Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Love the CWA's price comparison

Posted the whole comparison of what the company offered versus what they want. Then gave the cost differences. Of course that makes it look like there's a huge difference. How about comparing it to REAL numbers, like maybe this year's actual... — read more 

New Bargaining Team

How can we (craft) get the bargaining team replaced? They're clearly over their heads, and offered only excuses. They don't have the negotiating skills to compete with ATT, so we need someone new. Their egos are hurt, and it shows. They've taken some... — read more 

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| 1050 views | | 9 replies (last September 6, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1unsFfS6

Town Hall Phone Call

So, what did we all learn this evening on this wonderfully unnecessary phone call? Other than questions that were mostly answered with BS, the reports told us the rest....

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| 1130 views | | 5 replies (last September 6, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1unT4Xy1

CWA and Company are in a Battle

After listening to tonight’s call and seeing the company’s latest “final offer”, one this is for certain, this is about to go for a long haul. The question now is do you have the pay to afford it? And if you’re a non-exempt manager or an employee... — read more 

CWA Damage control

Brothers and sisters . Why is the CWA just now listening to our concerns and answering our questions. We look like fools on this picket line and not getting updates daily to keep our drive alive. If you can’t see this is damage control wake up. — read more 

Veronica joins Verizon

The current Chief Network Officer of Frontier would join Verizon if the deal could close. If anyone in C&E remembers her or had worked under her, that was probably the last calm before the storm.

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| 741 views | | 3 replies (last September 7, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1unSz0hs

Tonight's call

Any chance the strike gets called off while bargaining continues?

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| 1060 views | | 9 replies (last September 6, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1umsnBjd

Contingency Assignments

Large number of folks just got their deployment notice. The company is settling in for a long protracted negotiation. Good luck to all!

VMWare is Getting Expensive

"Hmm", said Stankey "If we had even less people, we won't need as much VMWare!", and so it continues until there were no more. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2047618

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| 550 views | | 2 replies (last September 5, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1um479dt

Town Hall

Brothers & Sisters, There will be a town hall call tonight, September 5 at 8 PM ET - 10 PM ET. All members who registered for last week's town hall will receive a call shortly before 8 PM ET. Members who did not register for the previous call or do... — read more 

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| 1020 views | | 6 replies (last September 5, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1umpZDvh

Kinetic?

Lots of deals being announced. See this company is in 18 states. While Kinetic continues to grow, we currently provide residential service in 18 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska... — read more 

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| 620 views | | 7 replies (last September 6, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1umlfP5V

Labor day pay

Seems like a stupid question, but locally nobody is 100% sure. Will those of us on strike get paid for labor day?

Everyone has successful negotiations but Att.

Workers at Blue Bird in Ga successfully negotiated a contract, Volkswagen in Tenn voted in UAW, Norfolk Southern reached a deal with a whopping 13 unions, Southwest ratified a contract with 33% over 4 years, a 5 year contract was reached with... — read more 

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| 610 views | | 8 replies (last September 6, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1umhxgSR

Dist 9

9/6/2024 What will the results be!?!

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| 930 views | | 9 replies (last September 6, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1umRAMfb

CWA.. is it really about the employees?

I am going to go ahead and say it. CWA seems to be treating this contract more of a political agenda than actually caring about the employees it is covering. How long can you hold out not working while CWA treats this as a political statement? No... — read more 

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| 570 views | | 2 replies (last September 5, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1umuYnID

Final offer!

Time for the union to stand it’s ground or give in as predicted.

Play time Friday, bring a football

I have it on anonymous sources that Att is to announce that due to their failed negotiations with Disney they would be offering PLAY DAY at all work centers for the little tykes. The mindset is we have all these personnel just sitting around we have... — read more 

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| 410 views | | 1 reply (September 5, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1umftYEi

Public service announcement from CWA

Heat warnings in Miami area, Unrelenting rain for the foreseeable future in Ms, Al, Ga, Fl, and some SC. Wear high socks, they keep those rubber boots from rubbing and remember TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. Just stay at the work center. Chin up!

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Post ID: @OP+1um0KITG

Company ultimatum coming soon?

It appears that the company has been playing chess while the union has been playing parcheesi. They have handed the company the keys to a new method of operation with this strike. The company’s plan to finally reorganize and shed massive numbers of... — read more 

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| 920 views | | 4 replies (last September 5, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1umutkqw

$20 bill credit

You will have to access your bill to verify your $20 DTV/Uverse credit for missing out on football and Disney programs. It might be Dec. before you find it if at all.

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| 480 views | | 5 replies (last September 5, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1umfoYu6

Wonder if the Strike will be mentioned?

AT&T CFO Pascal Desroches to Update Shareholders at Bank of America Media, Communications and Entertainment Conference on September 5. Tune in at 8:00 a.m. ET on September 5 for a fireside chat with AT&T’s chief financial officer, where he will cover... — read more 

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| 550 views | | 6 replies (last September 5, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1umvDjoP

Connecticut

Just saying, T used to be 22 states, not 21. Don’t give Stank any ideas. AT&T Completes Sale of Connecticut Wireline Operations to Frontier Communications DALLAS, Oct. 24, 2014 — AT&T today closed the sale of its incumbent local exchange operations... — read more 

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| 710 views | | 4 replies (last September 5, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1umxWqyM

Tool Belt Ready canvas for SE to help with strike

Received email today asking for management assistance for help with southeastern strike. Asking for volunteers to be deployed to 9 southeast states , to be paid by corporate and it is vague about additional monies after strike. Not qualified for... — read more 

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| 810 views | | 1 reply (September 5, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1uldLQHZ

What’s next?

What is some advice for midmarkets, or I guess for everyone in this company? I’m stuck and I want to leave this company but I don’t want to go to a company with a lower salary. Ahhhh

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| 460 views | | 1 reply (September 5, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1ullZDSq

Craft titles being eliminated?

Is there any truth to what I’m hearing about craft titles being eliminated within the next year or two? While we are out here on the line the company is supposedly gathering data on which jobs are being efficiently handled by the contractors. Today... — read more 

Told to standby for deployment to SE

I was told by my West regional CP management to standby for deployment to the southeast . I was told that when the west ratifies their TA contact, I can expect to be forced to help with the southeast strike. Why don’t you guys & gals in the... — read more 

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