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More than 17,000 AT&T employees throughout the Southeast are on strike after implicating business management of “unreasonable labor practices” throughout current agreement settlements.
A declaration launched Friday by the Communications Workers of America (CWA)– the union representing the striking workers– stated AT&T did not deal in great faith and sent out arbitrators who didn't have any authority to make choices.
“Our union participated in settlements in a great faith effort to reach a reasonable agreement, however we have actually been satisfied at the table by business agents who were not able to discuss their own bargaining propositions and did not appear to have the real bargaining authority needed by the legal responsibility to deal in excellent faith,” stated CWA District 3 Vice President Richard Honeycutt.
“Our members wish to be on the task, supplying the quality service that our consumers should have. It's time for AT&T to begin working out in excellent faith so that we can move on towards a reasonable agreement.”
The union stated it had actually submitted a problem with the National Labor Relations Board.
The striking employees consist of specialists, customer support agents, and AT&T wire setup employees.
In a declaration to NPR on Saturday, AT&T rejected the business was breaking any labor laws and stated it's excited to work out a brand-new agreement.
“CWA's claims of unjust labor practices are not grounded in reality,” the business stated. “We have actually been taken part in substantive bargaining given that day 1 and aspire to reach an arrangement that benefits our hard-working workers.”
AT&T pointed out 3 other contracts reached this year with 13,000 staff members in other states as proof that it was dedicated to reaching an offer.
The business likewise stated consumers should not need to fret about any service interruptions which it had backup steps in location to keep operations running efficiently.
The strike impacts employees in 9 states, consisting of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
