Ratification Process

Everyone covered by the “Orange” AT&T Mobility Agreement has the right to vote “yes” or “no” on the tentative agreement reached by CWA and the Company.

Ballots will be mailed to members on March 16, 2009.

IMPORTANT: If you do not receive a ballot by March 23, contact your local and a duplicate ballot will be sent.

CWA District 9/AT&T West
Bargaining Bulletin #11
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

1 Union 1 Fight 1 Future

The parties met today in both a formal session and in the sub-committee on grievance/representation issues. The Union made proposals on the Preamble and on Article 1 (Recognition). The Company added to their list of take aways by proposing to eliminate Sunday premium pay, saying “Sunday is just another day”. They would like to be uninhibited by wage cost in their ability to schedule Sunday’s. They also proposed to change the double time trigger from 49 hours to 56 hours, but that’s not all folks, they want to terminate all Local agreements and the National agreement on overtime in order to be able to assign – yes, that means FORCE – overtime. That way they can be certain to avoid double time because instead of volunteers working who might get into double time, they can assign the overtime to non-volunteers who haven’t reached the double time threshold (those who may not want or be able to arrange their schedules for overtime) The Company wants a deal where “they” decide what’s best. We need a deal that respects us and is “fair” to all the members and Retiree’s who have made this company successful. The next formal session is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, 2009.

IN UNITY,
Lupe Mercado
Bill Demers
Pam Suniga
Art Gonzalez
Tom Runnion
William B. Harvey

Mobilize! Mobilize! Mobilize!