CWA Members Mobilize for Quality Contracts at AT&T

Hundreds of CWA members from District 9 locals rallied for a quality contract at the state capitol in Sacramento. Speaking is CWA Local 9423 President Dan Rodriguez.

Leafleting, rallies, "Tap on Tuesdays" and lots of other actions are underway at AT&T nationwide, as CWA members show their support for CWA bargaining teams and their determination to win contracts that maintain quality jobs and quality benefits. The six contracts cover 125,000 workers in every district and, with the exception of AT&T Southeast (former BellSouth), expire Apr. 4. The AT&T Southeast contract expires Aug. 6, but early bargaining is underway there. 

Here's a roundup of some actions:

More than 100 members rallied outside the AT&T building in Cleveland while hundreds of California CWAers joined rallies in front of the Federal Building in San Francisco, the Stockton Courthouse, and at AT&T operations in Fresno, with more planned for next week. A big crowd of CWAers took the quality contract message to the steps of the state Capitol in Sacramento.

Local 9400 has a full schedule of mobilization actions, including rallies outside garages, practice picketing and walking into work in unison. At inside operations, members are wearing black and black band-aids on Thursdays.

In Amarillo, Tex., members of Local 6128 stand up together at their work places at 10 am, 2 pm and 4 pm. Local 6150 members do the same and use their clickers to really get management's attention. "Tap on Tuesday" is a big mobilization hit among Local 6151 members, who tap "every hour on the hour for at least 30 seconds." Throughout District 6 members are wearing black on Fridays and red on Thursdays.

For a full roundup of events, go to www.cwa-att.com.