DALLAS, May 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today
announced that it has reached tentative agreements with the
Communications Workers of America in wireline contract negotiations
covering nearly 17,000 employees.
The tentative agreements were reached with AT&T Midwest
and AT&T Corp. (CWA Telecommunications and Technologies unit).
The AT&T Midwest contract covers about 12,000 employees in
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. The AT&T Corp. contract covers
about 4,500 employees spread across the country.
The agreements will be submitted to the union's membership
for ratification votes in the coming days. Out of respect for the
union membership, AT&T will not comment on details of the
tentative agreements until they have been presented to them for a
vote by their leadership.
More information will be posted on
www.att.com/corewirelinebargaining as it is available.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by
subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T
brand and not by AT&T Inc.
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people mobilize their worlds with state-of-the-art communications,
entertainment services and amazing innovations like connected cars
and devices for homes, offices and points in between. Our U.S.
wireless network offers customers the nation's strongest LTE signal
and the nation's most reliable 4G LTE network. We offer the best
global wireless coverage*. We're improving how our customers stay
entertained and informed with AT&T U-verse® TV and
High Speed Internet services. And businesses worldwide are serving
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Reliability and signal strength claims based on nationwide
carriers' LTE. Signal strength claim based ONLY on avg. LTE signal
strength. LTE not available everywhere.
*Global coverage claim based on offering voice and LTE data
roaming in more countries than any other U.S. based carrier, and
offering the most wireless smartphones and tablets that work in the
most countries.
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