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2024 Utility Operations Bargaining Reports
This is the Utility Ops Bargaining Reports Page. The current working agreement started on August 4, 2019 and expires August 3, 2024. You can read the expiring UOps contract here.
(Reports reprinted from the District 3 website.)
*****ATTENTION*****
There will be a Contract/TA explanation at the October 1st Local 3207 membership meeting.
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CWA District 3 – AT&T Southeast
2024 Tentative Agreement Summary
September 15, 2024
I am pleased to announce that we have reached tentative agreements with AT&T Southeast, Utility Operations, & AT&T Billing. I would like to congratulate our bargaining team for their success at the bargaining table, and extend a special thanks to all of the CWA members across District 3 for your dedication, which ultimately enabled our bargaining team to reach an agreement. As you know, this round of negotiations was more challenging than ever before, and it took all of us standing
together in unity, on picket lines across District 3, for over a month, to force the company to actually bargain with us. In summary, this agreement will provide us with a five (5) year contract, a 19.33% compounded wage increase for employees in every job title, lower medical costs, numerous contract improvements,along with additional wage increases for Machine Operators & Wire Technicians.Once again, I would like to thank all of you for your sacrifices, and the unprecedented solidarity that
exists within our Union. Together, we have fought hard to create a better future for CWA members inDistrict 3. We hope that this agreement serves as proof that when workers stand together and fight, we can win.
Richard Honeycutt
CWA District 3 Vice President
September11, 2024
Today is a significant day for our nation, as we remember the tragic events that took place in 2001. As we remember those who lost their lives due to the attack on September 11th, we also remember the bravery of the many first responders and the courageous efforts of the men and women of the United States Armed Services who rose up in defense of our nation.
Our bargaining team wishes to thank the many CWA members who have served or are currently serving in the United States Military. We thank you for your service and for the freedoms that we have today. Our team continued their efforts to reach an agreement, working late into the night, leaving the bargaining table at 2:00 A.M this morning. We were back at it again early this morning and met with the company again to deliver a comprehensive package proposal to settle the contract.
Today, we are focusing on the broader issues that impact all CWA members in District 3 - wages, benefits, pensions, etc. Last week we distributed two different bargaining reports that contained detailed information concerning the differences in CWA’s proposals on wages and benefits compared to AT&T’s offer on the same issues. Our team is working around the clock to close that gap, and get us closer to what our members deserve.
Please know that we could not properly express how much your support has meant to us throughout this journey. We were sent here to fight for what you deserve, and we are doing just that. Every day we are inspired by the membership across District 3. It is our mission to reach an agreement at the bargaining table as soon as possible, but it cannot be just any agreement. After years of givebacks to AT&T, your solidarity, and the sacrifices you have made throughout this historic ULP strike, shining a light on the company's bad faith bargaining, is an inspiration to the bargaining team to keep fighting.
September 8, 2024
We know that everyone has had a long few weeks, but there is no doubt that the last few weeks have been longer for the Company. We have one another to lean on, to build strength from and to encourage one another. The Company has nothing and no one to lean on currently but an untrained workforce that does not seem to know their head from a hole in the ground. The strike of 1983 lasted 22 days, and while we were by no means looking to set a record, no one can deny that OUR Union family has shown that we are stronger than ever as we pass that timeline from 40 years ago. We have proven that we are not here to back down. There is no doubt that we are standing on the right side of history, and we will look back with pride knowing that we took a stand for what is right and good against corporate greed. Keep doing what you are doing, stay strong, and keep holding the line!
Discussions between CWA and the Company have been ongoing throughout the day, and we are prepared for a long and late night of negotiations. The Bargaining Team sends the sincerest thank you to each and every person who has sent texts, pictures, and gifts of encouragement. It means more than you know for us to see that we have the membership standing with us and having our backs.
September 7, 2024
Click Here to see document of current bargaining info with charts at District 3 Website.
