CWA continues AT&T strike in Southeast

AT&T workers continue to strike across nine Southeastern states. In a recent development, the company's employees in the West have also rejected its tentative agreement which might lead to an additional 8,400 employees joining the strike. Over 17,000 workers have taken industrial action against the carrier over a contract dispute and have been on strike for more than three weeks.

“AT&T workers across the country have made it clear that they are not willing to settle for a subpar contract or bad faith negotiations. CWA members are the face of AT&T and eager to continue their work keeping their customers connected,” said CWA president, Claude Cummings Jr, in a statement. “I will be doing everything I can to ensure that AT&T puts proposals on the table with the wages and healthcare benefits that our members deserve.”

In response to the ongoing strikes, AT&T confirmed it reopened negotiations with the CWA on September 8. “We continue to aim for an agreement that will provide competitive market-based pay that exceeds projected inflation, provides benefits that improve employees’ total well-being, and sustains a competitive position in the broadband industry where we can grow and win against our mostly non-union competitors. We are hopeful that the CWA will engage with us in the same spirit and work towards an agreement to get our employees back to work.” the company said in a statement.