AT&T, CWA Reach Contract Agreement for 21,000 Wireless Workers
AT&T and Communications Workers of America announced a tentative agreement resolving a nearly yearlong contract dispute covering 21,000 employees in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The four-year agreement will be submitted to membership for a ratification vote, AT&T…
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said Wednesday. Workers will vote by Jan. 12, a CWA spokeswoman said. The proposed agreement includes guaranteed call center work, a 10 percent raise over four years and job security protections, CWA said. It shifts $2,500 to base pay from commissions for retail workers and provides average pay of $19.20 per hour, 74 percent higher than national average pay for retail workers, CWA said. “Call center representatives, retail workers and techs from small towns and big cities joined together and refused to back down until they made good jobs at AT&T a reality,” said CWA President Chris Shelton. AT&T strives for fair deals providing union workers with “excellent wages and benefits,” a spokesman said Thursday. It's AT&T’s 32nd labor agreement since 2015, and it doesn’t have any other contracts open, he said. Wireless workers participated in a three-day strike in May (see 1705190046) and won support from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and other elected officials (see 1709080048).