8/10/2009 8:19:04 AM
Your Bargaining Committee is grateful for your support. A tentative agreement has been reached. Here are some of the highlights of the agreement:
Wages – 3%, 3%, 2.75% plus cola in 3rd yr retroactive to April 5, 2009
Pension – 2%, 2%, 2% plus cola in 3rd year
Health Care
Monthly Premium – $35 single/$75 family
Preventative – no deductible, no coinsurance
Deductible – $350/$700
Co-insurance – 10%/40% (Out of Network)
Out of Pocket Maximum – $1,000/$3,000 $3,000/$6,000 (Out of Network)
No Co-pays Create New Tax-Free Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA)
Active Employees will get:
$450 single/$900 family Year 1
$300 single/$600 family Year 2
0/0 Year 3
Kaiser plan guaranteed no change for life of contract
Prescription Coverage Co-pays – 10/20/40 twice co-pay for 3 month supply mail order
Co-pays non-network – 75%
Separate OOP max $900/$1,800
90 day prescriptions available at CVS Pharmacies at mail order prices
Team Award Replaced with SSP (Success Sharing Plan) a) Dividend x 150 in year 3 only, year 1 and 2 amounts pay for current retiree HRA b) Appreciation in stock price, year over year x 150
$1500 to all active employees on ratification date who would have been eligible for 2008 TPA
$850 single/$1700 family Year 1
$150 single/$300 family Year 2
401(k) – Catch-up and Roth provision added
Relief differential and per diem – $2 increase for each
Employment Security Plan – Extended and expanded
Premises Technician – Converted to regular employees, $0.45/hr at every step plus General Wage increase retroactive to April 5, Pension and 401(k), access to Horizons, equitable distribution of overtime, clear definition of Scope of work, resolution process for future changes.
New Leveraged title with protections for existing Service Reps
Term employees have access to AUTS and Horizons
Lupe Mercado
Bill Demers
Pam Suniga
Art Gonzalez
Tom Runnion
William B. Harvey
9 comments ↓
no takebacks? right?
Way to burn our future. Lucky for you previous bargaining committees didn’t agree to this kind of garbage, takebacks and 2 tier job titles. I mean $1 raise for prem techs? At least district 4 got $3.00! No permanent jobs for terms? Everyone pays for health care? 4 months for this? Tell me how in even one instance, we gained anything? 3% raise, great.
I thought this is what you wouldn’t stand for? Remember we will be responsible for fighting for your retirement same as you did for current retirees. I hope you’re comfortable with that. You really condemned us. Thanks for nothing.
To Whom It May Concern:
I am the Secretary/Treasurer of CWA Local 3115 in Brooksville, Florida and let me start by saying that I am appalled at the latest events leading to the ratification of the District 4 contract as well as the tentative agreement with District 9.
District 4 states that their contract was “overwhelmingly ratified”. Overwhelmingly? They had 62%. Is that overwhelming? Not in my book. Now you have union members in District 4 up in arms. Was this contract really ratified or is it just another political show? I can’t see how first they ratify a contract less than 24 hours prior to the District 3 contract expiring and second, they ratify a contract that is for three years and gives no job security as well as an increase in cost for medical benefits to the members. Wake up District 4.
Now District 9. What are you thinking? You’re now in the same boat as District 4. After reading the tentative agreement for District 9 I was actually sick to my stomach. To make it worse at the end of the agreement (on the District 9 website) in bold capital letters it says, “1 UNION 1 FIGHT 1 CONTRACT”. How ironic. Did District 9 forget about the rest of the districts presently bargaining? I guess when they wrote “1 Union” they meant THEM. That is like a slap in the face to the rest of us that are hoping for a fair and EQUAL contract. Your contract is neither fair nor equal. You have no wording preventing Prem Techs from doing Service Tech work; you have no wording against sub-contracting. You will eventually eliminate a much earned and eventually cost saving position… and member I might add. You’re also paying more out of pocket for your benefits. I can maybe sympathize with the company if they weren’t making money. But they ARE. A lot of it. And they’re crying economy. Give me a break.
AT&T is a very profitable company. VERY PROFITABLE. Second quarter 2009 earnings: $29.5 BILLION. Yes BILLION. Up from $15.8 BILLION in 2008. That’s almost double in 12 months. How did they make so much? All of us members. Meanwhile the company cries about the economy and District 4 and District 9 roll over and play dead. Although my hat goes off to all the bargaining committees. That is definitely a tough job. But I do need to ask District 4 and 9 a question, “What did you go into bargaining with? Cause you didn’t come out with much…” You both let the nation down. “Power in Numbers”.
How can our CWA National Representatives let this happen? That’s what we pay dues for. Our CWA Exec’s are supposed to look out for us. Sorry, I don’t feel it. Prove it… Step up and stop these outrageous offers and fight for what’s fair not political. Members of CWA contribute our hard earned money to member’s dues and COPE to name a couple. I feel that my own hard earned money has let us down tremendously. Our dues are supposed to ensure that we are paying people to look out for our best interest. That is not happening. WAKE UP! To let an individual District settle on a single contract when we had the whole country behind us is appalling. The contract is not about the money. It’s about job security and benefits for our members and retiree’s. These people have made this company what it is today. Very profitable. Now AT&T wants to take care of their executives ($33.4 MILLION in 2008) instead of taking care of the people who built AT&T. YOU…
So where are we now? I can tell you. We are behind the eight ball. Two selfish District’s down. If the remaining districts follow District 4 and District 9, we are in trouble. But it’s not too late. District 1, 6 and 3 are still negotiating. To them, we are still over 115,000 strong. STICK TOGETHER and don’t settle. You deserve to be treated fairly and that’s all we’re asking.
In closing I would like to express my disappointment in CWA President Larry Cohen, Executive Vice President Annie Hill, my CWA Nation Representatives, District 4 as well as District 9 for not standing up and fighting for:
“1 UNION 1 FIGHT 1 CONTRACT”
You let us down……
In Unity,
Vinnie Stellato
Secretary/Treasurer
Local 3115
Brooksville, Florida
I think we were all ready to stand up and fight for something better. I hope this is shot down and we do just that.
WHAT ABOUT THE 49 HR DOUBLE TIME RULE . AND WHAT ABOUT AT&T MGRS ASSIGNING THE OVER TIME. I SEEM TO MISS THAT ISSUE IN THIS UPDATE
Big ups to Vinnie Stellato!
Nuff said ” Cousin Vinnie”!
I thinks it’s funny that with all employees getting a sh*t sandwich deal that some how this still passed with a 3-1 margin. I really find it interesting that after the explanation meeting was held we were told that members who did not make it would have their ballots mailed out but none of our guys who were not there didn’t get their ballots and when I asked about it…I was told OH they were supposed to call in and let us know they need it mailed. Funny how that is.
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So where did this go wrong
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