Comparison of AT&T Mobility to T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless: Wages, Benefits and Rights at Work

Area

AT&T Mobility

T-Mobile

Verizon Wireless

Voice In The
Workplace
  • Management legally required to negotiate over all terms and conditions of employment
  • Management can unilaterally change the terms of your job.
  • They may ask for feedback but can ignore it.
  • Management can unilaterally change the terms of your job.
  • They may ask for feedback but can ignore it.

 

Terms & Conditions Of The Job
  • A union contract guarantees pay, benefits & working conditions, at least until it expires.
  • An elected bargaining committee negotiates the contract.
  • Changes must be negotiated.

 
  • Management can change working conditions at will.

 
  • Management can change working conditions at will.

 

Wages
  • 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.

 
  • Raises based on supervisor evaluation, differ from worker to worker, can be revoked.
  • Raises scheduled annually but can vary from worker to worker depending on supervisor’s evaluation.
  • Raises can be revoked at any time.

Health Benefits
  • 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
  • More expensive coverage that the company can change at any time.

 
  • Company can change benefits and cost of coverage at any time.

 

Rights On The Job/Grievance Procedure
  • 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
  • Workers can be fired for any reason, no right to representation, can appeal but not as part of a process independent of management.

 
  • Workers can be fired at any time, with no right to appeal, no representation in discipline.

 

Retirement Plans
  • Workers have a pension plan fully funded by the Company
  • Plus a 401k with a company match

 
  • Workers have a 401k with a company match.

 
  • Workers have a 401k with a company match.

 

Job Security
  • 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.

 
  • No protection against contracting or layoffs.

 
  • No protection against contracting or layoffs.

 

Movement to Other Jobs
  • Vacancies in jobs covered by contract must be posted in work areas. Union employees have preference for hiring over outside candidates.

 
  • Openings posted (on website for T-Mobile). No preference for current employees.

 
  • Openings posted. No preference for current employees.

 

Paid Time Off
  • 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
  • Short Term Disability
  • 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
  • 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
  • Short Term Disability

 

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