Unity Rallies for AT&T Internet and Video Services Members

CWA members in four districts rallied, handbilled and made management see red on Oct. 18 in support of bargaining on behalf of workers in AT&T's Internet Services and Video Services divisions. The Internet DSL tech support workers and Video field technicians have been without a contract since late summer.

By far the largest of several "Unity Rallies" took place in San Antonio, Texas, where more than 700 members marched through downtown to demand fair wages, benefits and employment security for the two units. Members came by bus from Dallas-Fort Worth, Corpus Christi and Tyler, Texas, and drove from Oklahoma and Missouri.

Chanting "No contract, no peace," most in the crowd wore red shirts as sign of solidarity, as did many at rallies elsewhere in Districts 3, 4, 6 and 9 and at company locations throughout the four districts.

"In CWA, we stand together," proclaimed flyers members distributed. "We're here to tell AT&T, you can't divide us. In this family, an injury to one is an injury to all."

The Internet Services bargaining unit includes 1,780 members and Video Services, about 100.