AT&T "Legacy T" Bargaining Report #35

We have not met with the Company all week.  The bargaining team is working on proposals.

The Company has not responded to the counter-proposals we have made on almost every article.  They have been insistent that they will not respond until they believe they can see some movement from us on THEIR health care costs.  While we are continuing to work on our health care proposal, the important issues we face – particularly job security – cannot be held hostage to their desires to shift their health care costs to us.  They have refused to agree to a serious support of national health care reform – which will help them – and only want to shift their costs to our members.  They are holding our other issues hostage to their cost-shifting demands.

It is more important than ever to keep up the pressure and not allow them to think we are back to business as usual.

The bargaining teams from across the country will be talking to each other on Monday afternoon and will reaffirm our commitment for EVERY TABLE to get a just agreement.