1,200 More AT&T Mobility Workers Organize in Florida

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.union-network.org/UNITelecom.nsf/0/F84C415E3AA22CDDC125735D0045116E?OpenDocument

1,200 More AT&T Mobility Workers Organize in Florida

Seeking the benefits and job protections enjoyed by 40,000 other CWA members at AT&T Mobility (formerly Cingular), the company's 1,166 retail sales workers in Florida have gained representation under CWA's card check and neutrality agreement with the company.

The sales associates, spread across the state in 129 stores from Florida's panhandle to Key West, are among the youngest group of workers organized by CWA, with most being college age and many still attending school. "What attracted them to CWA was how our agreement with AT&T met some of their chief needs as younger workers – tuition aid, premium pay, and lower health care costs," said District Three Vice President Noah Savant. Some 18 CWA Locals worked together in the massive statewide campaign.

Last month, a unit of 22 network technicians gained representation in Mississippi.

[ChiciB1]

1. Wonderful News!! Go Unions! My Husband Was A Member Of The CWA

through GTE now Verizon. We do have a better health care package even if it's a PPO Choice Program! Even though he retired, at least the plan covers prescriptions and that's a lot too! My sister was paying $800.00 a month for health care until she got on Medicare in July! Her family never belonged to a Union so she has to buy a Supplemental for prescriptions.

Were it not for the Union, we may not have been where we are today. Not rich, but holding our own!