AT&T and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) reached...
AT&T and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) reached a tentative agreement for a one-year extension of a contract covering some 7,000 wireline workers, the company said. Union members will vote on the deal over the next few days.…
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The current contract, which expires June 23, covers IBEW members in Illinois, northwest Indiana, New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California and the Northwest. Under the proposed one-year agreement, union members will get a 1 percent base salary raise. Employees who will make less than $50,000 following the salary increase will get a lump-sum payment of $500, while those who will make more than $50,000 after the salary increase will receive $300. The company’s labor negotiations with the Communications Workers of America continued.