and walking is what we’ll do. Time’s almost up, 11 days - Tick Tock!
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Don’t forget the rally on Saturday the 30th, see your Local page for details. One North another in the South.
“ You are funny, not surprising because sycophants have blind loyalty and fuzzy math.”
Even the blind can see the stock price Karen.
This contract negotiation will prove to be the worst outcome for the CWA since inception.
I don’t really understand the folks who want contractors brought in at a cheaper rate. Do you think these cost savings will benefit you or your family? They will only benefit the c suite. The better the pay scale for union generally benefits pay for non union “management”. Not to mention maybe have a conversation with those that currently work with Att contractors. They generally don’t end up being cheaper in the long run.
10 days, Tick Tock
Why would we walk? We have it so good.
“ You can’t get blood from a stone, the company is in rough shape and you are going to pay the biggest price.”
ROFL! Oh the stone that pays Stankey $27 million, other execs slightly less, retired CEO Randall, 1 million a year to consult and a 122% bonus for the managers this year. You are funny, not surprising because sycophants have blind loyalty and fuzzy math.
After a month walk out, will be rested up for the OT coming our way when we settle. Gonna be nice before the summer load, can’t wait. Hard to build, install and repair from the office chair, office workers and managers should enjoy the nice break away from dirty overcrowded buildings. Please take care of our customers, vehicles and tools, we will be back soon. Fresh air and exercise, what’s not to like!
Union employees don’t have the mettle to follow through with their laughable plan. The union package will be hammered to new lows for pay, job security, and medical subsidies. You guys are toast. You can’t get blood from a stone, the company is in rough shape and you are going to pay the biggest price. We’ll all be watching and more importantly laughing….stay strong lol
“ Spot on!! Walking out would be the d-mbest thing ever. Nothing they would love more & would save them a ton of $$$ every day that we’re gone.”
Which is exactly why the union is hoping for it, clearly none are members of Mensa ..
“Say what you will, but any type of labor stoppage would be an act of ignorance. It would be doing the board a favor and giving them an easier path to eliminate jobs…...
If you advocate to walk, you might be looking for a new job. This is not the AT&T any of us are used to dealing with. Be careful what you wish for.”
Spot on!! Walking out would be the d-mbest thing ever. Nothing they would love more & would save them a ton of $$$ every day that we’re gone.
The outages won’t all happen by accident. Some (probably more than that) will be intentionally caused by you union dummez just to cause more pain for the company. PLEASE tell us again how much you care about the company and especially about its customers??
Maybe when you go to cut that fiber or copper cable and then haphazardly try to cover it up, you could at least let AT&T’s customers know that it’s you, the union, scruing them over.
Let’s get the party started. Bullhorn..check, strike shirt..check, strike sign..check. local politicians numbers..check, sunscreen..check, sunglasses..check, watercooler..check. Yep, I’m ready.
CP, get your training videos lined up, the training wheels are about to come off. I would watch those laughable videos intently, you are probably going to need it! Especially when outages start to happen and the buck stops here crowd isn’t around to bail your as--s out.
Tick Tock, 10 days and few hours. He-l Yeah!
Yeah we’ve heard all the scare tactics before and so did Auto, Medical, Freight, Education, Shipping, Entertainment, etc.. It didn’t stop them from walking either, the result was improvements in their wages and work conditions. Sorry but acquiescence only leads to poverty and worsening conditions. The elite continue to get richer off the backs of workers, it’s becoming the Lords and the serfs if, nobody stands up.
Troll and gaslight on, not going to change what’s about to happen if the company doesn’t bargain in good faith. People are tired of the Greedy 2 tier system that has ruined corporations, businesses and work culture across the nation. Sure those near retirement may get out unscathed but what about your kids, grandkids and other family members who have to deal with the aftermath during their working careers. The curtain has been pulled and the elite can’t continue to justify their compensation and golden parachutes while pillaging the company and workers then, throwing them out like trash.
DEI is just the next evolution of Union worker.
Protect my job even though I’m no good at it.
Just like DEI, the union breeds mediocrity and laziness. The same groups of “people” must be in charge of both initiatives
If you are actually good at what you do, you don’t need additional protection from being let go.
Typically, the biggest loudmouths advocating to walk have strategically timed vacations. Solidarity though, or something. Don’t believe me? Check who has vacation days scheduled when the contract ends. Are they union reps?
The most intelligent and accurate post I’ve read in a very long time. No, I didn’t write it. It’s all true though!!
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Stankey does not care. He has proven that time and time again over the last several years.
He doesn’t care about serving the customer.
He doesn’t care about the morale of his workforce.
He doesn’t care about the brand.
He doesn’t care about the union.
He doesn’t care about the managers.
He doesn’t care about you or your family.
The only thing he has proven time and time again is his blatant incompetence and ability to drive a once admired corporation into the ground.
The only thing he cares about is right-sizing his ship so “automation” can take over and he can retain his golden parachute. We all know it can’t and it will fail because we know how broken everything is inside the company. The public and our stockholders don’t. All they see are numbers on a quarterly filing. Those numbers tell only half the story.
That is the one thing the scares him the most. Disclosure. Rest assured, he will be long gone before the truth comes out and his failed business model finally puts the nail in the AT&T coffin.
Say what you will, but any type of labor stoppage would be an act of ignorance. It would be doing the board a favor and giving them an easier path to eliminate jobs.
Contingency? There is no contingency. When leadership doesn’t care about the business, they don’t care about finding a reasonable way to maintain it. Will the contingency response be terrible and half-assed? 100% - but some will still be getting paid to do a half-assed job and others will not. How long can that line be held?
If you advocate to walk, you might be looking for a new job. This is not the AT&T any of us are used to dealing with. Be careful what you wish for.
