Tick Tock! 2 weeks left on the D3 contract and D9 still hasn’t come to a tentative agreement, let alone ratification. Contingency team, it’s time to get the bags packed and boots shined, the labor team is about to put you into action. Only person winning in their scenario is Stankey, because everyone else will be pi---d off. What else is new?
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Tick Tock!
Ok, liar. Everyone understands it’s called bargaining for a reason. The main issue is, the company wants take backs which, is something that was agreed upon in previous negotiations. The union views take backs as non-negotiable unless, something else of value is given and membership agrees. The company also offers minimal wage increases while, increasing scope of work and combining job titles, all for the same pay. Their bargaining technique is take or leave it, without compromising thus, we arrive at an impasse and unfair labor practice papers get filed.
Union’s definition of “Bargaining in good faith” = The company gives in to all BS union demands.
Call me a liar…..
Union people clearly have a different interpretation of the word “skilled” than I do.
Previous post, funniest of all time 🤣. In 2019 D3 (SE) walked out due to unfair labor practice for 3-4 days since we were at an impasse and the labor team wouldn’t bargain. The company couldn’t fly in a new Labor team fast enough and we had a tentative agreement very quickly, we returned to work and it was rarified. The company knew the next step was a real strike so, your uninformed propaganda at your dirty RTO desk. When we do walk this time it may be much longer, everyone I know is ok with that. Good luck replacing 35k skilled employees between D9, 3 and everyone knows it isn’t possible.
If they bargain in good faith and offer a fair agreement without a bunch of take backs then, everyone will ratify and continue working. We aren’t like management that has to bend over and take it without any recourse. Have you ever heard of relocation, RTO, contracting, off-shoring, rebadging, reduction and elimination of benefits? I bet one of your peers has! A contract matters where work rules and benefits are agreed upon, who would have thought of that? Anyone in the c-suite also has compensation agreements at any corporation, only those below c-suite deemed “management” don’t have any protections, other than fed, state and DOL rules. They are very basic.
Semper ubi sub ubi.
“ Strike in August? Oh yeah sign me up. ”
How about you union slugs put your money where your mouths are. You’ve been whining for 6 months already. T could care less if you’re here or not. Just walk already…and keep going for the sake of the company.
Strike in August? Oh yeah sign me up. Speculation on how long? I’m good for a couple of months and longer if needed.
The c-suite doesn’t need anymore issues, they are already having to explain why they have off-shored, contracted out security, databases, customer accts. that keep getting hacked and all the outages happening. Not too smart to bargain in bad faith and try to save a few pennies with labor but hey their track record shows that won’t stop them from making the wrong decisions. AT&T has a 130 Billion debt load for a reason and labor had nothing to do with that, “leadership” own’s it.
A work stoppage will just shine a bigger light on all the failures and poor decisions by AT&T leadership, to the rest of America. Nobody wants to see the stock prices driven any lower.
Good, glad to oblige the c-suite. I’m sure they will be working on the contingency team.
Business is down so any strike is welcomed by the C suites.
Can’t wait, saved enough for at least 6 months. If we don’t need it then a newer vehicle is in my future.
12 days, last time we waited a couple of weeks but who knows what will happen this time?
Mr Tick Tok crawled out of his moms basement to let us know his meatloaf was awesome.
Union dummiez. D9 will have a TA before the D3 contract expires. It’ll be voted down once and then ratified. D3 will sc--w around for a month or two and probably have some little grievance and ULP strikes, then they’ll announce a TA. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Union can’t afford big strikes anymore. Members live beyond their means due to cadillac provisions and the measly strike funds would be depleted rapidly (for those that don’t know, if strike is called and members don’t picket, they don’t get strike pay).
I think your "Tick Tock" warning expired months ago. There's no alarm here. BAU while we all hit snooze.
D9 will have their agreement soon. The dream of having all the regions be out at once isn't going to happen. That was stifled by D1 years ago.
Then will come the office closures for the call centers in Reno and Van Nuys, San Ramon ....
Maybe the unions can coordinate with Crowdstrike so no one can actually get to their CP location.
Doubt it, y’all will continue to work without a contact- BAU.
and later, the lead singer sang the classic tune about a ride on a train that was crazy, and that's us now.
If this happens do I have to RTO and how many days per week. I was just as productive at home. I cried in my 3rd levels office last week while telling him how much actually reporting to an office on a regulas basis has ruined my life.
We’ll see!
The boys from Birmingham (Black Sabbath) wrote a song about that called “Fa----s wear Boots”.