AT&T MOBILITY TENTATIVE AGREEMENT & FINAL BARGAINING REPORT

Posted: February 22, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Bargaining | Leave a comment »

The parties continued meeting today in an effort to resolve outstanding issues. At 6:53 p.m., your CWA Bargaining Committee reached a tentative agreement with AT&T Mobility on a new contract. The following summarizes the changes your bargaining team was able to negotiate.

Wages

Wage Increases
2020 – 2.00%
2021 – 2.75%
2022 – 2.50%
2023 – 2.25%
Ratification Bonus
$1,000

Benefits

Short Term Disability
No Changes
Pensions
Banded Plan – no changes
BCB2 – no changes
Paternity Leave
The Union negotiated 2 weeks of paid parental leave effective 1/1/2021
Healthcare
29% Cost share for all Current employees
32% Cost share for all employees hired after 1/1/2021
3 tier plan
Co-Insurance for RX

Upgrades

Customer Service Representatives, Customer Service Specialist, Client Service Specialist
The Union successfully negotiated an upgrade for approximately 2,000 employees with an increase to top step of $42
Business Customer Service Specialist II (BCSSII)
The Union successfully negotiated an upgrade with an increase to top step of $78
Clerical Associates and Workforce Administrator
The Union successfully negotiated an increase to top step of $15

Article 12 – Hours of Work

The Union negotiated improvements including; A mini-shift bid will be initiated to integrate the New Hires into the existing schedule.

Article 14 – Force Adjustment

The Union negotiated improvements including; the cap for severance pay was increased to $18,000 and increased the notification timeframe in Retail Sales rearrangement or store closure.

Article 15 – Non-Discrimination

The Union negotiated improvement to the article language in language to include gender identity and expression.

Article 16 – Safety

The Union negotiated improvements to consider information provided by the employee regarding the State of Emergency for any impact to attendance related discipline.

Article 17 – Company-Union Relationship

The Union negotiated improvements related to time off for Union Activities and time off to attend solely to Union matters.

Article 19 – Basis of Compensation

The Union negotiated improvements related to Retail Sales Consultants and placement in the new wage table if moving to or from the RSC title
The Union negotiated improvements to the On-Call pay out to $38.

Article 21 – Absences

The Union negotiated improvements including; language improvement by adding Memorial Service and by adding an additional day for travel beyond 200 miles

The Union negotiated a ten (10) day paid absence cap to those hired before 1/1/2017 and a five (5) day cap on those hired after 1/1/2017

Article 25 – Exchange Time

The Union negotiated improvements to the scheduling of exchange time language.

Letter of Agreement – Quality Observations

The Union negotiated improvements that the Company is limited to eight (8) observations in the Call Centers and six (6) observations in Retail Locations

Letter of Agreement – Safety Boots

The Union negotiated that the Company will provide climbing boots

Letter of Agreement – Prescription Safety Glasses

The Union negotiated that the Company will provide safety glasses.

Company Wellness Letter

Added Company Wellness Letter for access to Your Health Matters

CVS Caremark

Added CVS Letter that allows employees to pick up 90-day supply at CVS as opposed to mail order

Integrated Solutions Rep Operational Items

Added letter to address IHX concerns in Arkansas related to system access

Letter Outside of Agreement – Manager in 60 (MI60)

The Union negotiated a letter of agreement that provides guidelines for call centers using this program.

Letter of Agreement – Employee Security Commitment

The Union negotiated a letter of agreement that provides guidelines for those affected by a Call Center or Retail Sales closure.

MOA Regarding Voluntary Recognition

The Union negotiated the continuation of this letter.

National Transfer Plan

The Union negotiated the continuation of this letter.

Letter Outside of Agreement – Team Lead Program

The Union negotiated a letter of agreement that provides guidelines for call centers using this program.

Attendance language in settlement

The Union successfully negotiated a recalculation in attendance points reducing points assigned for multi day absences under point-based attendance policies to .5 points after day 1.

