AT&T invited CWA T&T to Dallas, Texas for early bargaining. We were able to reach an early agreement with the Company. Due to the short bargaining window, both the Union and the Company determined which parts of the contract they wanted to change, and this established the framework used to guide these limited negotiations. Neither party could change the scope of what would be discussed after it was set. Our CWA Legacy T Bargaining Team spent long days and late nights, including weekends and the holiday, fighting for the priorities our members identified through surveys and demands. That data was used to craft proposals to meet the needs of our diverse membership. We passed many proposals and counter proposals to fend off the Company’s concessionary demands. The items and goals of the wireline bargaining council, made up of local officers representing AT&T, were also used to craft the Union’s 39 proposals.
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