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An Open Letter to AT$T Network Engineers!

You are do bargaining unit work but are not protected under a collective bargaining unit agreement. That means AT$T can fire you at will. You already pay more for your benefits (i...

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AT$T E-Link Payroll Communication Flyer!

The attached PDF file is a copy of the first AT$T E-Link Communication Flyer that will be used over the next several months informing employees of changes they will see as a result...

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BellSouth Shareholders Approve Deal With AT&T

"BellSouth Corp. shareholders on Friday morning voted overwhelmingly to approve the company?s $67 billion merger with AT&T Inc., despite misgivings from employees about the future ...

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AT$T Cuts 75 Jobs in Saginaw, Michigan

"Telecommunications giant AT&T plans to cut 75 jobs in Saginaw Township by the end of October." Download entire article in PDF format....

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EVP Jeff Rechenbach Remarks To CWA Convention

"It makes me think that when George Bush said a few weeks back, that the best moment of his presidency was catching a 7 and a half-pound perch. That is probably was at least the mo...

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CEO-to-Worker Pay Imbalance Grows!

In 2005, the average CEO in the United States earned 262 times the pay of the average worker, the second-highest level of this ratio in the 40 years for which there are data. In 20...

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As Workers' Pensions Wither, Executives Flourish

"When Edward Whitacre, chairman and CEO of AT&T Inc., turns 65 in November, he'll be entitled to a pension of $5.4 million a year for life, plus an $18.8 million lump sum. For this...

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Senate Supports Bush "Lie and Die" Iraq Policy!

The GOP-controlled Senate on Thursday rejected Democratic calls to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by year's end, as the two parties sought to define their election-year po...

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AT$T Surplus and VTP Announcement!

Today, AT$T declared yet another Surplus and VTP announcement affecting 158 CWA members nationwide. Download the attached PDF file for pertinent information....

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"They Are All American Heroes" 906 Names Added To Memorial Wall

The wall immortalizes the combat-related deaths of fallen military in the country?s MidEast conflicts since the mid- to late 1970s. The memorial was constructed with private donati...

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