As with all the other Mobility contracts negotiated with AT&T, this tentative agreement bargained in District 3 involved extremely difficult bargaining.  In light of the company’s position on economic issues, and the represented status in the bargaining unit, the bargaining team believes they achieved the best contract possible. This will remain a tentative agreement until ratified by majority vote of members. The CWA Mobility Bargaining Committee unanimously recommends ratification of this agreement.

Highlights on key issues of the Mobility tentative agreement:

4 year contract. Expiration Date of February 7, 2014.

Wages:    Wage increase across the board of 2.75% Retroactive to 3/26/10,  2.25% Eff 2/6/2011,   2.5%  Eff: 2/5/2012, 2.5% Eff 2/3/2013

$500.00 bonus upon ratification

Adding three new Titles which involves Upgrades for approximately 806 employees in Call Centers

Upgrade Wireless Technician I to Wireless Technician II

Article 7: Grievance Procedure

Sec 3. Increased time for appealing to Step 2 from 15 days to 30 days
  ……  New Section to add provision for Executive level grievances

Article 12: Hours of Work

Company will change process to enable employees in Retail to see preferences made by other employees and days that have been selected for vacation, floating Holidays and Excused Work Days prior to making their preferences. In the Centers employees will also be able to view what tours are available prior to making their preferences so they will know what is available by seniority. (In addition, we still have the arbitration case dealing with the Scheduling Tool)

Article 14: Force Adjustment

Sec 1.  Increased surplus notification from 30 days to 60 days if it involves a surplus of 50 or more employees.

Sec 4.  Increased Severance pay maximum from $12,000 to $16,000

Article 17: Company-Union Relationship

Sec 5. Increase Union time from 240 hours to 320 and for Locals representing 150 or Mobility employees from 480 hours to 960 hours.

Article 18: Union Activities

Added language that material on Union Bulletin Boards will be removed only by an Official Union Representative

Article 19: Basis of Compensation

Sec 4. Increase On-Call pay from $20.00 per day to $34.00

Sec 8. Add management relief differential for employees assigned to perform managerial opening or closing (Key Holder) responsibilities in Retail stores

Sec 10. Add a $2.00 per day differential for part-time Call Center employees assigned to speak in a foreign language

Article 21: Absences

Sec 2a. Add language that if personal leave is approved, earned time will not have to be taken prior to the leave being taken.

Sec 4. Employees subpoenaed in a court case in which they are a party shall be excused without pay.

Article 22: Vacations

Added language for part time employees that pro-rated vacation pay will be based on hours worked rather than scheduled hours

Article 23: Holidays

Excluded Floating & Designated Holidays from requirement to work the day before and after unless the Designated Holiday is scheduled by management.

Added language for part time employees that pro-rated holiday pay will be based on hours worked rather than scheduled hours

Article 24. Excused Days with Pay

Sec 2.  Changed two (2) hour increments to one (1) hour increments

Sec 5.  Added language for part time employees that pro-rated pay for Excused days will based on hours worked rather than scheduled hours.