IBEW AT$T Bargaining Update #8- What Kind of Shift is This?
Bargaining continued today, Wednesday June 3, 2009 at both the National and Local tables. Your Union Bargaining Teams made proactive proposals to improve grievance and arbitration language. To no one's surprise, the disrespect of our members by AT&T continues. AT&T passed more regressive proposals demanding the elimination of both premium pay on Sunday, and shift differentials for any shift before 9:00pm. They also proposed mandatory on-call. The company did come to the table with a new idea today. AT&T wants to create a new title-- "Temporary Manager." AT&T wants those union members working under this new title to have the ability to take discipline against their fellow union members. If AT&T thinks our members will on turn on each other, they have another thing coming! We stand strong shoulder to shoulder in solidarity. We won't turn our backs on one another; the way AT&T is turning their backs on their employees in these negotiations.Bargaining will resume on Tuesday, June 9th and continue thru
