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Below are the details from the Tentative Agreement reached between CWA and AT&T Internet Services:
Tentative Agreement Reached for 5,000 at AT&T Internet Services
CWAs ATT Internet bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with AT&T Internet Services covering 5,000 workers in Districts 3, 4, 6 and 9. The agreement, reached July 21, improves pay and benefits, strengthens the grievance and arbitration process, and provides Internet workers with the same transfer and bidding rights as other AT&T workers have.
Under the proposed three-year agreement, some 4,000 Customer Assistants, the largest work group at ATT Internet, will be covered by a new quarterly cash award plan. Awards will range from $100-$500 per quarter for CAs with less than two years seniority, to $150-$700 per quarter for CAs with more than two years service. Based on seniority, annual potential awards would total $2,000 or $2,800.
Awards take effect when workers meet a minimum of two of five attainable standards, unlike some industry plans with unreasonable and unreachable standards. CAs will also receive a $300 lump sum in 2011 and a 2 percent wage increase in 2012.
Customer Assistants also won full participation in the Success Sharing Plan and now are eligible for tuition aid. They had been excluded from these benefits before.
Tier II workers will receive annual wage increases of 2.75 percent, 2.25 percent and 2.5 percent over the contract term.
To offset some health care cost increases for Tier II workers, AT&T Internet will phase in those costs over three years and provide Tier II workers with an additional $1,200 payment at ratification.
A $500 ratification bonus will be paid to all Tier I and Tier II workers if the agreement is ratified by August 20.
The bargaining team unanimously recommended ratification of the agreement. This tentative agreement shows the value of having a union during the worst of times, said Executive Vice President Annie Hill, who heads CWAs Telecom office. We were able to make economic gains for all ATTIS workers, thanks to members strong support for their bargaining committee.
A final bargaining report will be presented to Local Presidents at the CWA convention next week, and contract explanation meetings will be held by Locals, followed by membership ratification.
CWA and AT&T Internet Services have reached a tentative agreement. As soon as we have the details we will post them here.
AT&T Internet Services's (DSL Group) contract expired July 17th at 12 midnight. At this time we are working without a contract. They are still doing informal discussions about benefits, wages and other wage related concerns. For updates and bargaining information CLICK HERE.
Bargaining for the National Internet Contract began on June 21st in Dallas, TX. To see the reports Click here.
3rd Quarter Surplus Announcement - Click Here
Departmental Meeting will be June 22nd @ 6pm
Membership Meeting will be June 22nd @7pm
RATIFICATION VOTE
FOR
AT&T WIRELESS
The election committee will mail out the ratification ballots for AT&T Wireless on May 10th. The voted ballots must be postmarked no later than May 25th, 2010 in order to be valid. The election committee will pick up the ballots from the downtown Birmingham main post office on May 26th, 2010.
The counting will begin as soon as the election committee
returns back to the Local Union office.
The ratification vote results are due back to the National office by 11:00am on May 28th, 2010.
The election committee will be at the Local Union Hall on May 20th from 7am until 7pm for duplicate ballots.
We will have an explanation meeting at the Local Union Hall, 210 Summit Parkway, on May 10th at 9am and another one at 7pm. We hope you will able to attend.
Departmental Meetings will be held at the Local Union Hall on May 25th starting at 6:00pm.
Membership Meeting will be held at the Local Union Hall on May 25th starting at 7:00pm.
Nominees for the National Convention in Washington, DC are as follows:
Rosie Dunbar
Debora Lawson
Jo Fowler
Wendy Cochran
Jarrod Robinson
Terry Davis
Celia Jones
Ballots will be mailed out on May 11th, 2010. The Election Committee will be at the local Friday, May 21st from 7am until 7pm for duplicate ballot day. Ballots must be postmarked by May 26th at midnight to be counted.
