Is the offer for the Southeast that much different?
Major Hotel work stoppage
https://stocks.apple.com/ANe4sxjeKQQWQdiaBc7z2Qw Link to the Washington Post article. The pendulum is swinging back. Workers across many industries and professions are tired of employers and elites enriching themselves at the employees expense... — read more
Profit isn't the Issue, Force is!
Title from a 1983 article on the 1983 strike. Some things never change.
CWA Strike Benefits
As of the last department of labor filing in May 2024, CWA had 478 million dollars invested, most of that coming from the Strike Fund. CWA is asking for wage increases, from AT&T, to at least make up for inflation. However, CWA is giving us 300... — read more
Hearing they may be bringing in contractors to relieve the CP managers
Can anyone confirm?
2020 workplace
Would you rather live with RTO or 2020 workplace?
The clock is winding down on Benefits for the CWA membership
Seen much bragging about savings, pre-planning, and withdrawing money from 401K retirement savings. Health benefits are different though, aren't they? Sure, some members are covered by a spouse, others may not care because they've never had to use... — read more
Labor Day - another paid holiday organized by unions
From Wikipedia: “Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor. "Labor Day" was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor... — read more
AT&T CEO John Stankey received 13.04% raise last year
The company hasn’t been bargaining in good faith so, ULP strike. There are agreements that the company bargaining team has reneged, used incompetent company negotiators and other stalling tactics. The lead negotiator (attorney) used discriminatory... — read more
Bargaining
“But given the current competitive markets where we operate, we cannot sustain the business for all employees by agreeing to demands that are disconnected from market and competitive realities.” This is an excerpt from the companies bargaining... — read more
Another company update
Posted last night at the company web site https://about.att.com/pages/bargaining Letter to employees: An update on the Southeast work stoppage and contract negotiations We continue to negotiate in good faith with the Communications Workers of... — read more
D3 - What’s Happening
Why can’t we work while negotiations with the company continue? Two weeks out of full pay and it will take a long time to make this money back. It sounds like AT&T is at the table and making offers. The West deal gave record raises that we should... — read more
Wells Fargo Employee Dies at Desk and Wasn’t Found for Four Days
https://youtu.be/hFCmNeTgdrs?si=SF2ggdpBVSFaZ3wq Surprised this hasn’t happened yet at T.
Recession - Unemployment increase and Inflation will also increase
I notice that food prices are increasing on many items instead of decreasing. Sure, some items are at a discount to get people into the stores, but food is taking a big bite out of the paycheck. With many companies laying off and not many hiring, USA... — read more
What Union does Comcast and Charter have??
The answer is none. Why? Because the work they do is easy to contract. The reality is now with Fiber, it’s easy to contract the fiber work that we do. If you think union jobs can’t be replaced, look at Comcast and Charter and ask yourself why don’t... — read more
The company needs this lesson.
Every so often the company needs this lesson. They are quick to forget the previous one. That is human nature to forget the bad times. I get it. Now that the "unneeded" Union Slugs are not doing the company's bidding, there seems to be some... — read more
1st levels refusing to work with CP Managers
Can’t say I blame them but was surprised to see it.
Looking forward to the long weekend
Not missing any recent pay, and it looks like....yep, have benefits to include health, pension, and HSA/ 401K matching.
Did you see new occupancy indicators!
Next year you will have new goal to meet. You will have to meet the number of days in the office as per your occupancy indicator. If not met then your performance will be ‘not met’ and a reason for a dismissal w/o severance.
Boomer here
Retired years ago, enjoying life. Sitting here watching young things playing tennis. Maybel doesn't care anymore. Wanted to comment on the desperate postings from pro company inbred. I went through many strikes and NOBODY, I repeat, nobody that... — read more
Day 10 Wages Lost
17000 x $30/hr x 80 hrs = $40.8 million
Solidarity with CWA
Managers are planning to show solidarity with bargained for employee groups this coming Monday and won’t report to work. Take that, JS. You’ve been played!
Message to T Protesters
Just checking if anymore attacks perpetrated by company employees on peaceful, law abiding, protesters have taken place within the last 24hrs. The Florida incident was tragic but I am grateful a tragedy of greater proportions was averted. Protestors... — read more
D3 Strike to continue
Strike paychecks should be handed out or mailed on Tuesday. Kind of the managers to volunteer to work while we are in contract negotiations, striking and on vacation. Some managers are getting paid OT, others are just salaried. Wonder how those not... — read more
Mobility
Louisiana needs STRONG leadership for Mobility COR UNION! We need someone that understands the operations! As of now, no organization of leadership to the reps in store! SOS…SOS…SOS
CWA Failure
No phone call before town hall call. Number was texted, not allowed to get on call, overwhelming response. I don't have high hopes if the phone call for your members just shows incompetence
Yes Presence Report is updated
And now showing "Badged at Assigned Location" vs. other locations. It is not something my organization is currently concerned with, but my thought is that they wouldn't have changed it for nothing-- and I am guessing the VP's are going to start... — read more
Stupid question thread 2.0
Its now bigger and better. Unleash your layoff questions and our representative's will answer you in the order you are received.
RTO
I find it telling with all the RTO posts and the unwillingness to do your job unless RTO is discontinued, that not a single complainer is will to tie their name to their thoughts. If you feel strongly about your position and truly believe it is the... — read more
Tonight’s CWA townhall
Can somebody post the link to the townhall tonight and access code? I can’t go into work to get my laptop obviously.
Only a crazy high RTO-related attrition
can justify this much energy, resources and time being spent on forcing people to come back to offices. There never was any other sensible reason for RTO, and it doesn’t seem to be working out entirely as desired. For now. What will be the next idea... — read more
Anyone know RTO report details
I heard they are now tracking “assigned office”, time on LAN among other things…. Anyone know the reality of the latest update? My mgr doesn’t share.
Any Bedminster orgs receive notice last week?
Per the Nj WARN, Bedminster location will have 100 people affected and off payroll 11/24 and 12/6. That’s a lot of people at that location, just wondering what orgs might be hit.
Leadership views RTO as a massive Failure
RTO rollbacks coming 1Q 2025. It’s not working, and leadership recognizes it. Heard this week further office consolidation will happen and re-consideration of occupancy indicators coming.
Ex Employees are Legion and we will conquer!
The systematic dismantling of the employee base within AT&T will amount sustained losses in both revenue and market share. Ex-Employee: disconnects $160 per month in wireless services, TMobile gains a family of customers. disconnects $600 per... — read more
Stay at COR or go to Call Center?
I’m on a Counseling discipline for Job Performance, I applied to the Call Center. I am hired technically got a start date. What do y’all think stay at a COR store & pick my numbers up or leave go to a Call Center? Technically I can’t transfer job... — read more
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