The Arbitrator's decision reflects agreement with CWA that AT&T Mobility's demands were out of line. The Arbitrator agreed with CWA's assessment that "the company has been thriving in this concededly competitive environment, and that it can afford to maintain, in the future, without question, a relatively generous benefit. And the union notes, with some justification, that imprudent increases in health care costs to employees may well result in their declining to sign up for coverage or to leave the workforce entirely," he said. Download stories in PDF format.
