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Mobilization rolls on at AT&T locations nationwide, as CWAers keep up the fight for fair contracts.

As bargaining continues on a new contract covering 3,500 CWAers at Verizon Southwest, members of Local 6171 have stepped up mobilization actions to support their bargaining team as the contract deadline approaches, said bargaining chair and District 6 Staff Representative Jerrell Miller. The current agreement expires on Saturday night, August 15.

When Alcatel-Lucent won a bid to upgrade equipment at two 911 centers in Nebraska and Iowa, CWAers at the company hoped it would mean more work. Since April, many of CWA's 1,400 Alcatel-Lucent installers have had to work a reduced, 32-hour, work week because of the economy.

A new partnership between CWA and the Steelworkers means members will be that much safer at work as the two unions run joint safety and health training programs and work together to identify and reduce hazards on the job.

The Legacy T Team finally had another bargaining session with AT&T today.