SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — After their prior contract expired in early August, AT&T Southeast workers states engaged in a month-long strike in an attempt to force AT&T to engage in good faith bargaining, according to the Communications Workers of America (CWA).
Over 25,500 members of the CWA across eleven states have ratified strong new contract agreements with AT&T Southeast and AT&T West, they said. The AT&T Southeast contract covers approximately 17,000 workers across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
AT&T workers who install, maintain and support AT&T’s network, will receive wage increases of over 19% during the new five-year agreement in the Southeast, the CWA said…