CWA/AT&T Bargaining Report #76

June 5, 2009

This bargaining report is for Thursday, June 4, 2009.  The Union met with the Company in a formal bargaining session.  AT&T provided some information on the National Transfer Plan, which we had requested.  We pointed out to AT&T that their proposed Success Sharing Plan would not have produced 3 payouts in the last six years and that it would not have even been as much as the TPA minimum pay out produced even though AT&T made billions in profit each of those years.  We pointed out that Management Performance Awards are not established based on stock price and that stock price was not the only indicator of a profitable company.  This is blatantly unfair to the thousands of men and women who work hard every day to make AT&T billions in profits.  Combined with AT&T's position on NO Cost of Living Adjustments, and shifting significant costs regarding health care onto the bargaining unit, AT&T is asking each of you take a much smaller piece of the pie than what you have had in the past.  We also pointed out the recent Avaya Agreement and asked what is AT&T's problem since Verizon and Avaya have both reached agreements.  We read an email from an abused Premise Technician (anonymous) on all the overtime they were working, and how they were being treated and told the Company "this is why we need a guaranteed 40-hour week and limits on overtime for Premise Technicians."  We pointed out we had been notified that even more work had been contracted out and bilingual services were being contracted out by ASI.  We discussed replacing the JHCCCC under the Strategic Alliance with a Benefit Committee, Training Advisory Board, Accelerated Technical Training Program, and meetings for the Presidents Council.  Others items discussed were the Vision Plan for New Hires, Leave of Absence Policy, Life Insurance, Savings, and Investment.

At the close of the session, we presented the Company with copies of the Tell Stankey it Stinks Petitions and notifying the Company's bargaining chair that the originals had been mailed directly to Mr. Stankey.  

To view Andy Milburn's letter to Stankey, please click the link below:

http://files.cwa-union.org/district6/090604_stankey.pdf

UNITED WE BARGAIN………………………

          DIVIDED WE BEG!!!!!!!!!!!!