News

Today we met with the Company and passed a counter proposal regarding their uniform and boot allowance proposal. There was much discussion around the need for a more generous Company contribution to both and we presented the results of our research to support our position.

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.

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.

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 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 CWA Utility Operations Bargaining Team

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.

The Utility Operations Bargaining Committee met yesterday and today to review the bargaining suggestions submitted by our members. We also submitted data requests to the Company and are waiting for their response.