AT&T Alter Ego Case

This is an update concerning this litigation and the related test cases that it has generated that are working their way through the grievance and arbitration process.

On October 16, 2008 CWA filed its alter ego lawsuit in Federal Court, in San Antonio, Texas. A February 23, 2010 court order ends 16 months of motions and procedural wrangling generated by the Company. The order requires AT&T to arbitrate all issues raised by our lawsuit, including “whether AT&T is the alter ego of the signatories to the collective bargaining agreements.”

District 3 currently has three grievances pending arbitration. They all concern the transfer of Wireline sales work to Mobility. One grievance concerns the closing of a wireline center in Jacksonville while the members were offered jobs in the Ocala center at the lower Mobility pay and benefits.

District 6 currently has two grievances that they are processing. One grievance concerns the transfer of Wireline sales work to Mobility.  The transfer of this work subjects our Mobility members to unjust discipline.  It also reduces the pay and benefits for our core sales Representatives.  The other grievance deals with CommTechs in Southwestern Bell performing Legacy T work in Central offices at a lower rate of pay.

Legacy T currently has two Executive grievances pending. One is the “sister grievance” concerning District 6 Techs doing Legacy T Tech work at lower pay. The other is Sales Representative work that was performed in District 6 and subsequently contracted to Slovakia. In the D6 arbitration case, the company stated that it was Legacy T’s decision to contract the work. Legacy T has requested an extensive data request and they are currently waiting for a response.

Please let me know if there are any other cases to your knowledge.