"AT&T is one of the country’s largest union employers and we’re proud of the excellent jobs we bring to the communities where we live and work. Our productive and longstanding relationships with the unions that represent our employees have enabled us to continue to work together to adapt to an increasingly competitive and ever-changing business environment."
— Jamie Barton, Senior Vice President - Labor Relations
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Feb. 10, 2023
AT&T, CWA reach tentative agreement in Mobility Black negotiations
AT&T has reached a tentative agreement with the Communication Workers of America (CWA) in the Mobility Black contract negotiations.
The 4-year tentative agreement covers about 7,000 employees who primarily work in retail, call center and technician jobs across 9 Southern states. It will be submitted to the union’s membership for a ratification vote in the coming weeks.
Including this tentative agreement, the company has now reached 17 agreements with the unions since 2020.
Jan. 24, 2023
AT&T, CWA begin negotiating the Mobility Black agreement
AT&T and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) began negotiations for the Mobility Black agreement today. The agreement covers about 7,000 employees who primarily work in retail, call center and technician jobs across 9 Southern states.
“AT&T and the CWA have a strong history of working together, and we look forward to productive discussions to provide our employees with good jobs and good benefits as they serve our customers with purpose,” said Jamie Barton, AT&T senior vice president of Global Human Resources and Labor Relations.
The agreement will expire on Feb. 10. Thanks to our strong, cooperative relationships with the unions, the company has reached 16 agreements with our union partners since 2020, including 8 contracts ratified in 2022.
Jan. 3, 2023
AT&T employees vote to ratify the Mobility Blue agreement
AT&T employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) voted to ratify the Mobility Blue collective bargaining agreement, ahead of its expiration in February. The 4-year agreement covers a group of employees who primarily work in retail and technician jobs in Fairbanks, Alaska.
“This early ratification speaks to the good working relationship between the company and the union, and we’re looking forward to more productive discussions later this year,” said Jamie Barton, AT&T senior vice president of Global Human Resources and Labor Relations.
The Mobility Blue agreement will expire on Feb. 5, 2027. Thanks to our strong, cooperative relationships with the unions, the company has now reached 16 agreements with our union partners since 2020, including 8 contracts ratified in 2022.
Sept. 2, 2022
AT&T employees vote to ratify the Midwest IBEW agreement
What’s the news? AT&T employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) voted to ratify the Midwest IBEW collective bargaining agreement, which covers about 2,600 employees who primarily work in technician and call center jobs across the United States. The agreement will expire on June 26, 2027.
Why is this important? AT&T is one of the largest employers of union-represented employees in the U.S., where more than half of our U.S. workforce is unionized.
To support the company’s commitment to employees’ total wellbeing, AT&T labor agreements provide benefits that promote the physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing of employees, their families and their communities. This year, the company worked with the unions to provide represented workers with quality wage increases, notable cost-of-living adjustments and enhanced benefits such as adding healthcare plans with lower premiums, family planning benefits and many other improvements.
Thanks to strong, cooperative relationships with union partners, the company has now reached 38 agreements with the unions since 2017. This year, employees represented by the IBEW, Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters ratified 7 agreements covering more than 22,000 AT&T employees who primarily work in call center, retail store and technician jobs across the U.S.
July 30, 2022
AT&T, IBEW reach tentative agreement in Midwest IBEW contract negotiations
AT&T has reached a tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in the Midwest IBEW contract negotiations.
The 5-year agreement covers about 2,600 employees who primarily work in technician and call center jobs across the U.S. The tentative agreement will be submitted to the union's membership for a ratification vote in the coming weeks.
Including this tentative agreement, the company has now reached 38 agreements with the unions since 2017.
July 29, 2022
AT&T employees vote to ratify 2 labor agreements
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022
What’s the news? AT&T employees represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and Teamsters voted to ratify two collective bargaining agreements. The CWA Mobility Orange agreement was ratified on July 29 and covers about 12,000 employees who primarily work in call center, retail store and technician jobs across the United States, and the Teamsters Alascom agreement was ratified on July 31 and covers about 170 employees who primarily work in technician and mechanic jobs in Alaska.
