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Area
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AT&T Mobility
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T-Mobile
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Verizon Wireless
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Voice In The
Workplace
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- Management legally required to negotiate over all terms and conditions of employment
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- Management can unilaterally change the terms of your job.
- They may ask for feedback but can ignore it.
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- Management can unilaterally change the terms of your job.
- They may ask for feedback but can ignore it.
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Terms & Conditions Of The Job
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- A union contract guarantees pay, benefits & working conditions, at least until it expires.
- An elected bargaining committee negotiates the contract.
- Changes must be negotiated.
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- Management can change working conditions at will.
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- Management can change working conditions at will.
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Wages
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- All matter related to pay are defined in the contract. Guaranteed pay increases,
- Longevity pay increases every 6 months until you reach top of scale for your job.
- Everyone in that job is on the same pay schedule.
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- Raises based on supervisor evaluation, differ from worker to worker, can be revoked.
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- Raises scheduled annually but can vary from worker to worker depending on supervisor’s evaluation.
- Raises can be revoked at any time.
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Health Benefits
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- Full coverage for employees and families at costs negotiated with the union
- Plan is protected against changes for the term of the health care contract
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- More expensive coverage that the company can change at any time.
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- Company can change benefits and cost of coverage at any time.
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Rights On The Job/Grievance Procedure
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- Workers can only be fired for cause; they have the right to union representation in disciplinary processes and the right to appeal decisions to independent third parties
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- Workers can be fired for any reason, no right to representation, can appeal but not as part of a process independent of management.
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- Workers can be fired at any time, with no right to appeal, no representation in discipline.
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Retirement Plans
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- Workers have a pension plan fully funded by the Company
- Plus a 401k with a company match
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- Workers have a 401k with a company match.
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- Workers have a 401k with a company match.
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Job Security
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- No Contracting of work if it results in layoffs. Preferential hiring into open positions. Laid off employees have a right to be recalled to their jobs if the position is reactivated.
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- No protection against contracting or layoffs.
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- No protection against contracting or layoffs.
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Movement to Other Jobs
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- Vacancies in jobs covered by contract must be posted in work areas. Union employees have preference for hiring over outside candidates.
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- Openings posted (on website for T-Mobile). No preference for current employees.
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- Openings posted. No preference for current employees.
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Paid Time Off
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- Holidays: 10 per year
- Vacation:
1 week - after six months
2 weeks 1-4 yrs
3 weeks 5-9 years
4 weeks 10-19 years
5 weeks 20+ years
- Personal Days: 4 after 1 yr service
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- All sickness, holiday, vacation and personal days totaled together as “Paid Time Off”
1-3 years: 25 days per yr
4-7 years: 32 days
8 + years: 39 days
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- Holidays: 7 per year
- Vacation:
1 week - after six months
2 weeks 2-3 yrs
3 weeks 4-9 years
4 weeks 10-14 years
5 weeks 15+ years
- Personal Days: up to seven depending on days worked
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