AT&T Legacy T Bargaining Report #12

The Bargaining team met at the full table today. We presented a proposal to increase the 401K match for both savings plans. The Company gave us that phony figure early in bargaining which said that our members could receive well over 100% of their active salary when they retire. This improvement will push our members a little bit closer to that number (though not nearly close enough).

We emphasized to the Company that we are still awaiting a response to our request for more information on their Medical Plan proposals. We need the information to be able to adequately respond to their proposal. Late this afternoon the Union will be making a presentation to the Company on our plan for reducing health care costs for the Company (and improving the health of our members) without shifting the costs to our members.

In addition, we presented an extremely extensive request for information about all the work that has been contracted out here and abroad. That included the request for information about AT&T employees in other countries that are doing bargaining unit work. We don’t care if they are badged or unbadged or if they are on-shore or off-shore (like Sao Paulo and Bratislava). If someone else is doing work that should be performed by any CWA bargaining unit members, be they technicians or call center workers, we want to know about it … and we want it back.

Make sure you send the Company a perfectly clear message that you will not accept their take backs and we will all fight together to protect our jobs and our benefits.

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