Why is this important? AT&T is the only major U.S. telecommunications company with a fully union-represented, non-management workforce where about 73,000 employees are unionized. While other companies are wasting resources combating unionization, AT&T is focusing on the core business with a strong union workforce, and consumers agree – more than 68% of Americans view labor unions favorably, the highest rate since 1965.
“AT&T is proud to be one of the largest employers of union-represented employees in the U.S., and our highly skilled, unionized workforce strongly positions us to grow 5G and fiber,” said John Stankey, AT&T CEO. “We value our employees, and these agreements ensure we continue to enhance employee total wellbeing both at work and at home.”
“Our efforts have again resulted in new competitive agreements that position AT&T and our union-represented employees for shared future success,” said Jamie Barton, AT&T senior vice president of Global Human Resources and Labor Relations. “AT&T continues to recognize and reward our employees’ great work, which contribute to a positive customer experience.”
AT&T’s labor agreements support the company’s commitment to employees’ total wellbeing by providing benefits that promote the physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing of employees, their families and their communities. As American families face inflation challenges, these agreements provide quality wage increases and enhancements to healthcare and other benefits, including unprecedented cost-of-living adjustments for the CWA contract.
The Mobility Orange agreement will expire on Feb. 13, 2026, and the Teamsters Alascom agreement will expire on Feb. 28, 2025. Thanks to our strong, cooperative relationships with union partners, the company has now reached 38 agreements with the unions since 2017, including 6 contracts ratified this year.
June 24, 2022
AT&T, CWA reach tentative agreement in Mobility Orange contract negotiations
AT&T has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in the Mobility Orange contract negotiations.
The 4-year agreement covers about 12,000 employees who primarily work in call center, retail store and technician jobs across the U.S. The tentative agreement will be submitted to the union's membership for a ratification vote in the coming weeks.
Including this tentative agreement, the company has now reached 36 agreements with the unions since 2017.
February 11, 2022
AT&T, CWA agree to extend Mobility Orange contract, negotiations continue
AT&T and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) have agreed to an extension of the Mobility Orange contract and will continue negotiations following contract’s initial expiration deadline at 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 11. Employees will continue to work under the terms of the current agreement while negotiations continue.
The Mobility Orange agreement covers about 11,800 employees who primarily work in call center, retail store and technician jobs across the U.S.
January 24, 2022
AT&T, CWA begin negotiating the Mobility Orange contract
AT&T met today with the Communication Workers of America (CWA) to begin negotiations for the Mobility Orange contract.
The Mobility Orange agreement covers about 11,800 employees who primarily work in call center, retail store and technician jobs across the U.S., mainly in the West, Midwest and Northeast. The current agreement is set to expire on Feb. 11.
“The company and the union have a strong history of working together to provide good jobs with great benefits, and we expect both parties will come to the table in good faith to reach a timely, fair and reasonable agreement,” said Jamie Barton, AT&T senior vice president of Global Human Resources and Labor Relations.
January 20, 2022
CWA-represented employees vote to ratify Midwest and Legacy T agreements
April 9, 2022 – Update: Earlier today, CWA-represented employees voted to ratify a four-year contract extension for the Midwest SBC Global Services (COS) agreement. The agreement covers about 20 wireline employees in Detroit. The company has now reached 35 agreements with the unions since 2017.
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Earlier today, Communications Workers of America (CWA) union leadership notified AT&T that CWA-represented employees voted to ratify the Midwest and Legacy T agreements.
The four-year contract extensions collectively cover about 8,000 employees across the United States and Puerto Rico. The contracts include:
- Legacy T (also known as AT&T Corp.) agreement, which covers about 2,000 employees across the country, including the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam.
- Legacy T (also known as AT&T Corp.) Puerto Rico agreement, which covers a small group of wireline employees in Puerto Rico.
- Midwest wireline agreement, which covers about 6,000 employees.
