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After three weeks of bargaining, the Union and the Company remain far apart on many major issues. Your Bargaining Team will not settle for a deal that we do not believe is fair and equitable, so we have agreed to a two-week contract extension. We believe that AT&T could have easily reached a deal within the last two weeks, we are not asking for anything unreasonable or undeserved.

Bargaining has continued everyday this week and with just a couple days until expiration, we remain far apart on many key issues. While there has been some progress, the Union Bargaining Committee has submitted multiple proposals that have gone unanswered.

Today marks the end of Week 2 of Bargaining the Orange Contract. The Union Bargaining committee spent a lot of time with specific proposals for each group in the Orange Contract.

The Union Bargaining committee met with the Company again today. The Company responded to some of our proposals, but nothing they passed indicated that they intend to make the lives of their employees better. We had a lengthy discussion in regards to commissions declining year after year at the same time that AT&T continues to make massive profits.

Today concludes the first week of bargaining with AT&T Mobility, and the Bargaining Committee has addressed multiple issues already. We spent a significant amount of time on issues concerning Wireless Technicians working in hazardous conditions, scheduling for Call Center, Retail, and Work from Home. We addressed issues that apply to everyone including holidays and absence reporting.