Bargaining Report #23
September 5, 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Yesterday we met with the company and received what they labeled as their final offer. The package included:
· Increased excused time for Union Activity
· MLK Day added to the contract
· Increase Lay off Allowance
· Illness time 5 days
· Adding stepbrother, stepsister, spouse’s grandparents, and legally recognized partner for bereavement pay
The package did not address our concerns relating to:
· Overtime cap reduction
· Double Time after 54 hours
· 10% pay increase before the general wage increase
· Introduction of a PMR process
· Personal Days counting towards overtime build
· Differential for direct bore teams
· Increased Personal Time Off
· Increase Commuting expenses
· Increased travel allowance
· Training differential
We met with the company again today and informed them of the importance/worth of the Machine Operators. Our issues are still on the table, and we will continue to fight for work life balance as well as monetary improvements for the Machine Operators. The company is not willing to address some of our issues on the table unless we give them something on Unlimited overtime. The bargaining team is looking at making some minor changes that will still allow our members to work the overtime, if they want it, and at the same time protect members who do not want to work as much.
When We Fight, We Win!
We demand more in 2024!
Thank you all for your continued support.
In Unity,
Your Bargaining team
Johnita Tolbert
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
September 5, 2024
There will be a town hall call tonight at 8PM ET/7PM CT on AT&T Southeast Bargaining. Members who received a call for last week's town hall will receive a call tonight to participate. If you did not register for last week's call, you may connect once the call has begun by dialing 855-808-5159.
September 5, 2024
A Statement from CWA President Claude Cummings Jr.
AT&T’s negotiators presented our bargaining committee with their 145 page so-called “final” offer yesterday at 6 pm. Prior to that, they had not formally presented a complete economic package, and we had seen nothing on health care. When they presented the proposal at the bargaining table, they stated that they were willing to continue bargaining, and we provided a counter proposal at 11 pm.
The misleading message AT&T sent to CWA members this morning about their proposal and the status of bargaining amounts to direct dealing and is more evidence of the company’s continued bad faith. This type of conduct is what led to these workers going out on strike and it does nothing more than aggravate the situation.
The devil, as they say, is in the details.
Health care is a critical issue for our members. For weeks, the company refused to provide us with information that is necessary for us to be able to assess costs and develop our own proposals. Their failure to provide that information was part of the unfair labor practice charges that we filed last month that led to the current strike. They also reneged on an agreement to use regional instead of national costs when determining premiums, which is also one of our ULP charges.
What the company is not telling our members and the public is that their health care proposal raises the upfront cost for our members, especially those with family coverage. We have made it clear to the company from the start that raising our members’ cost share percentage is unacceptable, and the fact that they put this proposal forward shows that they have no interest in reaching an agreement. Their plan also shifts enormous prescription drug costs to employees.
Health care is not the only area in which AT&T is misleading our members and the public. Their claim about wage increases does not correspond to the facts of their proposal. For instance, under their proposal, wage increases for someone in the Wire Tech title would net out to just $4,766 over the life of a five-year contract after you consider the health care cost increases for a family plan. Wire Technicians are the face of AT&T, serving customers every day to install internet service at homes and businesses and make repairs in the event of outages.
I have personally spoken to AT&T CEO John Stankey multiple times since the strike began. AT&T finally provided a complete proposal after I demanded that he put it on the table. I am extremely disappointed that this proposal does not meet my, or our members’, expectations. However, after weeks of waiting and the sacrifice of our members who have been on strike, holding the line for 20 days, we finally have an economic package that our bargaining committee can respond to.
CWA members have seen and personally experienced the effects of prolonged outages and wait times for service and repairs. This strike is a hardship for our members and the communities we serve. It’s time for AT&T to engage in productive bargaining where it belongs - at the bargaining table - so we can get back to work serving our customers.
September 3, 2024 (reprinted from legacyb)
We spent all day today reviewing data and crunching benefits numbers to help achieve our goal to provide the best outcome for our members. The goal is to get our members in the best economic position possible to carry forward throughout the next contract cycle. We hope that everyone understands that while we cannot disclose all the inner workings of bargaining that happen all day every day, we are working as hard as ever to get things done and get a tentative agreement. On another note, we are aware of the Company's propaganda report that they have distributed. We have no doubt the Company is feeling the pressure and making a last-ditch attempt to make themselves look better than they have in recent weeks. Stay strong and true team, we are here to show the Company what we are made of! Let’s Fight for More in 24!
