CWA At The Healthcare Rally in DC

CWA District 9/AT&T West
Bargaining Bulletin #69
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Bargaining has once again slowed to an agonizing pace. Inasmuch as the company does not appear ready to make any substantive movement on key issues, the decision has been made to return home for the weekend. We have been available continuously for over 130 days and have informed the company that we are prepared to resume bargaining next week if they are ready to bargain seriously.

The company needs motivation! Keep up the good quality, gold plated, work to rule.

The committee thanks all of the members and retirees that attended the rally in Sacramento today!

STRIKE STANDBY DAY 88!

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

Mobilize Mobilize Mobilize
1 Union 1 Fight 1 Future

CWA District 9/AT&T West
Bargaining Bulletin #68
Friday, June 26, 2009

Since our last report, we have been working on Employment Security, Prem Tech, and Health Care issues. We are still very far apart on those key items. While progress has been made on some portions of the contract, there will be no settlement without a lot more movement.

Meanwhile, local leaders and activists from District 9 converged on Capitol Hill this week and met with Senators and Congressmen from California, Hawaii and Nevada. Our elected leaders got an earful from CWA activists about how a profitable company like AT&T, which should be leading the way out of this recession, was instead, further eroding middle class jobs.

On Thursday, while 10,000 Union members from many unions, including 3,000 red-shirted CWA members, demonstrated at our Nation’s Capitol for real health care reform, your bargaining committee was fighting to protect our health care at the bargaining table. The more we bargain, the more the need for a national solution becomes obvious.

Now it’s your turn to get involved. CWA is holding a “Hands Off My Health Care” rally at the California State Capitol next Wednesday, July 1st. Sign up now to join your brothers and sisters at this important event: http://www.unionvoice.org/cwafunds/events/handsoffhealthcare/register.tcl

What: “Hands Off My Health Care” Rally
When: Wednesday, July 1st 12:00-1:00pm
Where: State Capitol North Steps, Sacramento, CA

STRIKE STANDBY DAY 83!

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

Mobilize Mobilize Mobilize
1 Union 1 Fight 1 Future