Letter of Agreement – At-Risk Pay

The Union successfully negotiated to move $2,500 from the “at-risk” commission to annual base wage for Retail Sales Consultants
The Union successfully negotiated to move $500 from the “at-risk” commission to annual base wage COS Sales Advocate (Cricket)

Memorandum of Agreement – Call Center Percentages

The Union negotiated that call centers in District 6 will receive no less than 7% of the total calls for the life of the contract

IHX Sales Profile Letter

The Union successfully negotiated a letter to address IHX concerns in Arkansas related to system access

Letter Outside of Agreement – Wireline/Wireless Transition

The Union negotiated a letter to secure discussion about movement from AT&T Southwest Wireline agreement to the AT&T Mobility agreement in the event of a AT&T Southwest Wireline call center surplus.

Your Bargaining Committee wishes to commend the members, Locals and District 6 Staff and personnel for their constant support and mobilization efforts as we worked through the issues and the process of negotiating this new contract. We believe this tentative agreement includes significant improvements in wages, benefits and working conditions for our CWA members. The Bargaining Committee unanimously recommends ratification of this tentative agreement.

All members are encouraged to contact their respective Locals regarding contract explanation meetings and Local ratification votes. Again, your Committee is unanimous in their recommendation of this tentative agreement.

In Solidarity,
Your CWA Bargaining Committee

CWA District 6

The Parkway, Building One
4801 Southwest Parkway, Suite 145
Austin, Texas 78735
512-330-0871

FEBRUARY EXECUTIVE BOARD & MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

Posted: February 13, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: News | Leave a comment »

The E-Board and Membership meetings will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Executive Board meeting 5:30pm

General Membership meeting 6:30pm

Please mark your calendar & make a commitment to attend the monthly union meetings. As members we all have the privilege to attend, vote and speak at these meetings. It is not just for officers and stewards, we all( officers, stewards, all members), make up the “union”. Early bargaining began on February 4, 2020 for the D6 Mobility Purple and the expiration of the current contract is February 21, 2020. Please bring any questions, comments or concerns that you may have. We will have a few topics to cover and provide updates on bargaining and other things going on in our different departments and areas. Please come and join us.

JANUARY EXECUTIVE BOARD AND MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

Posted: January 9, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: News | Leave a comment »

The E-Board and Membership meetings will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2020.

Executive Board meeting 5:30pm

General Membership meeting 6:30pm

Please mark your calendar & make a commitment to attend the monthly union meetings. As members we all have the privilege to attend, vote and speak at these meetings. It is not just for officers and stewards, we all( officers, stewards, all members), make up the “union”. We are also gearing up for the D6 Mobility contract expiring February 2020.Bring any questions, comments or concerns that you may have. We will have a few topics to cover and provide updates on things going on in our different departments and areas. Please come and join us.

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Posted: January 7, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: News | Leave a comment »

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DECEMBER EXECUTIVE BOARD & MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

Posted: December 30, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: News | Leave a comment »

The E-Board and Membership meetings will be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2020.

Executive Board meeting 5:30pm

General Membership meeting 6:30pm

Please mark your calendar & make a commitment to attend the monthly union meetings. As members we all have the privilege to attend, vote and speak at these meetings. It is not just for officers and stewards, we all( officers, stewards, all members), make up the “union”. We are also gearing up for the D6 Mobility contract expiring February 2020.Bring any questions, comments or concerns that you may have. We will have a few topics to cover and provide updates on things going on in our different departments and areas. Please come and join us.

NOVEMBER EXECUTIVE BOARD & MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

Posted: November 21, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: News | Leave a comment »

The E-Board and Membership meetings will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.

