1,200 More AT&T Mobility Workers Organize in Florida

Seeking the benefits and job protections enjoyed by 40,000 other CWA members at AT&T Mobility (formerly Cingular), the company's 1,166 retail sales workers in Florida have gained representation under CWA's card check and neutrality agreement with the company.

The sales associates, spread across the state in 129 stores from Florida's panhandle to Key West, are among the youngest group of workers organized by CWA, with most being college age and many still attending school. "What attracted them to CWA was how our agreement with AT&T met some of their chief needs as younger workers – tuition aid, premium pay, and lower health care costs," said District Three Vice President Noah Savant. Some 18 CWA Locals worked together in the massive statewide campaign.

Last month, a unit of 22 network technicians gained representation in Mississippi.