Thousands Tune in for Second AT&T E-Meeting

Did you catch CWA's AT&T unity e-meeting last night?

CWA top officers open AT&T Unity e-meeting.

Thousands of CWAers heard from CWA's top officers, and listened as CWA vice presidents answered members' questions on bargaining issues.

CWA President Larry Cohen told members that the negotiations with AT&T are a priority for our entire union, because AT&T attempts to cut workers' standard of living would affect every CWA member. AT&T is one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, even in these economic times, and if AT&T workers can't look forward to a brighter day, no one can, he said.

CWA Executive Vice President Annie Hill had an issue-by-issue bargaining update, giving members more information on where negotiations stand on health care, retiree benefits, prem tech and customer service issues, jobs and more.

"These negotiations are a marathon, not a sprint but progress is being made," she said.

CWA Secretary-Treasurer Jeff Rechenbach cited CWAers mobilization actions – from the AT&T annual meeting in Dallas to the campaign that's producing scores of support letters to CEO Randall Stephenson from elected officials across the country as a critical part of the negotiations.    

If you missed the e-meeting, go to http://cwaunion.tv for a replay.