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The bargaining team met at the Utility Operations table today and passed a proposal to expand the definition of time worked. We then had discussion around the other proposals on the table, and once again were disappointed the Company?s comments were centered on flexible work rules and costs of adding improvements to the contract.

Your bargaining team met with the company and discussed several items pertinent to our overall success. The company made it clear that improvement to employees? healthcare and pension plans are dependent on how much work we are willing to allow to be shifted into the Wire Tech scope of work.

The bargaining team met today at the main table where the company presented a number of counter proposals to several of our proposals. We are caucusing among ourselves and have scheduled a meeting with the company to respond.

AT&T Southeast employees have voted overwhelming to authorize President Shelton to call a strike against AT&T Southeast if necessary.

The Bargaining Committee met with the Company and passed additional proposals regarding layoff and termination allowances in Article 6 and Article 3. We also passed a proposal to include the Panel process in the contract and had much discussion around the current issues with the grievance process.

The Chief Negotiator for the Company, Keith Halpern will not be available during the week of August 3, 2015 so your Bargaining Committee and the Company have signed an Extension Agreement to continue under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement through September 18, 2015.

Your Bargaining Committee met with the Company today and again asked the Company for a compensation plan for 2016 and was informed again that the plan is not ready to be presented.

Your bargaining team met with the company in sub-committee today. We are in the process of clarifying several broad issues.

Your Bargaining Committee met with the Company today and again asked the Company for a compensation plan for 2016 and was informed again that the plan is not ready to be presented.

Today at the bargaining table the company rejected the bridging of seniority for any service in a company acquired entity. We continued to demand fair treatment for Wire Technicians.

Your Bargaining Committee met with the Company today and submitted proposals concerning Wage and Salary increases, the reinstatement of Pension accruals, special Christmas days,

Your bargaining team met with the company today. The company rejected proposals that would improve language around penalty pay for scheduling and a guaranteed number of weekends off. They also rejected proposals around connecting overtime, service requirements and polling before forcing overtime.

Your Utility Operations CWA Bargaining Team met with the Company for the second time. The Company rejected the Union?s proposal to bring Utility Operations into the core contract.

Your bargaining team met with the company today. The company rejected language protecting breaks during partial sessions and increase in pay for Sales Consultants and Sales Associates.

Your bargaining team met at the main table and in sub-committee today. We agreed on improving the family of skills for the Digital Technicians. We were successful in backing the company down from forcing Service Representatives into Sales Associate Titles.

Don LaRotonda, Assistant to D3 Vice President sent a number of questions to ATT with regards to Retiree Concessions. We are posting the response we received from the company

Your Bargaining Committee met with the company today and tentatively agreed to remove certain language that no longer applied to Print Media LLC.

Your bargaining team met at the main table today. We agreed on some clean up language and countered several company proposals.

Your Utility Operations CWA Bargaining Team met with the Company today for the first time. In our opening remarks we noted this agreement will reach its 25th anniversary by the expiration date and the bargaining unit has been a profitable one for AT&T.

Meet the 2015 YP/Print Media Bargaining Team

Meet the 2015 CWA Utility Operations Bargaining Team

The Company has so far submitted a total of 50 proposals addressing the majority of the articles in the contract.

Your bargaining team has been deeply involved in sub-committees today. The company doesn?t appear to be interested in overtime relief and work rules around overtime equalization.

Your bargaining team continues to make preparations for our meetings with the Company. We are researching previous contract negotiations for Utility Operations and continue to look for potential improvements to this contract.