AT&T Wireless Workers Raise Specter of Strike
AT&T wireless workers in 36 states plan to vote on whether to authorize a strike, Communications Workers of America said Friday. Authorizing a strike would allow union leaders the option to declare one. The contract expires Feb. 11 for 21,000…
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wireless retail, call center and technical workers, CWA said. “AT&T is underestimating their workers’ anger, frustration, and commitment to winning a fair contract,” said CWA District 1 Vice President Dennis Trainor in a news release. “The company is trying to eliminate opportunities for working families and we won’t stand for it -- we can and must win a fair contract. It’s time AT&T gets serious about protecting good, middle-class jobs for wireless workers and the latest proposals don’t even begin to scratch the surface.” AT&T is confident it will reach an agreement, a company spokesman said. “A strike vote is not an unexpected step in negotiations of this sort and is often a part of the process. We’re continuing to bargain with the union and we’re committed to reaching a fair agreement that will allow us to continue to provide solid union-represented careers with excellent wages and benefits.” Tensions between AT&T and its California and Nevada union workers already were running high amid disagreements negotiating a new contract in that region (see 1612190050). About 120 DirecTV technicians in Sacramento walked off the job last week in response to the company firing one of their own (see 1702010027).