Nearly 25,000 AT&T workers without contract, talks continue

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AJC

Negotiations continue between AT&T and the union representing nearly 25,000 of the telecommunication giant’s employees after their contract expired at midnight Saturday.

Communications Workers of America District 3 vice president Richard Honeycutt said the AT&T employees he represents want more time with their families.

“Right now, AT&T forces employees to work an unlimited amount of overtime hours,” Honeycutt said. “That’s excessive and keeps parents from spending time with their children and balancing their work and family lives.”

Union members previously voted to approve a strike if a contract agreement was not met but, as of Sunday evening, no strike had been called.

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AT&T workers protest Friday outside their union offices near Decatur. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)

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[mdbl]

1. I saw some picketers locally and stopped and talked with them

Apparently, AT&T thinks it owns it's employees. Every day after 2 or 3pm the workers are told whether they are allowed to get off on time or not and how much work they have to do before they go home. Sounds like lazy management to me. Takes the responsibility away from the company for proper staffing and scheduling, and just throws it on the back of the bottom of the totem pole. Typical.

[Sunlei]

2. stinks that AT & T ignores the union contract so they can take advantage of employee work hours