September 1, 2024
Yesterday CWA informed the company, the mediator and FMCS headquarters in Washington that we are no longer interested in the mediation process. When the company suggested meditation, we were hopeful that it might help us get a deal. Our thinking was that, with a mediator present, the company would have to abandon its bad tactics and bargain in good faith. Unfortunately, over the last few days it became clear to us that the company was using the mediation process as a delaying tactic rather than to help us get a contract. We appreciate the mediator's efforts; he's not the one to blame. In essence, the company was hiding behind the mediator and using the process as a way to avoid bargaining seriously. That is why we informed the company and the mediator that CWA does not intend to continue with mediation.
Many of you have seen a letter that the company sent out on Friday with its version of what has transpired in bargaining. To nobody's surprise, they deny that they are bargaining in bad faith. What is surprising is the deliberate misinformation they put in their letter. They talk about how much they value their employees, while at the bargaining table they call Wire Technicians "'second class employees." They claim that they have sent senior leadership to the bargaining table. They must have The Invisible Man working for AT&T, because no one on the CWA bargaining team has seen this "senior leadership" in the room with us.
The company's bad faith tactics have made the bargaining process extremely difficult. But now that we have closed the book on mediation, we believe that the company no longer has any excuses. They must deal with us, your bargaining team, across the table. Thanks to our members who are holding the line against the company's bad faith bargaining tactics, we know we have their attention. As soon as they start fulfilling their obligation to bargain in good faith, we believe we can get the deal done.
Throughout the day, we have been meeting with the Company going over the proposals at hand and reiterating the need to get a contract. While there may not be anything major to report on from today's events, please know that with the ceasing of the mediator's presence, our Union leadership is in the process of taking the appropriate next steps that will hopefully encourage the Company to do what is right in order to get the proper decision makers to the table. Stay strong and true family, we must show the Company that we are standing for what we believe in, and that is a fair and just contract! Happy Labor Day!
Bargaining Report #22
August 23, 2024
Today, our bargaining team continued to meet with the federal mediator and AT&T’s representatives in an effort to move towards reaching an agreement. The company requested mediation earlier this week, and our bargaining team thought that mediation might help us reach an agreement, considering the company’s bad faith tactics at the bargaining table. While mediation has proven to be helpful, it got off to a slow start, as we had to spend some time bringing the mediator up to speed on the issues that we have been bargaining over for the last two months. Additionally, when we started mediation, the company wanted to utilize an attorney as their chief negotiator. This delayed progress at the bargaining table as our bargaining team doesn’t need an attorney to speak for them and the company’s team shouldn’t either. We informed the mediator that we didn't feel that bargaining with an attorney was going to be productive, as we need to have discussions with someone who has a working knowledge of the issues our members face on a daily basis in the workplace. Our bargaining team explained to the federal mediator that mediation could be helpful, but only if the company brought the appropriate representatives to the table. At our request, the company agreed to remove the attorney from the position as their chief negotiator. As of today, we are still not satisfied that AT&T has a real decision maker at the table. We can say that we have made some very minor movement in the right direction. Today, marks the third day of mediation, and we have had some constructive dialogue on the issues. Unfortunately, AT&T has continued their refusal to honor the previous agreement reached with CWA concerning bargaining over the southeast healthcare costs, which are much lower than the company’s national average. Our bargaining team has been working around the clock trying to reach an agreement. Progress has been slow, and it is clear to us that we will have to continue fighting in order to get the contract our members deserve. Our bargaining team will continue negotiations late into the evening tonight. We continue to be inspired by the unity that exists within the membership across District 3. Your actions on the picket line are making a difference and giving our bargaining team the strength we need. We need everyone to continue fighting with us. Together, we are showing AT&T that CWA doesn’t play. Remember.......they're not like us! Thank you all for your continued support.
Your Utility Operations & BBI Bargaining Team
Johnita Tolbert
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
August 22, 2024 (Update reprinted from LegacyB page)
The CWA Bargaining Team and the Company both met with the mediator throughout the day today. All day was spent allowing the mediator to meet both teams, get acquainted with the last 2 months’ worth of progress, the issues that have put us in the position that we are currently in, going over the key items that we have at the table and getting educated on the proposals and their importance. We remain optimistic that the mediator will help us gain ground on securing a contract that is acceptable to our members. While we know that everyone has questions and concerns about what is going on, please know that we are working diligently to get the current issues resolved and to get everyone back to work. Please stay strong and keep showing the Company that with the unified members we have, we are here to fight for more!
