AT&T LEGACY T BARGAINING REPORT #20

Today the Bargaining Team met with the Company.

The Company passed proposals to carry forward with no changes:

1989 Provisions – Groups Extended

• (8) Operator – Service Assistant (pg) 374
• (17) Vacation Schedule (pg) 375

1992 Letters Extended

• (a) Local Agreements (pg) 371
• (b) Indemnification (pg) 371
• (c) Overtime Equalization (pg) 371
• (e) Downgrades to New Job Title (pg) 371
• (g) Schedule Change – Part-Time Employees (pg) 371
• (s) Operator Services – Weather Emergencies (pg) 372

1995 Letters Extended

• (b) Appearance Guidelines (pg) 368
• (c) Arbitration Awards – Interim Earnings (pg) 368
• (d) Article 16 Transfer/Reclassification to PT During Surplus (pg) 368
• (m) Employing Training (pg) 369
• (p) Excused Work Days (pg) 369
• (bb) Teleconference Specialist/Operator Force Adjustment Procedure (pg) 369

1998 Letters Extended

• (h) Ergonomics (pg) 346
• (l) Interim Status (pg) 346
• (o) NPG Home Garaging (pg) 346
• (p) On Call (pg) 347
• (q) Operator Services – Performance Measurements (pg) 347
• (r) Employees of Messaging Applications Services (pg) 348
• (v) Article 37 Scheduling (pg) 351
• (bb) Subcontracting – CWA Operations (pg) 352
• (cc) Designated Holidays (pg) 354
• (gg) Green Circle Treatment (pg) 354
• (hh) Technicians (pg) 354
• HITS Network Communications Technician Force Adjustment (pg) 360

The Company rejected the Union proposals on the following:

• Job Security
• Article 23– Holidays to add Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday
• Article 19-Pension
• Adding DTV into the core contract

Then added insult to injury by proposing to eliminate the following:

• Appendix – 2 Special City Allowance
• Article 41-11 Differential and Other Payments (f) Shifted Tour Differential-Operations Employees
• Article 43–11 Differential and Other Payments:

Night Differential (Note)

Sunday differentials

Shifted Tour Differential

for all NTS-G

Remember, the Company’s net profit in 2017 was $29.3 billion. That equates to $80,273,972 a day, including holidays (that’s like you winning the Powerball every day of the year).

We will continue to work towards a fair and just contract for all.

In Unity,

Your Bargaining Committee

Ken Saether
Mary Ellen Mazzeo
Roy Hegenbart
LaNell Piercy
Mike Lewis
Cindy Neumeyer

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