A T & T WIRELESS REACHED A
TENATIVE AGREEMENT
FRIDAY APRIL 16, 2010
CLICK ON TO DISTRICT 3 WEBSITE
FOR DETAILS
Mobility Bargaining Updates - Click Here
2nd Quarter Surplus Announcement - Click Here
THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN RATIFIED 65% YES AND 35% NO. AS SOON AS THE DISTRICT LETS US KNOW WHEN YOU WILL BE RECEIVING YOUR RETRO PAY, WE WILL POST IT ON THE WEBPAGE.
IN UNITY,
RHONDA TAYLOR, PRESIDENT
CWA Local 3902 ratified. 69% Yes and 31% No. We are currently waiting on District 3 to give the count for the whole District. IF the contract is ratified, we will let you know, as soon as we know, when your retro pay will be delivered.
In Unity
Rhonda Taylor, President
Ballots were mailed out to the members on February 19,2010. The Election Committee will be at the local February 26, 2010 from 7am til 7pm for anyone needing a duplicate ballot. Should you have any questions please contact the local.
FOR BARGAINING UPDATES, CLICK BELOW: http://district3.cwa-union.org/barg-mobe/
Tentative Agreement - CWA BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.
February 8, 2010
MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS
Brothers & Sisters
This morning at approximately 10:00 a.m. a message was sent out to CWA Staff and ATT SE Local Presidents advising a "Tentative Agreement" had been reached. Details will follow later today and be placed on this website. The District will continue to post additional information regarding the agreement and procedure for ratification over the next few weeks.
In Unity,
Judy Dennis
Vice President - CWA District 3
A mass email has been sent out to our BST, BASC and BCS members that we currently have email addresses for. If you did not receive this email from us and would like to be on our emailing list, please contact the local with your current home email address
or click here to send your address electronically.
BST, BASC AND BCS contracts were not ratified. BAPCO, UTILITIES AND BBI contracts were ratified. Updates will be posted as soon as we get more information.
CWA Local 3902 Monthly Meeting
February 23, 2010
7:00 pm
Ratification explanations and ballots will be mailed out this week. They are due back by January 28th. If you will go under Departments and click on Bargaining, you will find copy of the changes that were given to us in Atlanta on December 18th.
Below is the answer to the question that was asked at the coverage meeting on January 4th. Family deduction and out of pocket is based on individual with a max of $3000 out of pocket expense with more than 2 people in family. Example: If there are 2 people in the family, each would have to pay a maximum of $1350; that’s with the deduction and out of pocket if there more than 2 in family, (3 or more) the max out of pocket is $3000 (2=$1350 each; 3=$1000 each). Once the $3000 has been met there is no more out of pocket expense. You still have to meet the $700 deductible.
Below are the answers to the questions that were asked in Atlanta on December 18th at the coverage meeting from the District and Bargaining Committee. Question 1: If a husband and wife are both current employees with dependents will they be eligible to only pay the $75 per month premium for all to be covered?
If one of the full-time employees enrolls themselves and the other employee-spouse in Family coverage, the contributions for Family coverage would be $75 per month effective 1/1/2011. Question 2: Since the stock appreciation money goes into the HRA in the last quarter will out of pocket expenses that were previously incurred in that plan year be eligible for HRA reimbursement? Funds in an HRA may be used to reimburse qualified medical expenses which were incurred while the HRA coverage is in effect. An HRA is in effect after it is created and credited by the Company. Creation of the HRA credited using the SSP formula is expected to occur as soon as feasible after the measurement period. Therefore, qualified medical expenses incurred earlier in the year are not eligible for reimbursement. Question 3: Which will be used for reimbursement of medical expense first, the Company’s HRA contribution or the SPP money? In the HRA, amounts for the company contribution and the SSP contribution will not be separately tracked. Once the funds are available and qualified medical expenses are submitted for reimbursement, there will not be a distinction between the funds.
Question 4: How will the current retirees be notified of the HRA’s? Explanatory letters will be sent to the current retirees. A timeline has not yet been established as to when the “mid-year” communication pieces will be distributed. Question 5: If I’m Medicare eligible and a current retiree, would I be entitled to the Company funded HRA in 2010? No
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