Bargaining Report #21
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Thousands of CWA members are on strike across nine (9) different states in the Southeast. Many of those members have asked for more information about what has been proposed at the bargaining table. Below, we have listed some of the details of CWA’s bargaining proposals concerning the larger issues of pay & benefits that affect all. Keep in mind that these are our current proposals for what we hope to achieve in a new contract. The bargaining process is fluid, meaning that proposals change over time and commonly look different from one day to the next. As of today, here are the differences between what we have proposed and what the company is proposing.
Wages
CWA: General Wage Increase: Significant increase over the life of the contract, plus an annual cost-of-living adjustment.
AT&T: General Wage Increase: 2%, 2%, 3%, 3%, & 2%
Healthcare Benefits
CWA: Monthly premiums that are lower than today for all three bargaining units. Utilizing only the Southeast healthcare costs to calculate company/employee cost share, instead of AT&T’s national average.
AT&T: Large increases in monthly premiums, up to $595 per month for a family. Large increases in the annual deductible, up to $6,600 for a family In Network, and $19,800 Out of Network. Large Increases in the annual maximum out of pocket, up to $16,000 for a family In Network, and $48,000 Out of Network.
Health Savings Account
CWA: HSA with matching company contributions.
AT&T: No matching contributions to an HSA
Pensions
CWA: Significant BCBP2 Pension Increases: Increase for all age credit factors.
AT&T: BCBP2 Pension Increases - No increase
401K - Savings Plans
CWA: AT&T Retirement Savings Plan - Employees can contribute 6% of basic wages with a company match equal to 90% of the employee contribution
AT&T: AT&T Retirement Savings Plan - No increase or improvement.
Paid Sick Days
CWA: Paid days depending on seniority with no waiting period.
ATT: No proposal not willing to give sick days.
We will continue to fight for a fair and equitable contract. Thank you all for your continued support!
In Unity,
Your Utility Operations & BBI Bargaining Team
Johnita Tolbert
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
Bargaining Report #20
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We have been constantly fighting with the company for a fair and equitable contract. Our bargaining proposals have included many suggestions to make the livelihood of our members better. In addition to substantial improvements to our wages and healthcare, we have been fighting for:
- Bereavement enhancement
- Additional holidays
- Population of existing titles to grow our membership and get rid of contractors
- Increasing the base pay of all Machine Operators
- Differential for directional Bore Machine Operators
- Reducing the overtime cap
- Double time after 49 hours
- Increasing personal paid time off
- Elimination of the company-designated personal day (Day after Thanksgiving)
- Clear definition of what Unlimited Overtime is
- Hands-on Health & Safety training
- Personal time counting towards the 40 hours
- Increase travel expense
- Increase Layoff allowance
- Differential for fiber cutover
- Increase for uniform allowance including boots
- Sick Days
- Introduction of Permanent Restriction (PMR) process
- Pay for training new hires
- Increased time for Union Officers
- Increase pay for using meters
The company believes that the Utility Operators are unskilled workers and do not deserve the improvements that we are fighting for. The company believes that it is ok to continue to add additional work to the Machine Operators’ scope of work and not compensate them for it. The bargaining team has consistently informed the company of how technical the job of a Machine Operator is and the dangers that come along with the job. The company was amazed at the knowledge the bargaining team had about their job and the health and safety aspects of it, However, they are unwilling to compensate the Machine Operators for their knowledge and skills. Machine Operators have taken on additional responsibilities that are not in their scope of work trying to help out the company, but the company has used and abused them. The company has the attitude of why should we pay them more for what they are already doing. We do the extra work because we want to provide good customer service and it’s the right thing to do but we need to be compensated for our efforts. We have been put on the back burner for too long, we know our worth, and demand to be compensated for it. We will continue to fight for a fair and equitable contract.
