Today the Company presented their Benefits Proposals. Based on Tuesday’s presentation and the plan they forced on their management, it was mainly what we expected, though they came up with a few ideas that even surpassed our lowest expectations.
Negotiations opened this week for new contracts covering 125,000 CWAers at AT&T. At separate bargaining tables, CWA vice presidents called on the company to set the right priorities in negotiations and recognize the contributions of AT&T employees and retirees to making and keeping the company successful.
More than three dozen of the nation's leading economists signed on to a public statement of support for the Employee Free Choice Act, stressing that the right to join a union and bargain collectively is essential to rebuilding the economy.
The U.S. Senate's confirmation this week of Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) as secretary of labor is a critical step toward creating new and green jobs while reversing the Labor Department's past eight years of neglect and contempt for workers' rights, CWA said.
The Alliance for Digital Equality briefed members of Congress this week on the critical need to bring high speed broadband access to citizens in underserved communities.
CWA is a member of ADE, along with corporate, consumer, public policy and other organizations.
