CWA Executive Board Approves Separate Strike Authorizations at AT$T!
The executive board of the Communications Workers of America approved strike action if fair contracts cannot be reached in negotiations between CWA and five AT&T operations: AT&T East, AT&T Midwest, AT&T Southwest, AT&T West and AT&T Legacy, a nationwide unit. The action means that a strike could take place at any or all of the AT&T operations once the CWA president sets the strike dates.The negotiations cover 125,000 CWA represented workers covered by six contracts, including workers at AT&T Southeast; that contract expires Aug. 8. The five contracts expire Saturday night, Apr. 4 Download entire Press Release in PDF format.