{"id":329612,"date":"2026-02-24T09:48:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cwa9003.org\/?p=329612"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:48:54","slug":"cwa-att-2026-orange-contract-bargaining-report-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cwa9003.org\/?p=329612","title":{"rendered":"CWA \/ AT&amp;T 2026 \u201cOrange\u201d Contract Bargaining Report #12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\nThe Orange Bargaining Committee was surprised to see the fake news in AT&#038;T\u2019s\nlast bargaining report. Apparently, AT&#038;T thinks refusing to bargain at the table\nand putting their cheap, insulting proposals in reports will get us to a deal! Your elected bargainers from Districts 1, 2-13, 4, 7, and 9 have put forth your demands, and although we have emphasized the items that are important to you, they\nremain unaddressed. Tell your boss you demand better treatment.\n<\/p>\n<br>\n<p>\nThe Committee remains committed to getting what the workers who built this\nnetwork, and who service AT&#038;T\u2019s customers, and who sell AT&#038;T&#8217;s products need\n\u2013 fair compensation that they can count on, affordable benefits, and improved\nquality of work life. With your continued mobilization efforts, we can prevail.\n<\/p>\n<br>\n<p>\nSince facts are facts, and no one is entitled to their own set of facts, here is the\nreal offer from AT&#038;T to get you and your family through the next four years:\n<\/p>\n<br>\n<ul>\n<li>\nThe raises on the table are not going to \u201csignificantly outpace projected\ninflation through the life of the contract\u201d when adjusted for healthcare\nincreases, and AT&#038;T is refusing to add the Cost-of-Living increases (COLA),\nwhich is simply protection in case of economic downturn.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nWhile they did propose a daily couple-dollar increase for multi-lingual Call\nCenter employees, they refuse to acknowledge the value of Retail\nemployees who are multi-lingual and think the one-bump wage-step\nincrease you got when hired should be good for your whole career with\nthem. Are multi-lingual RSCs not valued and appreciated enough to get this\nadditional compensation?\n<\/li>\n<li>\nFor techs, they did propose an increase in call-out pay, this part is true, but\nthey refuse to offer extra pay for the extra work you do when towing\nassets. You have told us that non-bargained supervisors have gotten extra\npay when they tow assets. Aren\u2019t you worth that, too?\n<\/li>\n<li>\nInterestingly, whoever wrote AT&#038;T&#8217;s bargaining report included that raises\nin this contract will not be paid retroactively. This has not previously been\nthe case with the Orange Agreement, and we expect the CBA to be\nretroactive once ratified. Instead of telling this to the Committee, AT&#038;T is\ntelling it to you the employee to frighten you and pressure your bargainers\nto settle for less than you deserve.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nThe new healthcare options have increased premiums, and the Health\nSavings Account that would be available with the high-deductible option is\nonly a match if you put equal money into it out of your paycheck. It\u2019s not an\n\u201cup to $1,000\u201d situation, but a fixed amount. An individual would need to\ncontribute $250 per quarter, and a family would need to contribute $500\nper quarter; otherwise, you would not receive the match. AT&#038;T made a lot\nof money in wireless from your work. Shouldn\u2019t they contribute to your\nHSA?\n<\/li>\n<li>\nThe well-being incentive they put in the report is \u201cat their discretion,\u201d\nunlike items in a Union contract, which remain in effect for the life of the\nAgreement. Without commitment, what is the value?\n<\/li>\n<li>\nThere are no improvements to job security on the table yet, which is\nconcerning.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nFor RSCs, we know it\u2019s hard to read between the lines of company bulls**t\nabout what is on the table for you. Their report states: \u201cFor Retail Sales\nConsultants, clearer language about their scope of responsibilities to set\nclear expectations, to improve their overall experience and support a\nhealthy work-life balance.\u201d Well, that\u2019s a lot of words. They refuse to make\nsales policy changes that would help you keep what you earn. Chargebacks\ncontinue to be an issue.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nFor Work From Home, their report brags about offering a 10% increase in\nthe stipend. They saved on operating brick-and-mortar offices, and now\nyour introductory internet pricing is over. We think you want more than\njust another $5.00 per month. You were clear when you told us the cost of\nletting AT&#038;T use a room in your home has gone up.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nFor those trying to pay for higher education, we want to clear up their\nstatement on tuition. The company removed the cap but did not offer to\nincrease the tuition reimbursement amount.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nThe company report ended with \u201cat a time when few companies offer a\npension, we offer employees opportunities to save with both a pension and\na 401(k) plan.\u201d We take this as the company telling all of us that we are\nlucky they aren\u2019t coming after our pensions and savings plans, because no\nimprovements were offered.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<br>\n<p>\nWe hope this has helped clear up any confusion caused by the cloudy report\nissued by AT&#038;T on Friday. Our new expiration date is Friday, March 6, and we will continue to push for your fair share of the money you make for this company, as well as respect and security on the job. We are stronger together when we are engaged and informed!\n<\/p>\n<br>\n<p>\nStay mobilized!\n<br>\nIn Solidarity,\n<br>\n<br>\nMike Baxter, Local 1101\n<br>\nFrank Oliva, Local 1298\n<br>\nJeff Reamer, Local 13000\n<br>\nCindy Neumeyer, Local 13500\n<br>\nAnn Vogler, Local 2009\n<br>\nDanielle Brewer-Collier, Local 4900\n<br>\nRosa Wilson, Local 7110\n<br>\nPamela DeMendez, Local 9413\n<br>\nPat Telesco, CWA Co-chair\n<br>\nJane Phillips, CWA Co-chair\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Orange Bargaining Committee was surprised to see the fake news in AT&#038;T\u2019s last bargaining report. Apparently, AT&#038;T thinks refusing to bargain at the table and putting their cheap, insulting proposals in reports will get us to a deal! 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