D3, AT&T Southeast Resume Negotiations

Throughout District 3, CWAers rallied outside AT&T locations for a fair contract. Members of Local 3122 walked the line in Miami.

Members of Local 3204 in Atlanta, with supporters from the state AFL-CIO and other unions, rallied outside AT&T's offices.

Atlanta, Columbia, S.C., Nashville, Tenn., Miami, Birmingham, Ala. — pick a community in District 3 and CWAers were there this week, leafleting outside AT&T locations as bargaining for a new contract resumed July 20.

Early negotiations got underway in February, but critical issues of healthcare, wages, pensions and retiree benefits remain to be resolved.  The contract covering about 35,000 CWAers expires at midnight, Saturday night, Aug. 8.

Negotiations also are continuing for new contracts covering nearly 70,000 CWA-represented workers in other AT&T regions. They include East and Yellow Pages, (CWA District 1), West (CWA District 9), Southwest (District 6) and Legacy T (CWA ComTech unit) and District 3's AT&T Advertising Solutions unit. CWA has reached a tentative agreement with AT&T Midwest, covering nearly 20,000 workers.