When We Fight, We Win! We demand more in 2024! Thank you all for your continued support
In Unity your Bargaining team
Johnita Tolbert
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
August 17, 2024
Yesterday, 17,000 CWA members across the southeast went on an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike against AT&T. At the same time our members were heading to the picket line, CWA leadership met with AT&T's bargaining representatives to discuss the current status of contract negotiations and the bad faith bargaining tactics that AT&T has been engaged in at the bargaining table. While we hoped this meeting might be constructive, it was unfortunately just more of the same from AT&T. The company's rhetoric during this meeting made it clear to us that AT&T has no interest in bargaining in good faith with CWA or trying to reach an agreement.
Following that meeting, our bargaining team went to the table to meet with AT&T's representatives. The company came to the bargaining table claiming that they wanted to know why CWA was asking for so many improvements for Wire Technicians. Our bargaining team spent more than an hour answering the company's questions and educating AT&T's representatives on the working conditions that our members have to deal with on a daily basis. During this discussion, the company's bargaining representatives stated that there are two different classes of employees at AT&T, and Wire Technicians are second-class employees. Our bargaining team made sure that AT&T's representatives clearly understood the absurdity of their statement.
Our bargaining team will be returning to the bargaining table this morning with our eleventh comprehensive package proposal, trying to reach an agreement. This comprehensive package proposal includes improvements for all CWA members in District 3, in every job title. We know that the members of District 3 are standing strong against AT&T’s bad-faith tactics, and you can rest assured, knowing that your bargaining team is standing strong alongside you.
Bargaining Report #19
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Although we have not been putting out daily bargaining reports we have been working to get you a good contract. We have teamed up with the Common Interest Table to work on wages and benefits. Yesterday we met with the company and had an off-the-record meeting. Because we are so far apart on wages and benefits, we wanted to have a frank conversation to find out what it is about our proposals that’s stopping the company from agreeing with our proposals and getting us a fair and equitable contract. We have other issues that are being discussed but our current focus is the wages and benefits. Trust that we are doing our best to bring you a contract that you will be able to ratify. We will continue to work on the issues that affect Utility Operations only while trying to get closer to the wages and benefits that our members deserve.
Thank You all again for everything you do! CWA is unified and we still want more in 2024!
In Unity,
Your Bargaining team
Johnita Tolbert
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
August 10, 2024
Many CWA members who work at AT&T were already frustrated with the company before our contract negotiations even began. Many of us have been continuously forced to work overtime day in and day out, pushed to the max in order to obtain some random performance metric that's been put in place by someone who has no idea how to actually perform our job, and disrespected on a daily basis by overbearing management. AT&T will send us an email saying "Your Family Matters", and on the same day our supervisor will tell us we can't go home to our families at the end of our shifts; instead, we have to keep picking up jobs until there are none left, and only then can we ask them for permission to go home to our families. This is the environment that AT&T has created.
The company has come to the bargaining table and created the same environment that exists in their workplace. We are now one week past the expiration of our contract and the company has not offered one single contract improvement for any of our members who work in call center environments, not one single contract improvement for Wire Techs or Utility Operations. There is a growing frustration amongst our membership. Our members want a contract, and our bargaining team will continue to fight for the contract you deserve. Now we are also fighting on another front. Because of the company's bad faith bargaining tactics, we have been forced to file an unfair labor practice charge against the company. We've told the company we would rather spend time and resources bargaining than litigating, but we feel we have no choice but to fight on that battleground as well. It is not a battle of our choosing, but we know we can count on our members to support us in that battle just as they have supported us at the table.
Bargaining Report #18
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Since last week, we have been meeting with the company several times a day and even late into the night. It is unfortunate that I cannot say that we have made substantial progress or gains. We are still hopeful that the company will get it together and act like they want to get a contract that we can ratify that fits the needs and wants of our members. Thank You all again for everything you do! CWA is unified and we still want more in 2024!
