also includes two weeks of paid parental leave to help mothers or fathers bond with a newborn or newly adopted child.
Including this agreement, AT&T has reached 19 different labor agreements in 2016 and 2017 collectively covering over 81,000 employees.
Updates will be available on this website.
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