AT&T Southwest
Today's focus is CONTRACT IMPROVEMENTS!
We fought hard and secured major gains. Several improvements were won in a single bargaining session and some do not even exist in other Union contracts!
- Added MOA that makes 19 current Temporary Full Time (TFT’s) Cable Splicers Permanent & in addition creates 19 New Full Time Group 1 Craft Job Requisitions (38 permanent jobs created). Also if future TFT positions are created, they will open job reqs before hiring off the street.
- Added Martin Luther King Day officially to the contract in all titles
- Added language to improve scheduling carryover vacation and movement of such
- Removed $3000 cap on incentive plans for business units to provide opportunities for more money into employees pockets
- Improved Per Diem in Core Contract by $3
- Added 3% to both Voluntary & Involuntary severance payments (Voluntary had not been increased in at least the past 30 years)
What do the next steps look like if we don't ratify this TA?
ANSWER: If the agreement is not ratified, basically everything that has been tentatively agreed upon is voided. At that point we are working without a contract and several things could happen which could include a work stoppage, Company locking us out, or best case scenario we continue under the terms of the 2021 extension and hope to achieve everything back we had previously TA’d, which the likelihood of that happening is not good as the Bargaining Team stood our ground and fought off several retrogressive demands that the Company was looking to do to the current language in the CBA. With that being said we achieved the biggest pay raises any AT&T SW contract has had since at least 2009 and benefits as low as 27% employee cost share for at least 79% of our employees. The other 21% are eligible for plans in which the cost share is 29% which is the same it has been since 2017. These two huge things plus adding a lot of new and improved language to the CBA and not having any takeaways are the reasons your elected bargaining team unanimously voted in support of ratification.
Voting is Underway
Our bargaining team worked around the clock for a fair contract. Your vote on the Tentative Agreement is essential in securing a win! Voting started April 21 and ends May 5 at 7pm. Our countdown shows the time remaining to vote. How to vote info is below.
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TA Info
Read the Tentative Agreement Summary and watch the Contract Explanation Video.
How to VOTE
On April 18, Ballotpoint mailed a letter with a unique password and voting instructions to all CWA members (that are eligible to vote). Electronic voting runs from April 21 at 7pm through May 5, 2025 at 7pm.
Members will also get personal reminders to their personal email addresses and text messages to their cell phone numbers (that we have on file) until they vote. If you do not receive a letter from Ballotpoint, please contact your Local office immediately. It is imperative that they have your current contact information.
If you are NOT an active member and want your voice to be heard through your vote, please complete an electronic membership card ASAP and then reach out to your Local office so that you can be provided with the necessary directions to vote.
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MOBILIZATION
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BARGAINING DETAILS & UPDATES
Stay informed on the contract highlights and review the answers to questions being asked by other members. You will also find several informative links including the complete TA file of changes.
The Bargaining Committee would like to thank YOU, the members for your unwavering support in helping to show AT&T that your voice matters and will be heard, but they cannot win without the active participation of our members. Your vote is essential in securing a WIN!
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