D9 Reaches Tentative Contract at AT&T West

The CWA District 9 bargaining team and AT&T West have reached a tentative three-year contract covering 23,000 workers in California, Nevada and Hawaii.

This proposed settlement follows the Aug. 7 ratification of a new three-year contract by CWA members at AT&T Midwest. CWAers in District 4 overwhelmingly approved the new agreement.

The tentative AT&T West agreement provides for wage increases of 9 percent and pension band increases of 6 percent over the contract term, with both adding a cost of living adjustment in the third year. It maintains quality health care for active and retired workers and puts in place fully funded preventive care and company-funded, tax free health reimbursement accounts.

CWAers from Locals 6377, 6300 and 6350 rally in St. Louis for a fair AT&T contract.

"We achieved our members' key goals: to maintain workers' standard of living, safeguard health care and enhance employment security," said District 9 Vice President Jim Weitkamp. "Considering we are in the worst recession in history, what we accomplished was no small feat." 

Improvements for prem techs include wage increases, employment security gains and new work rule protections.

Contract explanation meetings with locals will be held on Aug. 17; the mail contract ratification will be completed Sept. 1.

Negotiations are continuing for new contracts at AT&T East and Yellow Pages (CWA District 1); Southeast and AT&T Advertising Solutions (CWA District 3); Southwest (District 6); and Legacy T (CWA ComTech).