“We’re pleased employees saw the value in these generous agreements that preserve good union careers with wages and benefits that are among the best in the nation,” said Jamie Barton, AT&T senior vice president of Global Human Resources and Labor Relations. “The early agreements and ratifications speak to the good working relationship between the company and the union.”
The tentative agreements were reached on Dec. 9, 2021, ahead of the contracts’ expirations on April 9. The ratified agreements will expire in April 2026.
A fourth tentative agreement covering about 20 employees under the Midwest SBC Global Services (COS) contract, which had been reached at the same time as the other agreements, failed to ratify today. The company and union will work together to determine next steps.
The company has now reached 34 agreements with the unions since 2017.
December 10, 2021
AT&T, CWA Reach Tentative Agreements to Extend the Midwest and Legacy T Wireline Contracts
AT&T has reached tentative agreements with the Communication Workers of America to extend the contracts for the Midwest and Legacy T.
The four-year contract extensions cover about 8,000 employees collectively, across the United States and Puerto Rico. The agreements will be submitted to the union’s membership for a ratification vote in coming days.
Including these tentative extension agreements, the company has now reached 35 agreements with the unions since 2017.
December 22, 2020
AT&T, CWA Agree to Extend Two Mobility Contracts
AT&T today announced that AT&T Mobility and the Communications Workers of America have reached agreements on one-year extensions of two Mobility contracts.
The extended Mobility Orange contract covers over 14,000 AT&T Mobility employees in 36 states and the District of Columbia. It goes into effect on February 13, 2021 and expires on February 11, 2022.
The extended Mobility Black contract covers nearly 10,000 AT&T Mobility employees in CWA District 3 – the Southeast Region, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. It goes into effect on February 12, 2022 and expires on February 10, 2023.
Until the extended contracts take effect, employees are continuing to work under their current contracts.
July 7, 2020
IBEW Local 1269-Represented Employees Vote to Ratify Agreement
Leadership of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1269 has informed AT&T that IBEW-represented employees have voted to ratify a tentative agreement reached June 8.
The four-year contract covers about 20 employees in California.
June 30, 2020
AT&T, CWA Agree to Southwest Wireline Contract Extension
AT&T Southwest wireline operations and CWA District 6 have agreed to a 4-year extension of the Southwest wireline contract.
The extended contract covers over 14,000 employees in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. It goes into effect on April 11, 2021 and expires on April 12, 2025. Until April 11, 2021, employees will continue to work under the terms of their current contract.
June 08, 2020
AT&T, IBEW Local 1269 Reach Tentative Agreement
AT&T has reached a tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1269 in contract negotiations.
The four-year agreement will be submitted to the Union’s membership for a ratification vote in the coming days. It covers about 20 employees in California.
May 29, 2020
CWA-Represented Employees Vote to Ratify West Wireline Agreement
Leadership of Communications Workers of America District 9 has notified AT&T that CWA-represented employees have voted to ratify the West wireline agreement.
The four-year contract covers about 12,500 wireline employees in California and Nevada.
The agreement was reached on March 20.
AT&T has reached, and union-represented employees have now voted to ratify, 26 fair labor agreements since the beginning of 2017.
March 26, 2020
CWA-Represented Employees Vote to Ratify Mobility Southwest Agreement
Leadership of Communications Workers of America District 6 has notified AT&T that CWA-represented employees have voted to ratify a contract with AT&T Mobility.
The four-year Mobility Southwest (or Mobility Purple) contract covers over 7,300 Mobility employees in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.
The agreement was reached on February 22.
Including this one, AT&T has reached 26 fair labor agreements since the beginning of 2017. Union-represented employees have now voted to ratify 25 of them.
March 20, 2020
AT&T, CWA Reach Tentative Agreement in West Wireline Contract Negotiations
AT&T has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America District 9 in West wireline contract negotiations.
The four-year agreement, which will be submitted to the union’s membership for a ratification vote in coming days, covers over 12,500 AT&T wireline employees in California and Nevada.
