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The contract covering 15,000 workers represented by the Communications Workers of America at AT&T Midwest expired at midnight CDT, with critical issues ? including employment security and health care -- not yet resolved. The negotiations cover workers in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. CWA members at AT&T Midwest will continue to report to work for now, although that can change at any time and workers are keeping their option to strike open. For workers, the terms of the contract will remain in effect, meaning that wages, working conditions and benefits like health care will continue unchanged, with the exception of arbitration for grievances. CWA members at AT&T Midwest overwhelmingly authorized union leaders to call a strike if a fair contract can?t be reached, by a 92 percent vote.

Separate contracts covering 10,000 workers represented by the Communications Workers of America at AT&T operations expired at midnight EDT, with many important issues not yet resolved. Negotiations are continuing now at AT&T Midwest, covering 15,000 workers, with a deadline of midnight CDT, and AT&T West, covering 18,000, with a deadline of midnight PDT. About 4,000 members of CWA Local 1298 at AT&T East and AT&T East Yellow Pages and 6,000 in the nationwide Legacy unit will continue to report to work for now, although that can change at any time. For workers, the terms of the contracts will remain in effect, meaning that wages, working conditions and benefits like health care will continue unchanged, with the exception of arbitration for grievances.

Negotiations for new contracts at AT&T East, AT&T Midwest, AT&T West and AT&T Legacy are closing in on contract expiration, and CWAers are standing tough.