Highly skilled? Where?
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FROM CWA FACEBOOK:
The new contract in the Southeast covers 17,000 workers technicians, customer service representatives and others who install, maintain and support AT&T’s residential and business wireline telecommunications network in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Wages and health care costs were key issues at the bargaining table, and the five-year agreement includes across the board wage increases of 19.33%, with additional 3% increases for Wire Technicians and Utility Operations. The health care agreement holds health care premiums steady in the first year and lowers them in the second and third years, with modest monthly increases in the final two years.
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We have a Tentative Agreement for BST, Utility Ops, and Billing. 9/15/24 3:20PM
Details are still coming as I’m on a call with District 3. The plan is for employees to return to work starting tomorrow. For those that work Midnight shifts and need extra time, you will be able to return tomorrow at midnight if need be instead of midnight tonight. Everyone one else will be expected to report tomorrow at your regular times. MRF Payments will still be paid this week.
Another email should come out closer to 4pm with some Highlights of the TA.
I’m putting together a 5pm zoom meeting and will send links to those that have registered for previous meetings. This meeting will be to mainly answer questions about returning to work as I do not have all the details to cover the TA.
Ed Barlow, President
https://www.cwa3204.org/
Tentative agreement rumored, how long until the union makes the announcements and allows everyone to get back to work? Would not an agreement mean that the ULP is over?
There are more ULP charges that could be filed.
I doubt this. First, unless these negotiations are being recorded, it's gonna be difficult to prove anyone is bargaining in "bad faith" as CWA keeps complaining. In fact, the CWA bragged about how it fired the Federal mediator. Thats the only proof that I know that would be detrimental to negotiations.
As to the rest, I'm not an expert, but guessing that both sides step out occasionally to have private side-table discussions on how to respond...like a courtroom.
When negotiators have to constantly go out of the room to call and get answers or approvals for a negotiation is telling. For decades past, those sitting at the table had the authority, understood the contract and could answer questions. They didn’t have to call daddy or whoever they are calling now. Very unprofessional and not conducive to bargaining in good faith. They have reneged on some items CWA thought was a done deal but after leaving the room, 15 minutes later come back and say that it’s been rescinded. There are more ULP charges that could be filed. This has become disappointing for our customers and workers who are willing to go back to work, just need some good faith bargaining and a TA could be reached quickly.
I now believe the only way only adequate company negotiators are those that are willing to give the union everything they want. I swear it is like reading about a middle school fight. The thought that the only qualified or capable negotiators are with the union is laughable.
“Unfortunately the company has inexperienced negotiators that can’t make a decision, don’t know the contract or sign off on proposals. Nearly all the experienced company negotiators “retired” or were laid off from the last contract.”
Then why do we sit down at the table with them? Bargaining shouldn’t begin until both sides have asserted themselves as competent qualified representatives who are authorized to make decisions, answer questions, & bargain in good faith. Penalties should incur should either side not be able to do this.
Oh, you mean those “second class” wire techs? You do know there are multiple title representatives, along with other experienced district, national staff and labor lawyers that are involved in the negotiations. If you are going to gaslight at least make it sound intelligible. Typical sycophant, uninformed and doesn't understand the process. No wonder these negotiations are taking so long, if these are representative of the company side.
Unfortunately the company has inexperienced negotiators that can’t make a decision, don’t know the contract or sign off on proposals. Nearly all the experienced company negotiators “retired” or were laid off from the last contract.
Sure, a grade school student can do your job
Ok, bother, you stay strong too.