News

We are scheduled to meet with AT&T this evening and into tonight in an attempt to make positive movement in these negotiations.

Today your bargaining team had several meetings with the Company.

The company showed up at the bargaining table and seemed somewhat ready to negotiate today. We are working on constructing counter offers that make sense. As we continue to work without a contract you will continue to be covered by the of the rules and protections that were in place before the contract expired.

Your bargaining team has been diligently working to negotiate with the company. We have done everything possible to talk reasonably with them.

The 28,000 workers at AT&T Southeast, members of the Communications Workers of America, will work without a contract as their collective bargaining agreement expired at midnight tonight.

As our contract nears expiration, we are carefully considering our options.

At this time your bargaining team is continuing to make an attempt at valid negotiations. It is becoming progressively clearer that the company is not interested.

The company has made some movement in the right direction. The company continues to be apathetic towards worker safety.

Your bargaining team is continuing to meet with the company. As time ticks away under the current working agreement the company needs to get serious.

Your bargaining team worked late into last night preparing for a series of meetings today.

The BBI bargaining team met with the company on Thursday and discussed the outstanding proposals.

Your bargaining team is ready and willing to do whatever it takes to get a fair contract. We are continuing to meet and plot the required course for victory.

Your bargaining team continues to meet with the company. We have proposed to upgrade Wage Scale 21 to Wage Scale 27. We insist that the company improve the work life in the Consumer and Finance environments. We once again proposed to give quota relief to employees on an excused or approved absence.

On August 5th, 2015 CWA Staff Rep Bill Eberhardt, Local 3108 President Steve Wisniewski, Tracy McFadden and Kelly Sawyers negotiated a new four year contract for the GMP Retiree Trust.

The union and company met on Wednesday and exchanged additional proposals.

Your bargaining team met with the company in sub-committee today. We are continuing to plan our strategy for achievement.

The Union and Company met Tuesday and discussed proposals that had been previously passed.

Your bargaining team had several meetings with the company today. We proposed a fair benefit package for all employees, including retirees. The company seemed taken aback that we asked them to consider bringing premiums down. We explained that we expect our healthcare and benefits to be just as important as corporate profits.

The committee met with the company yesterday and each side gave opening statements.

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.

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

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.