I recently got an email, Saying new elections will be held due to fraud the first time around. My question is, since fraud was committed thus the new elections can i sue to retrieve my dues?

We are waiting for it. I am tired of stealing checks. Pay me to leave Anyone that has the rule of 75 should take it. Dont give me this c-ap of being too young. If you are left you will be asked to do 2-3 times the work and for a glorious $2000/ year... — read more 

What will happen when the Southeast contract expires in August? 900 people under that contract just got surplused. Can a surplus be declared before the 15th of the last month of a quarter? And would people get the benefit of the existing contract?

MW prem tech here. Not sure about other work areas, we change our pairs, gaff climb, %99 percent of the time i dont make tfs tickets, dont want to hear them b--ch when they make twice what i do so i take care of my own issues. Im happy to have a job... — read more 

Round 1 of the ATT Midwest surplus of 200 employees did not yield enough participants in the SIPP offer. Round 2 is now extending it to all work groups in the affected area. Rumors are they have about 80 takers so far. SIPP offers have to be... — read more 

Warren Buffet was a major holder of Direct TV stock. Then our good friend Randall came along and offered Mr. Buffet and all the shareholders of DTV a huge premium, paid in AT&T stock, over the market value of their DTV shares (Randy just loves to... — read more 

Man I am so glad I left the T. I learned automation but the buffoons they call management had no clue where to put people and instead play political games against each other so I left. I never seen so many vp's having pissing contests. And guess what... — read more 

I joined South Central Bell in 1983 - one year before the divestiture of the original AT&T company. The first "separations" from the company (by now we were BellSouth Telecommunications) that I recall was around the 1987 timeframe, and these... — read more 

All relaxed in his chair, legs crossed, top leg bouncing in confidence- chuckling with the big wigs in government and business. He’s not aware of ( or concerned with) anyone who’s left here. After the McElfresh town hall a few months back, one of the... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/layoffs-hurt-t-image-more-120659887.html

Found out yesterday that I got reassigned to a new location - from a 25 minute commute to a 2.5 hour commute. Been with the company for 23 years. I have until Sept 2020 to show up there every day.

Any info on June 28th surplus’s?

When your let go from ATT get rid of any service you have with ATT. HR may tell you your discounts will remain for a certain period but ATT will send you a bill with discounts but than will send you an email right before your bill stating discounts... — read more 

I see people let go under the guise of location and collaboration when really what's happening is their job functions are being outsourced and/or off-shored. Ultimately everyone is just a cost in a spreadsheet to this company. It doesn't matter what... — read more 

The announced surpluses affecting IBEW Local 21 members are as follows: Customer Systems Technicians RCA - #2 2 – Alton 4 – Centralia 1 – Greenville 3 – Maryville RCA - #3 2 – Danville 2 – Decatur 1 – Petersburg 2 – Springfield 2 – Urbana RCA - #4 10... — read more 

How do I get out of the union???

https://www.nsaneforums.com/topic/346452-att-cuts-over-1800-american-jobs-in-24-states/

I’m a FT in central GA. Can I bump a OPT guy if I have other FT guys I can bump first here in town.

Looks like we finally have media press on the recent plans for layoffs. https://oklahoman.com/article/5634251/union-criticizes-att-cuts-totaling-1800-jobs-across-us?access=330c2194fbe1fc610981486ce3779439

IBEW 21 visited the garage today ....with ZERO information!!! No numbers on garages that will be affected..nothing on the ..headcount at each garage that may be surplus....ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! BLANK STARES....AWKWARD SILENCE. Can’t wait for the cuts... — read more 

Executives, Senior VPs.......Crickets.

Can they offer us any job in the national transfer system? Retail jobs?

Anyone cares to share guidance or experience?

Seems like a limit of us got hit with less than 1 year to full pension. Has anyone contacted a lawyer about this. Pension, not benefits

So how many garages are planning to participate in the walk out next week to disrupt the company’s end of quarter onslaught of work? Prem techs have nothing to lose now so we are on board here.

As usual no comment from the big dogs as this surplus takes place! Get them clowns out of here! Now

How does prem tech bumping work in D6?

Is there anybody here who can identify anything positive to come out of all the changes that have been implemented in the past year? Anything that you could point to and say, yes this is much better and it's made us a better organization than we were... — read more 

When are the "core" guys and gals going to realize that the company is going to surplus you into the prem position until there is no more core, or try and get you to volunteer to retire. By the end of 2019 we are going to have complete single... — read more 

Just spent a billion dollars for more of it. Anyone remember when we thought more capacity was a good thing?

It would be misleading to refer to this as "layoffs." Most affected CWA-represented employees, including affected employees in the Midwest and Southwest, have a job-offer guarantee that ensures they'll be offered another job with the company—only... — read more 

Like ATT I'm also trying to build up my 5Ge network but I can't find any good documentation for the 5Ge standard. Is it because I'm searching on my iPhone using Sprint's 5G network?

Anyone have success on ignite day or should I consider my job safe at COR?

https://i.redd.it/644r3c1eq2531.jpg

With regard to management layoffs...there has been lots of chatter and speculation about how the severance plan will eventually be cut (currently tops out at 6 months depending on years of service). It's becoming clearer what the new direction is. In... — read more 

Source below: https://www.channelpartnersonline.com/2019/06/17/att-cwas-claim-of-1800-layoffs-is-misleading?re85305383324920-4830243-49394309-re85305383324920re85305383324920-re85305383324920re85305383324920-re85305383324920

So, the news "on the street" is that AT&T has "good cash flow" and "always pays a dividend". Okay. If you want to believe it. Do this for me, though. Look through the publicly posted financials. Back out the debt. Go drop some numbers into a... — read more 

The company is at the end of paying for in house construction. Splicers May fair well, but lineman are really in for a ride the next couple years as the master contractor in the area your at will be doing most tasks. You will also see Prem/Wire techs... — read more 

Retail is obviously dead but when do the store shut downs happen? Seen a lot of ar stores within walking distance of each other pop up in san diego. But no word of anyone even in management being let go. Word is business as usual