I have worked in the SE region(Bell South territory) for 17 years. During this time, I have never been approached by a CWA steward and asked if I wanted to join the Union. At least 9 more techs in my group have the same story. Our CWA reps are too... — read more
CWA-CA union inaction
Throughout the AT&T system, workers are waiting for a domino effect to occur. How many long-time workers will retire now that the company and its unions continue approving deals to increase the number of new employees which are now NOT eligible for... — read more
Company wanted to eliminate some "task forces" in the first meeting about the Southwest contract
"•The following Task Forces shall be deleted: Communications Consultant Joint Leadership Forum, Global Positioning System, Revenue Management Representative Working Group, and Service Representative Review Committee" RMRs were offered a VSP recently... — read more
The end of the CWA
17,000 employees in California and Nevada go on strike for one day!?! If the CWA was smart (and that's a stretch) they would have held off on a one-day strike in Weat and let the Southwest contract expire and have BOTH regions go on strike at the... — read more
AT&T hiring , tpmore phampton Fiber expansion news, while less technicians and more contractors
BROADBAND AT&T Expands Fiber to 17 More Metros Says fiber-fed 1-Gig offering available in parts of 51-plus metros (UPDATED) 3/24/2017 10:23 AM Eastern Last updated at 3/24/2017 3:02
ATL Corporate Office Surplused!!!
The managers call it "streamlining", but all it means is all employees and managers were let go..but 1 TL. People don't do their research. The company is a joke...wtf is an escalation and how does it never help but give peace of mind without... — read more
DE-UNIONIZED!!
I think it's a good time to get this movement going. The CWA is not what once was. It's so funny how they threaten me when I start talking about this during our meetings. They know that they're not doing crap for us. They're happy collecting our... — read more
Is AT&T firing external services?
Our cleaning service was terminated by AT&T today. Is this trending throughout the company?
More Greed chonickes brought to you by your telecom provider
INDUSTRY NEWS TECHNOLOGY AT&T wants to be free of mandate to provide landlines Mar 22, 2017, 8:25am CDT The Illinois Senate may soon pass a bill that would free AT&T from a legal obligation to provide the region with landline coverage. The Senate... — read more
The last stand
17,000 AT&T workers in California and Nevada go on strike DANNY JOHNSTON / ASSOCIATED PRESS March 22, 2017, 2:10 p.m. An estimated 17,000 AT&T technicians in California and Nevada went on strike Wednesday, highlighting workplace tensions within the... — read more
Stock tanked
Market BUBBLE BURSTING: Wall Street losses spark global stock sell-off amid impending doom top stock indices dived in Wednesday morning trading, following huge losses overnight on Wall Street, as investors appear to be losing faith in new US... — read more
Fortune Magazine: Can AT&T retrain 100,000 employees?
Too long to post the whole article. http://fortune.com/att-hr-retrain-employees-jobs-best-companies/
SAN DIEGO STRIKE!
Oh, it's on now! San Diego will be walking tomorrow. We just got the green light by our stewards. All because of Port Swapping. I hate to say this but our local has no leadership. Today, 9511 walked and it was one of the most unorganized strikes I've... — read more
The AT&T Post-Layoff Experience - not pretty
I was part of the 5,000 people laid off at the end of 2016; wanted to share experiences, compare notes, and let others know what they may be in for: Be very careful about what you are told, by AT&T or it's appointed "partners" (Fidelity, Hewitt, Aon... — read more
Pay up and shut up
Join CWA Action Call to Fight "Age Tax" CWA will hold a call on Monday, March 20, at 7:30 pm, to discuss ways to fight back against the House leadership's health care bill, which has been criticized by both Republicans and Democrats, as well as... — read more
Did SE Call Centers Strike?
Had a customer call care and it said for them to call back between 9a-9p, it was 7p when they called. Manager said they recieved a message that skeleton crew worked the call centers now until further notice.
My filter is coming off
Why do we employ sales managers who can't even text or know how to use apps? Crazy you say? NO! I've seen Director level sales managers who are texting with one finger - God Forbid that they miss their mani/pedi appointment each week.
AT&T dealer manager gets fired & makes viral rap song about shady AT&T practices
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3oiYVnqe8Y
Just in
I'm hearing Saginaw mi is closing and they are being offered to relocate to Kalamazoo office
LegT surplus baby!!!
Legacy T 465 surplus declarations PCG/ATO, 258, AT&T Services call center in 58 reps, support 34 heads chopped, al, others mid markets
CWA Southwest Tentative Agreement Vote NO
On the face of it, it looks like a decent contract. But it is not. This contract, facilitates the companies desire to get rid of us more easily. The changes in JOG make it MUCH easier to get us off the payroll. Educate yourselves. It is a bad deal.
Premise Techs Beware
2400 cut next week, most in major markets..... thanks Randy.... hope DirectTV was worth it for your soul !!
Randall the vandal.
As a technical person that has been taking care of customer issues for 30 plus years, I am absolutely disgusted with how AT&T treats their "Legacy" customers. AT&T preaches customer service, and even has "Customer Service Week". What a joke. Go f---... — read more
What Greed looks Like? Look no further
AT&T slammed by Bay Area mayors over ‘greed’ and ‘corporate games’ as it rakes in profits and cuts jobs Dozens of mayors and other elected officials from the Bay Area and around California have lashed out at AT&T, claiming the telecommunications... — read more
Just released..
AT&T south East, Legacy Bellsouth 235 surplus affected network operations , consumer markets, small business, ABS business Solutions, cis and finance, good luck to yje affected members
Crickets
So where are the notices?
As layoffs near, AT&T try to appeal to millennials
Denoting a departure from the amiability and tender loving care that most associate with AT&T, the friendly little telecommunications conglomerate is toughening up for 2017, hiring Mark Wahlberg to be the new, perpetually exasperated face of its... — read more
Minus one... the countdown started -23:15.......
tomorrow is almost here!!!
Mark Wahlberg's $10M+ deal a sign of more layoffs to come?
AT$T just signed Mark Wahlberg to replace Lily for $10,000,000+. Will we see more layoffs in the future to pay for it? http://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/at-t-inks-mark-wahlberg-to-plug-entertainment-offerings
Are we sure Wednesday is the day mobility workers get surplus notices?
Many people on the mobility side read this board. There have been well thought out posts, however there have also been nut jobs with access to the internet posting here as well. If nothing happens Wednesday then that's good for our jobs at the... — read more
Any good news lately?
Lots of negative stuff going on. Anyone have something positive to share? Any displaced employees landed new roles or promotions? (with T or another company?) Lots of ARSM jobs posted on CareerPath lately. Anyone moving into those?
May be NOT
Can AT&T Retrain 100,000 People? Rapidly changing technology has ravaged the American workforce. But AT&T is determined to teach its old workforce to use its new equipment. The result is one of the largest challenges in the telecom titan’s 132-year... — read more
Anybody hear anything about managers call/meeting today?
Anybody hear anything about managers call/meeting today?