In Unity your Bargaining team
Johnita Tolbert
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
Contract Expiration Bargaining Report
Between meeting with the Company numerous times, having Union caucuses and crunching numbers, saying that we have been busy today would be an understatement. With the contract expiration quickly closing in on us, we want to give all of you a more detailed report of where we stand as of today. While we cannot provide every detail due to the number of issues that are still subject to change, we want to provide as much information as possible to update you on some items. For Consumer and Small Business, we have proposals that deal with exchange time and service observing language still on the table. For Core, we have proposals regarding the overtime cap and language for bumping into Wire Technician positions still open. For Wire Technicians, we have proposals addressing schedules, overtime caps, overtime notifications, pensions and more. We also have proposals open that affect multiple groups and departments such as increasing the PARTNERSHIP funding and the Uniform Program. While we have rejected proposals that the Company has given us that were of no benefit whatsoever to our members, we think that it is important to note the Company has rejected proposals that our members want, including moving the Wire Technicians to Core, wage proposals, benefits proposals and working from home options. At times over the last couple of weeks there have been some tense moments at the bargaining table, but none as tense as the last couple of days. Please keep in mind that we are currently miles apart on the items that are important to our members. At this time District 3 Leadership has decided that we will work without a contract. Everyone be ready for whatever may come. Remember, there is strength in numbers, and we are as strong as ever when we are mobilized as ONE! We want to thank Local 3806 for providing a great breakfast this morning.
Bargaining Report #17
August 2, 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Yesterday we met with the company, and they passed a revised package proposal on wages and benefits. We are still not where we believe we need to be to address our members’ wants and needs. We will continue to meet with the company in hopes that we can get an agreement that our members will feel comfortable ratifying. hank You all again for everything you do! CWA is unified and we still want more in 2024! Fight for more in 2024!
In Unity your Bargaining team
Johnita Tolbert
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
Bargaining Report #16
July 31, 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today we met with the company, and they submitted a packaged proposal to the bargaining team that we feel does not meet the needs of our members. We have reviewed the package and plan to submit a revised package that better reflects our memberships needs. Thank You all again for everything you do!
CWA is unified and we still want more in 2024!
Fight for more in 2024!
Bargaining Report #15
July 30, 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today we met with the Company and submitted proposals surrounding the scope of work, overtime cap, overtime pay, sick days, and the Uniform Program. We are scheduled to meet again tomorrow morning and should get some feedback on our proposals. We have less than a week to go before the expiration of the contract. Thank you all for your support as we continue to fight for a fair and equitable contract. Thank You all again for everything you do!
CWA is unified and we still want more in 2024!
Fight for more in 2024!
In Unity your Bargaining team
Johnita Tolbert
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa ShabazzT
Bargaining Report #14
July 29, 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today we met with the company on wages and benefits again. The Union was not in agreement with the Company’s proposal and submitted a counter proposal that better meets the needs of our members. We will continue to fight for what we deserve. Thank You all again for everything you do!
CWA is unified and we still want more in 2024! Fight for more in 2024!
In Unity your Bargaining team
Johnita Tolbert
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
Bargaining Report #13
July 28, 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This week we have joined the common interest table and met with company on our issues surrounding wages and benefits. We still have some proposals on the table concerning issues specifically pertaining to Utility Operations. We will continue to work on our specific issues as well as common issues that affect us all. Thank you to everyone who traveled to Atlanta to participate in the District 3 rally for a fair contract. It was a great turn out with our members showing support for the bargaining team coming from all over the district.
Thank You all again for everything you do!
CWA is unified and we still want more in 2024!
Fight for more in 2024!
In Unity your Bargaining team
Johnita Tolbert
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
Bargaining Report #12
July 22, 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We met today to discuss the proposals we have submitted to the company as well as to submit an additional information request concerning contractors. We believe that we can do the jobs better and in a more cost-efficient way. CWA is unified and we still want more in 2024!
Fight for more in 2024!
Bargaining Report #11
July 19, 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We met internally to discuss benefits, wages, sick time, cost of living, overtime penalty, and contractors. We also drafted proposals to submit to the company concerning our issues along with multiple information requests. CWA is unified and we still want more in 2024!
Fight for more in 2024!
In Unity your Bargaining team
Johnita Tolbert
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
Bargaining Report #10
July 18, 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This morning we met with the company to submit multiple proposals and discussed the status of multiple proposals that are still on the table. We continue to be in this slow pattern of bargaining and waiting on slow company responses. Hopefully, the company understands that utility operations employees are serious about the proposals on the table and looking to gain a fair and just contract.
