AT&T Advertising Solutions Tentative Agreement

Bargaining is often a long and difficult process. Your Bargaining committee along with the Company’s Committee would like to jointly express their appreciation towards the process that has culminated in a third Tentative Agreement.

The backdrop for bargaining included the worst economy in fifty years. The print business has continued to decline. Multiple surpluses may continue. These factors have made bargaining a long and difficult process.

The Bargaining Committee appreciates all of your dedication and support.  The Committee unanimously recommends ratification. 

Listed below are the details of the new tentative agreement:

Treat December 27, 28, 29, and 30, 2010 as “Special Christmas Days”, paid at basic salary, for all employees.

Non-commissioned wages are as follows:

2.75% effective December 5, 2009

2.5% effective May 1, 2011

2.5% effective June 3, 2012

2.5% effective July 7, 2013

Note: Retro pay for non-commissioned employees will provide a year's worth of back pay.

Non-Commissioned employees, will receive a Retention Bonus (in lieu of a ratification bonus) as follows:

Any employee who is on the payroll as of December 2010 will receive $500.00.

Any employee who is on the payroll as of December 2011 will receive $ 300.00.

Any employee who is on the payroll as of December 2012 will receive $ 200.00.

Any employee who is on the payroll as of December 2013 will receive $ 200.00.

Non-Commission Employees Pensions

Increases to the pension bands as follows:

2% effective June 1, 2011

2% effective June 1, 2012

2% effective June 1, 2013

Commissioned Representative base wages:

Account Representatives

Account Reps at top pay under the old contract $326/week, $17,017/year

Account Reps at top as of December 5, 2010 new contract $385/week

Account Reps at top as of June 5, 2011, new contract $578/week, $30,171/year, for the life of the agreement.

Sales Representatives

Sales Reps at top pay under old contract $269/week, $14,041/year

Sales Reps at top pay as of December 5, 2010 under new contract $308/week

Sales Reps at top pay as of June 5, 2011 under new contract $443/week, $23,124/year for the life of the agreement.

Senior Account Representatives

Senior Account Reps pay under old contract $670.50/week, $35,000/year

Senior Account Reps at top pay as of December 5, 2010 under new contract $673.50/week

Senior Account Reps at top pay as of June 5, 2011 under new contract $1020/week, $53,244/year for the life of the agreement.

Cyber Representatives

Cyber Reps pay under old contract $600/week

Cyber Reps pay under new contract as of December 5, 2010, $600/week

Cyber Reps pay under new contract as of June 5, 2011, $638.50/week, $33,329/year.

All employees who are in wage progression will be placed at the appropriate step in the progression schedule and will receive the appropriate increases on December 5, 2010, and June 5, 2011. (A complete copy of the wage schedules will be provided to each local as soon as possible).

Commission Plan

There have been changes made in the gates and rates based on the new guaranteed monies put into the wage base. All appropriate changes have been made relating to minimum increase of 3%, new hire gate adjustment, rollover of new install and non-advertiser.

Note: *Average pay for Commissioned employees will provide a year's worth of back

pay. All days paid at average will be recalculated to include IYP earnings

beginning December 5, 2009.

* Expense reimbursements will be recalculated beginning December 5, 2009.

Article XVII – Force Adjustment

In sales titles prior to going in order of inverse seniority, the Company may offer termination pay as calculated under Article XVII on a voluntary basis to any commissioned employee in the impacted work group that is on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) step or in the fourth quartile based on net increased percentage. 

Article XVII – Section 6

6 (a) 1: any employee who was in the bottom quartile when laid off, will return as a probationary employee for one (1) year.

6 (b) 2: any employee who was in the bottom quartile when laid off, will return as a probationary employee for one (1) year.

Article XVIII - Employment Terminations

1(c): New language, Dismissed except for reasons of misconduct, after having 10 or more years of net credited service

Article XII – Nondiscrimination

Added: sexual orientation to the existing language.

Transition Severance Payment replaced by Surplus Severance Incentives to tenured commissioned sales representatives:

When the Company declares surpluses in the sales channels, in the fourth quarters of 2011, and 2012, commissioned sales representatives who are service pension eligible and who choose to exit the Company, will be eligible to receive an enhanced severance payment, equal to 120% of the severance amount they are entitled to.

FMLA

New language which allows for Union Representatives on Union Business now, will have that time considered as time-worked for the purposes of FMLA eligibility.

Benefit Agreements

Current employees shall be defined as bargained employees hired/rehired on or before May 31, 2011.  New hires shall be defined as bargained employees hired/rehired or transferred into Yellow Pages bargained titles after May 31, 2011.  Current employees and new hires medical contributions annual deductibles and annual out of pocket maximums will not start until June 1, 2011.