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The Orange Bargaining Committee and AT&T have been meeting extensively all week. Unfortunately, we have not been able to reach a deal. Both sides have agreed to a One Week contract extension so we can continue bargaining. We will keep you posted as soon as we have more information.

On January 25, the CWA District 4 Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement with AT&T Midwest and bargaining is ongoing at AT&T Orange Mobility.

The Union bargaining committee continued talks with AT&T over the last several days. AT&T continues to make proposals that do not address the needs of our members. The Company also continues to reject the proposals that are most important. The bargaining committee is still waiting on several information requests to be filled as well.

As bargaining continues, it is clear that AT&T does not value your work. The company continues to deny Union proposals intended to increase compensation and help their employees keep up with rising costs. In addition to rejecting our proposals, the company continues to try to shift the cost of medical benefits to you.

AT&T, through their bargaining reports, has chosen to bargain directly with you, the public and the press. What AT&T has failed to mention is that nearly every proposal they have passed is retrogressive. The company passed a Parental Leave proposal that offers you less than 20% of the leave that they offer their managers. Their proposal to “streamline” network titles was for a title merger without any additional benefit to either title. The company, on two different occasions, have proposed benefits packages that dramatically shift the cost to you. Keep in mind this is a company that makes billions of dollars a year and pays their top executives millions of dollars, but they want you to pay more for medical coverage.