CWA is unified and we still want more in 2024!
Fight for more in 2024!
Bargaining Report #9
July 12, 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We met with the Company again today to review proposals and get additional clarification on a few of the company’s proposals. We countered the company’s proposal for BBI and are waiting for their answer. We are still holding on and waiting for the company to give us answers for several of our Utility Operations proposals.
Keep mobilizing and sending your pictures in for the encouragement of your bargaining team and to let the Company know that we mean business!CWA is unified and we still want more in 2024!
Fight for more in 2024!
In Unity your Bargaining team
Johnita Tolbert
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
Bargaining Report #8
July 11, 2024
Dear brothers and sisters, we met with the Company today to review a proposal to include BBI into the BST contract. We have some issues with the Company’s proposal and are drafting a counter-proposal to ensure that the BBI members will maintain their seniority, benefits, and all bargained for rights they currently have in addition to new rights they will gain from the BST contract. As always, we have to stay vigilant when looking to ensure that our membership is protected. Keep mobilizing and sending your pictures in for the encouragement of your bargaining team and to let the Company know that we mean business!
CWA is unified and we still want more in 2024!
Fight for more in 2024!
Bargaining Report #7
July 10, 2024
We met with the Company today and they rejected several of our proposals. We submitted some new proposals and caucused afterwards to work on counter proposals.
Although we are still in the early phase of bargaining, please continue to show the company that CWA is unified and we still want more in 2024!
Fight for more in 2024!
Bargaining Report #6
July 9, 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We met internally today to draft additional proposals to submit to the Company in our meeting tomorrow morning.Please continue to show the company that CWA is unified and westill want more in 2024! Fight for more in 2024!
Bargaining Report #5
July 8, 2024
Brothers and Sisters,
Good Evening,
We hope that all of you had a good and safe 4th of July. Your bargaining team is back from the holidays and ready to get back on the grind. The committees for BST are breaking down into additional sub-committees to try and deal with specific issues and subjects. That being said, the management bargainers are spread thin and we are still awaiting responses to several of our proposals. We will continue to keep you informed of our progress.
Fight for more in 2024!
In Unity your Utilities Bargaining team
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
Bargaining Report #4
June 28, 2024
Brothers and Sisters,
Today your bargaining team met internally to draft additional proposals to submit. We are very
hopeful that the company has heard us and will be willing to work with us on the demands we
put forth to enhance our members’ wants and needs.
Fight for more in 2024!
Bargaining Report #3
June 27, 2024
Brothers and Sisters,
Today your bargaining team met with the company to exchange proposals. The Union submitted proposals surrounding bereavement, holidays, overtime, and health and safety. The company asked clarifying questions and the committee explained the reasoning behind the proposals and its importance to Machine Operators, their work life balance, and the company. The company said they heard us loud and clear and will take everything we said into consideration when responding back to our proposals.
The company said they are looking forward to bargaining with the Utilities bargaining team and we are ready willing and able to fight for an equitable contract.
Fight for more in 2024!
In Unity your Utilities Bargaining team
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
Bargaining Report #2
June 26, 2024
Today we met internally to clean up and review our proposal before meeting with the company. We are scheduled to meet with the company tomorrow to submit our proposals and see what the company's proposals are. We look forward to representing you at the table and thank you all for your support.
Fight for more in 2024!
In Unity your Utilities Bargaining team
Gail Bubba Shewalter
Eric Adams
Isa Shabazz
Bargaining Report #1
June 17, 2024
Today the bargaining teams for the AT&T Southeast, Utility Operations, and AT&T Billing contracts, along with the Wire Tech and Consumer subcommittees, met at the CWA District 3 Office in Atlanta, Georgia to begin drafting our bargaining proposals based on the suggestions submitted by CWA members throughout District 3. We are scheduled to meet with the company’s bargaining teams on Tuesday, June 25th 2024 to officially start contract negotiations.
We want to thank everyone who submitted a bargaining suggestion form and those who participated in sorting and prioritizing them at the Bargaining Task Force meeting. As we prepare for this round of bargaining, please continue your mobilization efforts, and help our bargaining teams send a strong message to AT&T, that we will "Fight For More In 24"!!
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