Including this one, AT&T has reached 26 agreements since 2017 with labor unions representing its employees, collectively covering over 128,000 employees.
Updates will be available on this website.
February 22, 2020
AT&T, CWA Reach Tentative Agreement in Mobility Southwest Contract Negotiations
AT&T Mobility has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America District 6 in Mobility Southwest (or Mobility Purple) contract negotiations.
The four-year agreement, which will be submitted to the union’s membership for a ratification vote in coming days, covers over 7,300 AT&T Mobility employees in CWA District 6 – the Southwest Region, which includes Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.
Including this agreement, AT&T has reached 24 agreements since the beginning of 2017 with labor unions representing its employees, collectively covering over 115,000 employees.
Updates will be available on this website.
October 1, 2019
CWA-Represented Employees Vote to Ratify Southeast Agreements
Leadership of Communications Workers of America District 3 has notified AT&T that CWA-represented employees have voted to ratify three agreements in Southeast CWA contract negotiations.
The three ratified agreements include the Southeast wireline agreement, BellSouth Telecommunications – Utility Operations and AT&T Billing Southeast.
The five-year agreements collectively cover about 20,000 employees in CWA District 3, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
The company has reached, and union-represented employees have now voted to ratify, 23 fair agreements since 2017, collectively covering over 109,000 employees.
August 29, 2019
AT&T, CWA Reach Tentative Agreements in Southeast Contract Negotiations
AT&T has reached three tentative agreement with Communications Workers of America District 3 in Southeast CWA contract negotiations.
The three agreements include the Southeast wireline agreement, BellSouth Telecommunications – Utility Operations and AT&T Billing Southeast.
The five-year agreements collectively cover about 20,000 employees in CWA District 3, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The agreements will be submitted to the union’s membership for ratification votes in coming days.
Updates will be available on this website.
August 5, 2019
CWA-Represented Employees Vote to Ratify AT&T Corp. Wireline Agreement
Leadership of the Communications Workers of America has notified AT&T that CWA-represented employees have voted to ratify an agreement between the Communications Workers of America (CWA Telecommunications and Technologies unit) and AT&T Corp. in wireline contract negotiations.
The agreement covers about 3,000 employees across the country, including USVI.
The company has reached, and union-represented employees have now voted to ratify, 20 fair agreements since 2017 with the unions representing its employees, collectively covering about 89,000 employees.
August 5, 2019
CWA-Represented Employees Vote to Ratify Midwest Wireline Agreements
Leadership of the Communications Workers of America District 4 has notified AT&T that CWA-represented employees have voted to ratify two agreements in Midwest wireline contract negotiations.
The Midwest agreement covers employees in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. CWA-represented employees also voted to ratify the smaller SBC Global Services/AT&T Corp.-COS contract, which covers certain employees in Michigan. The two four-year agreements collectively cover about 8,000 employees.
August 2, 2019
IBEW-Represented Employees Vote to Ratify DIRECTV Out of Region Field Services Agreement
Leadership of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) System T-3 has notified AT&T that IBEW-represented employees have voted to ratify the DIRECTV Out of Region Field Services labor contract.
The four-year agreement was reached on June 24, prior to the expiration of the current contract on August 24. It covers over 1,200 technicians who work across the country.
July 10, 2019
CWA-Represented Employees Vote to Ratify Mobility Puerto Rico Agreement
Leadership of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) has notified AT&T that CWA-represented employees have voted to ratify a contract with AT&T Mobility.
The four-year Mobility Puerto Rico contract covers about 900 employees in Puerto Rico.
The agreement was reached on July 3.
July 3, 2019
AT&T, CWA Reach Tentative Agreement in Puerto Rico Mobility Negotiations
AT&T Mobility has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in Mobility Puerto Rico contract negotiations.
The four-year agreement, which will be submitted to the union’s membership for a ratification vote in coming days, covers about 900 employees in Puerto Rico.
Including this tentative agreement, the company has now reached 20 fair agreements since 2017 with the unions representing its employees, collectively covering about 89,000 employees.
Updates will be available on this website.
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