 Old_GrouchDon't just sit there silly DO somethingPremium
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kudos:1 | And the reason is - - - From late October on the mysanantonio.com web site:
The Communications Workers of America union has sued AT&T Inc. and its major subsidiaries to “halt the company's use of corporate shell games to avoid contractual obligations” to union members.
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Antonio, charges that the telecommunications company is using its recent corporate reorganizations to wriggle out of contractual obligations on employee wages, benefits, seniority and working conditions.
AT&T said the company would mount an aggressive defense of the lawsuit and expects to show it has no merit.
Now, just over a month later, this announcement that the economy is forcing at&t toward a force reduction.
And from today's NY Times online Business section in an article about at&t's bargaining with the CWA:
Remaining issues include wages, union proposals for pension and job security improvements and a dispute over whether employees who retired after March 1, 1990, should pay for part of their medical coverage, the Communications Workers said.
The company's desire to shift some of its health care costs onto retirees has been firmly rejected by the unions. Before the talks began the president of the C.W.A., Morton Bahr, said, "There will be no contract if that demand stays on the table."
Uh, let's see: bad economic results; auto makers crying about large, embedded costs much of which result from union contracts; and it's contract time for mamma bell and the kids.
This is terribly confusing and is starting to look mighty convenient for The Company (Prison Break fans will enjoy the subtlety) . The timing of all this misfortune is liable to cast a shadow over what is taking place.
I need my meds if I'm ever going to be able to keep track of all this.
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