CWA, AT&T Mobility Reach Tentative Agreement

August 3, 2016

August 4, 2016 — The Communications Workers of America and AT&T Mobility have reached a tentative agreement with AT&T Mobility, which covers health care and other benefits for 42,000 workers nationwide, according to the CWA.

CWA “accomplished our main goal, which was to put health care benefits bargaining back in the regional bargaining agreement process and to make health care affordable for all Mobility workers,” said CWA District 1 Vice President Dennis Trainor. Four separately negotiated Mobility contracts now cover compensation and working conditions.

An earlier agreement was voted down by the members last month, and continued negotiations resulted in the tentative proposal that is being provided to the membership for a ratification vote.

Ratification will be conducted over the next several weeks.

Among the highlights of the new proposed agreement:

Reduced premium costs for 20,000 employees hired after 2014.
Employees with dependent children and no covered spouse will pay lower rates under 4-tier contribution structure.
Employees in Puerto Rico will be able to take advantage of popular HMO plans with much lower contribution rates.
A new “Option 2” plan will be introduced with lower premium costs.