Stankey does not care. He has proven that time and time again over the last several years.
He doesn’t care about serving the customer.
He doesn’t care about the morale of his workforce.
He doesn’t care about the brand.
He doesn’t care about the union.
He doesn’t care about the managers.
He doesn’t care about you or your family.
The only thing he has proven time and time again is his blatant incompetence and ability to drive a once admired corporation into the ground.
The only thing he cares about is right-sizing his ship so “automation” can take over and he can retain his golden parachute. We all know it can’t and it will fail because we know how broken everything is inside the company. The public and our stockholders don’t. All they see are numbers on a quarterly filing. Those numbers tell only half the story.
That is the one thing the scares him the most. Disclosure. Rest assured, he will be long gone before the truth comes out and his failed business model finally puts the nail in the AT&T coffin.
Say what you will, but any type of labor stoppage would be an act of ignorance. It would be doing the board a favor and giving them an easier path to eliminate jobs.
Contingency? There is no contingency. When leadership doesn’t care about the business, they don’t care about finding a reasonable way to maintain it. Will the contingency response be terrible and half-assed? 100% - but some will still be getting paid to do a half-assed job and others will not. How long can that line be held?
If you advocate to walk, you might be looking for a new job. This is not the AT&T any of us are used to dealing with. Be careful what you wish for.
Enjoy the long weekend!
Union slugs will bow to T, giving up wages , job security , healthcare and dignity. Not surprising you won’t stay out for what you feel is your “right”. All talk no action.
Office worker here (aka manager as you all call us, though we don’t manage anything), hope all the Union guys get everything you’re asking for. Most of us are pulling for you all.
Managers, unless they were craft, usually can't do the job they were trained for and assigned. Reason is, they receive a very abbreviated training, almost no hands on, and zero shadowing.
100% truth. The 50 or so hours worth of online training consists of copy/pasting answers. The in-person training (if you can call it that) was a highly abbreviated 4-hour course where we watched managers struggle to take a ladder off a truck.
Frankly, I think compressing a multi-day safety course into 4 hours is pure negligence. Be skeptical and prioritize your own safety, because AT&T definitely doesn't care.
I also don't believe the contingency force was meant to be a threat to the union. It was really designed to fool the general public and ward off lawsuits when sh-t hits the fan. Of course, good luck getting HR to admit that.
D3, need to get your bargain suggestion forms turned in soon. Ask a job steward if there isn’t any posted on your union board or you can download it. We will start bargaining in a few months.
Continue to save your money, in case we need to walk like last contract. Appears D9 is about to walk to stop the regressive proposals, the company labor team has been bargaining in bad faith.
Go ahead and walk. As a manager, I’ll still be getting paid.
Expect to be out months if you do walk.
I appreciate the union and support you but it’s not wise to walk this year.Stankey doesn’t care about you
Local 9333 - Contract Rally on Saturday March 30, 11 AM - 2 PM
Cesar Chavez Plaza
910 I St
Sacramento, CA 95814
Members, check with your Local for details about mobilization
Regarding this, managers with or without CP assignments, makes zero difference. I've seen a few get surplused even though they had assignments.
Company doesn't care. Managers, unless they were craft, usually can't do the job they were trained for and assigned. Reason is, they receive a very abbreviated training, almost no hands on, and zero shadowing.
Not to mention, much of their training was likely completed, months ago. Without some kind of reinforcement, they just won't retain the knowledge.
I training for splicer, service technician and some others years ago. GOSE? The VR training in mid to late 2000's, total junk :(
Splicer training, junk. We did some kind of splice case, but zero grading of the work. In fact, didn't really have to complete it.
Think of the training, more of an overview of what the craft workers do.
As far as a walk out. Doubt it will happen. Like someone else said, this time next year, a settlement will come.
Don't trust the union for the true position and of course don't trust the company either. Both are there just to make the other look bad with the eventual outcome of the union being a hero of some kind.
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I never seen a manager on CP duty surplussed. They should consider it job security. Once the CP duty is over, yes the surplus machine returns to maximum efficiency.
At&t on cpuc decision. We will still be without a real strike this time next year.
He sounds scared, must have a contingency assignment.
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There are scared. They boast and threaten. Let them take their frustration out on us "Union slugs" so that their spouses need not suffer.
After they are removed from AT&T, there is nothing that can be done anymore.
I never seen a manager on CP duty surplussed. They should consider it job security. Once the CP duty is over, yes the surplus machine returns to maximum efficiency.
Considering CP training, some got hurt in previous years and some stroked out and died before the company decided the training should not require anything more dangerous than a computer mouse.
You’ll work with no new contract be cause you talk out of both sides of your mouth.
The company will have to pay for us and contractors. Sounds smart to me. The longer we work the more managers they'll need to lay off to keep paying the contractors.
Strike! Make Joe Biden come to the picket lines!
Don’t forget tonight 7 pm pst. bargaining and mobilization meeting
We’ll see if enough have saved up.
Unless it will just be a long weekend.
Good luck!
Work stoppage implies you were actually working to begin with, you’re already disqualified.
“ very ineffective posts”
Yet you low iq union slugs can’t help but react…..lol
The only bargaining you’ll be doing is in clearance bin at Walmart.
In solidarity ……
He sounds scared, must have a contingency assignment.
How old are you, 13? If not, you have the immaturity of one. You continue to try to gaslight people, very ineffective posts. Now let the grownups bargain in good faith.
You will be forced to give back. You say you’ll walk but you won’t. You’ll work with no new contract be cause you talk out of both sides of your mouth. You have zero leverage, but just for fun, we dare you to walk and stay out. Gutless union plebes.