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CWA Members at SBC's Southwestern Bell Ratify Contract
By a three-to-one margin, members of the Communications Workers of America at Southwestern Bell ratified a new 32-month agreement that provides significant improvements in wages and pensions, as well as employment security gains, for some 43,000 CWA-represented employees.
Communications Workers Win Early Settlement at AT&T: Provides Substantial Gains in Wages, Pensions,
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An early tentative settlement at AT&T includes strong wage, profit sharing and pension gains along with improvements in health care and other benefits and a breakthrough in organizing areas such as AT&T Wireless that currently are non-union.
In My Opinion: A New Era, New Attitudes in Bargaining
News
May 1, 1998
CWA's settlement with AT&T adds to a string of "firsts" in this year's round of major telecommunications talks. Early Settlement at AT&T: Members Win Substantial Gains in Wages, Pensions, Access to New Job Areas
News
May 1, 1998
An early tentative settlement at AT&T includes strong wage, profit sharing and pension gains along with improvements in health care and other benefits and a breakthrough in organizing areas such as AT&T Wireless that currently are non-union.
SBC/Ameritech Plans to Grow, Not Downsize, with Merger
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May 1, 1998
The telecommunications industry is undergoing more change, as SBC Communications announced plans to acquire Ameritech, creating what is expected to become the biggest local phone company in America with operations from California to Connecticut.