• By: Steve Tisza
• July 21, 2009

A "Special Membership Meeting" will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at HIGH NOON. The location will be announced as soon as possible. The purpose of this 'Speci...

• By: Steve Tisza
• July 21, 2009

After a short meeting on Monday, bargaining stalled again yesterday as the Company continues to insist on their specific Health Care proposal and still has given no indication that...

• By: Steve Tisza
• July 21, 2009

Negotiations continue this week with detailed discussions at the National table, and in the Premise Technician and Customer Consultant sub committees. There are numerous unresolve...

• By: Steve Tisza
• July 20, 2009

Download this 17 page (PDF) summary of benefits package I received at the Friday, July 17, 2009 CWA District 4 Local Officers meeting in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. PLEASE READ enti...

• By: Steve Tisza
• July 19, 2009

This is a correction to my letter posted on the Local website on July 18, 2009. I apologize for the omission of the fact that co-pays have been eliminated from the CWA District 4 A...

• By: Steve Tisza
• July 19, 2009

Negotiations with AT&T continued at both the National and Local tables throughout last week. By week's end, we report that the parties at the National Table had reviewed in detail,...

• By: Steve Tisza
• July 18, 2009

The CWA District 4 AT$T Midwest Tentative Contract Agreement will shift a significant part of the cost of your healthcare benefits currently provided for by AT$T, to YOU the member...

• By: Steve Tisza
• July 18, 2009

Brothers and Sisters, It may be too little too late, but I am concerned with the fact that CWA has not had a coordinated bargaining with at&t. The fact that D4 has ...

• By: Steve Tisza
• July 18, 2009

The Committee met formally yesterday with the Company. They withdrew another retrogressive proposal, this time their intention to increase the overtime build for double time from ...

• By: Steve Tisza
• July 15, 2009

CWA District 3 is opening negotiations with AT&T on Thursday, July 16, 2009. Just as District 3 has supported members in Districts 1, 4, 6, 7, 9 and C&T, we will stand with ...