AT&T Core contract negotiations start today
AT&T Core contract negotiations start today
Today, core contract negotiations between AT&T and the Communications Workers of America will get under way. I wanted to take a moment to update you on the negotiation process and provide some additional information.
Negotiations will be held at regional bargaining tables around the country. The current contracts -- covering employees of the legacy SBC and legacy AT&T Corp. organizations -- expire on April 4, 2009. Under a special agreement between the union and the company, the bargaining will also include the contract for employees in CWA District 3, the former BellSouth area, even though that contract does not expire until August.
The employees covered by these contracts are primarily in wireline network or call center jobs.
Negotiations are always a process of give and take. AT&T and the CWA have a strong history of working together to provide good jobs with good benefits and we expect both parties will come to the bargaining table in good faith with the objective of reaching a timely, fair, and reasonable agreement.
Along with the opening of bargaining today, Feb. 24, 2009, we are launching our bargaining Web site corebargaining , where you will find updates on bargaining, background information that will help you understand the context of the negotiations, and a question-and-answer section where you can pose your own questions.
Following are some initial Qs and As that may help provide additional perspective.
Thanks for the work you do every day on behalf of our customers.
Sincerely,
John Stankey
President and CEO
AT&T Operations
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Q&A
Q. What is the bargaining schedule?
A. Bargaining will open on Feb. 24, 2009, with the contract expiring at 11:59 p.m. on April 4, 2009.
Q. Who is bargaining on behalf of the company?
A. As is customary, we have a team of Labor Relations professionals who are bargaining on behalf of the company.
Q. How will you keep employees informed on the progress of negotiations?
A. With the beginning of bargaining, we are launching an Internet Web site corebargaining that will provide updates on bargaining as necessary. Note that this Web site is on the Internet so you can access it from any computer.
Q. What areas and employees are affected by this bargaining?
A. This bargaining involves 110,000 Core (wireline) employees across the nation from all of the union-represented legacy companies that make up AT&T.
Q. What sort of work do these employees do?
A. These employees are in wireline operations in both network and call center roles.
Q. What are the issues?
A. This contract addresses the full range of issues from wages, benefits and pension to work rules.
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