Executive Board meeting 5:30pm

General Membership meeting 6:30pm

Please mark your calendar & make a commitment to attend the monthly union meetings. As members we all have the privilege to attend, vote and speak at these meetings. It is not just for officers and stewards, we all( officers, stewards, all members), make up the “union”. We are also gearing up for the D6 Mobility contract expiring February 2020.Bring any questions, comments or concerns that you may have. We will have a few topics to cover and provide updates on things going on in our different departments and areas. Please come and join us.

JOE BEIRNE FOUNDATION’S 2020 – 2021 SCHOLARSHIP

Posted: November 4, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Announcement | Leave a comment »

This is to inform you that we will be announcing the application process for the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation’s scholarship for the 2020-2021 school year.

You will find a copy of the Beirne Foundation scholarship rules at the link shown below.

The Foundation’s Board of Directors has approved the awarding of sixteen (16) partial college scholarships of $4,000 each for two years. Eligible for the scholarships are CWA members, their spouses, children, and grandchildren, including the dependents of retired, laid-off, or deceased members. Applications will be available solely online for submission on the Foundation’s website at http://cwa-union.org/beirne-application.

Please follow this link at www.cwa-union.org/beirneposter for the poster that you can distribute to members and post on local websites to encourage participation. Full program details can be found on the website at:

http://www.cwa-union.org/pages/beirne_scholarship_application .

This valuable scholarship program is made possible by the funding of CWA locals. For those locals not yet participating in funding the Beirne scholarships, I urge you to do so. Financial arrangements can be made to accommodate your local’s needs.

For more information and assistance, please call 202.434.1320.

OCTOBER EXECUTIVE BOARD & MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

Posted: October 21, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: News | Leave a comment »

The E-Board and Membership meetings will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

Executive Board meeting 5:30pm

General Membership meeting 6:30pm

Please mark your calendar & make a commitment to attend the monthly union meetings. As members we all have the privilege to attend, vote and speak at these meetings. It is not just for officers and stewards, we all( officers, stewards, all members), make up the “union”. We are also gearing up for the D6 Mobility Bargaining Caucus on November 8, 2019 in Irving, Tx and the D6 Mobility contract expiring February 2020.Bring any questions, comments or concerns that you may have. We will have a few topics to cover and provide updates on things going on in our different departments and areas. Please come and join us.

NEW UNION PLUS LEGAL PROGRAM

Posted: October 21, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Announcement | Leave a comment »

Launching New Union Plus Legal Program

Union Plus is pleased to announce the launch of the new Legal Program. Union members can now choose from two levels of savings:

Union Plus Legal Program – Premium

Members must enroll at a low monthly fee and have access to a high level of premium legal savings:

All attorney fees are paid by the plan for covered matters
Unlimited access to legal assistance
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Union Plus Legal Program – Basic

Members register for free and get access to:

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Access to over 6,000 in-network law offices

Note, members can view the list of participating attorneys online before joining.

This plan replaces the existing free Union Plus legal program. Please note these important changes to the lawyer referral process.

The list of participating lawyers for the free discount plan is no longer available online.
For access, members need to complete a simple registration form online.
After registration, members are sent an immediate automated email with the referral toll-free number.
The legal referral call center will direct members to the appropriate participating lawyer in their area.

Please do not publicize the referral toll-free number. Members must first register online before calling for a referral.

D6 MOBILITY BARGAINING PROPOSALS & SURVEYS

Posted: September 23, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Bargaining | Leave a comment »

We are also gearing up for the D6 Mobility contract expiring February 2020. We were at the Mobility Call center on August 24, 2019, September 12, 2019 & September 17, 2019 to have our members fill out bargaining proposals and surveys to let the District know what is most important to them along with changes that they would like made for the new contract. Personal contact sheets are also filled out so that we can keep the members informed of updates and any mobilization activities regarding bargaining. Also, we went to the RSO stores on September 12th, 17th & 19th so that all Mobility members and those that would like to join can have input involving the next contract. We will be meeting this week to look over all returned proposals & surveys to tally and prepare to send to the District 6 Mobility Bargaining Team.

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