Is our CEO and his cronies worth millions a month? The “where we work” is just plain evil!
We have more non employees than badge employees.
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My bank account and stress level can handle a strike for 6+ months easily, more if I want to reduce my lifestyle a little. Most union workers have an emergency fund when the contract is being negotiated. It’s better for all if they come to a fair a mutual agreement but the company needs to do more than usual this time.
Those that worry the most are mid to lower level managers that would have to fill in for occupational during a strike. Most are very anxious and fearful. Last contract, the company stopped actual physical training for managers because there was too many injuries. They watched PLE videos while we had a strike for a few days due to labor not negotiating in good faith. Our managers were very happy when the contract was finally settled, they knew climbing poles, ladders, crawling in attics and crawl spaces under houses was in their future.
You can take the $25 million that he doesn’t deserve each year, divide it equally amongst our 150,000 employees and each individual will get about $166.
No strike no lockout provisions in all landline and wireless contracts so no.
Your bank account can't handle a strike.
“Wouldn’t mind a few weeks, month or more off. Need some real downtime without all the micromanaging nonsense. There has been a big decline in our standard of living, raises haven’t even begun to keep up with inflation for a while. Like all employees, with elite exceptions, we are all losing with constant benefit reductions, layoffs, policy changes and more added work/stress.”
If they can make it a month without us then they don’t need us. I agree about the standard of living.
If we have more non-employees than badged, how to you see a strike working in your favor?
Easy. The Non employees' have access to a computer and a VPN. They can type anything they want into that computer and nothing will happen unless a Union employee in a truck installs something or repairs something customers will send us money for.....
It's not that hard to figure out now is it?
"if the Union goes on strike"
I believe the contracts contain no-strike provisions for their duration unless terms of the contract are breached. I doubt RTO is a part of these contracts, but if it was, it would be addressed by grievance and/or arbitration.
If we have more non-employees than badged, how to you see a strike working in your favor?
The non-employees don't do the physical work that connects customers to circuits that pay our salary. The contractors don't turn up network elements, don't connect those to the field and make sure the customer has the 1 gig circuit they paid for.
Let me guess AT&T is going to ship all of the overseas contractors over here to cover a strike? Maybe all of the recent RTO managers will break the Union "this time".
AT&T has over extended themselves by outsourcing "expertise" overseas. No one is coming to AT&T's rescue if the Union goes on strike and they know this. They will cry and tell otherwise, but it is all b u ll sh it.
Maybe you shouldn’t have voted to extend the contract to 2026 ! 🤷♂️
If we have more non-employees than badged, how to you see a strike working in your favor?
Is there a union anymore? They seem like they’ve been non existent for the past decade.
There is a CWA strike fund, last Core SE contract was only a 4 day strike with 99.9% participation. It ended quickly when the company flew in new labor negotiators team and replaced those who wouldn’t negotiate in good faith. If the company hadn’t, the union would have went on full strike, the company was asking for too many labor rule changes, etc..
Wouldn’t mind a few weeks, month or more off. Need some real downtime without all the micromanaging nonsense. There has been a big decline in our standard of living, raises haven’t even begun to keep up with inflation for a while. Like all employees, with elite exceptions, we are all losing with constant benefit reductions, layoffs, policy changes and more added work/stress.
Poor treatment, low pay, extremely long hours, add in all the constant stealth layoffs, cuts, forced relo, RTO, etc, I think there are MORE than enough reasons to walk out.
CWA associated with AT&T doesn’t strike anymore.
Unless, you’re talking about when they make a “long weekend” out of it, which really does absolutely nothing.
Most people don’t even save up for it, so they can’t afford to go without the paycheck.
If you are bargained for, striking has to be in accordance with contract provisions, which has narrow reasons other than contract expiration.
If you are not bargained for, you have to unionize first. Otherwise, your "strike" will be considered by AT&T as "job abandonment".
While I am NO fan of RTO, I don't believe its a topic worth striking over. I'm sure there are bigger issues, like pay, healthcare, etc.
maybe you should have gone on strike to support the “essential” workers being forced to go in when covid was a real concern.