Go to the link below for a video on our broken promises tour!

https://www.facebook.com/CWAUnion/videos/296763750906423/

The question has arisen of how someone will be treated for benefit purposes if they retire during our current status of working on an expired contract. I have been working to gain an understanding with the company on this matter. please see the company's response below:

Broken Promises Tour

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-shift/2018/08/07/trump-bets-on-kobach-308083 CWA SLAMS AT&T OVER JOB CUTS: AT&T workers on Monday launched a "broken promises" tour to shame the company over job cuts when they said it promised job creation. The workers, represented by the Communications Workers of America, will focus on AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson?s 2017 statement that the company would create 7,000 good jobs for the middle class and devote $1 billion to capital expenditures with savings from Republicans? tax reform law. CWA contends the company has cut 7,000 jobs since the tax cuts went into effect.

Dear Colleagues:


This week, three CWA members from the Midwest and Legacy T have been traveling from Detroit to Dallas to bring attention to AT&T's broken promises and to our fight for a fair contract.

As AT&T continues to stonewall CWA members at AT&T Midwest and AT&T Legacy T at the bargaining table, AT&T workers kicked off a multi-state "Broken Promises Tour" this week calling attention to the effects of ongoing job losses and offshoring in communities across the Midwest.

I wanted to touch base on recent events reaching our center. As you know members across the five-state region protested LR's continued engagement of members bypassing the bargaining team they elected to represent them. Notwithstanding the law dispute itself, most members are not trained and experienced in follow-up / analytical questions regarding attractive data. Imagine if you had children or seniors living in your household and your city officials waited for you to go to work to engage them about a controversial tax millage and promised them new playgrounds and bingo halls.

Brothers and Sisters,

The collective actions of you, the Members, have been heard. The Company is officially on notice that unfair labor practices will not be tolerated.

For the third day Members across the Midwest are walking in picket lines. As Mr. Randall White, V.P. Labor Relations Midwest refuses to acknowledge the unfair labor practice complaints.

For a second day CWA members across the Mid West are walking in protest to AT&T?s continued refusal to bargain in good faith with our elected bargaining committee. CWA Dist 4, has appealed this issue to the NLRB asking for a swift decision.

AT&T's so-called "final" proposal is a desperate attempt by AT&T to avoid reaching an agreement that would keep good, family-supporting jobs in our communities. Instead of continuing our agreed-upon negotiation process, they have violated the National Labor Relations Act by sending their misleading summary directly to CWA members and by failing to bargain in good faith.