Newly ratified CWA and IBEW AT$T contracts include a Tax-Free commuter benefit that is "VOLUNTARY" on the part of a company and has been available for AT$T management for several years. Finally, in 2009, AT$T has made this benefit available to bargaining unit members. (NOTE: This benefit provides up to $230/month in YOUR pre-tax dollars from YOUR check, AT$T is NOT providing you ANY money toward the cost of YOUR monthly transportation costs. However, you can save substantually on TAXES by using pre-tax dollars to pay your monthly commuting costs.READ Item 2 on Page 2 of this attachment) Download RTA/Metra press release explaining this long overdue benefit.
