More than 100 Members of Congress Support CWA in Talks with AT&T

More than 100 Members of Congress Support CWA in Talks with AT&T
CWA continues to turn up the heat on AT&T regarding the telecom company’s refusal to bargain fairly it comes to health care. And as of June 17, more than 100 members of Congress have contacted AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, urging him to support CWA members in negotiations at the company.

As AT&T continues contract negotiations with CWA, it is attempting to drastically shift the burden of health care costs to workers – despite the fact that in the first quarter of 2009, AT&T posted profits of more than $3 billion. AT&T is proposing huge increases in health care costs for its workers and their families – in some cases tripling what they would pay. CWA is asking supporters to contact their members of Congress to step up the pressure on AT&T to do the right thing.

More than half of AT&T’s 302,660 workers are represented by CWA. This represents the largest union workforce at any single U.S. employer. About 90,000 CWA-represented employees are involved in the negotiations.