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AT&T Mobility "ORANGE" FINAL BARGAINING REPORT  

Following are the states covered by this contract, commonly known as the Mobility Orange contract:
bulletDistrict 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont
bulletDistrict 2: District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
bulletDistrict 4: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin
bulletDistrict 7: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
bulletDistrict 9: California, Hawaii, Nevada
bulletDistrict 13: Delaware, Pennsylvania

Q.  What about the other CWA Districts?
The economic contract for District 6 was negotiated in 2008; District 3 will be negotiated in 2010 and Puerto Rico in 2011.

  
AT&T Mobility Updates
FINAL BARGAINING REPORT
March 3, 2009

The following information is a brief summary of the tentative agreement
reached between CWA and AT&T Mobility.

CWA AND AT&T MOBILITY

FINAL BARGAINING REPORT

March 3, 2009


The following information is a brief summary of the tentative agreement
reached between CWA and AT&T Mobility.

A more comprehensive summary will follow along with specific
information on a contract ratification vote. Date to be determined.

WAGES/ECONOMIC ISSUES:

1. The General Wage Schedules for all employees will be increased as
follows:

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2009 1%
1%

2010 2.5%
2.5%

2011 2.5%
2.5%

2012 2.5%
2.5%


All employees will also receive a $500.00 lump sum
payment upon ratification


2. Job Upgrades for the following titles:

*Wireless Technician I and Wireless Technician II titles will be
eliminated. All existing employees will move into the Wireless
Technician title at the wage schedule associated with the current
Wireless Technician II title.

* CSR 1 reps in the Technical Support Group will be upgraded to a new
title of Customer Support Specialist with a new maximum rate of $683.00
for year 2009. Current employees in the Technical Support Group above
the new maximum rate will receive the general wage increase based on
existing wage rates.

* CSR I reps in the Office of the President will be upgraded to a new
title of Client Service Specialist with a new maximum wage rate of
$672.50 for year 2009.

* CSR I reps and Clerks in the Workforce Operations group will be
upgraded to a new title of Workforce Administrator with a new maximum
rate of 632.50 for year 2009.

*Care Function Evaluation Company to evaluate the CSR functions to
see if additional titles should or could be created.


3. On-call pay increased from $28 to $32 for each day of
such assignment

4. Relief Differential Employees assigned the duty of
performing managerial opening and/or
closing (Key Holder) will receive a 10% differential
payment for each hour the employee
performs this work.

5. Severance Payment Increased from a maximum payment of
$12,000 to $15,000

6. Travel Payment Travel time exceeding normal commute time
when on a temporary
assignment will be paid as work time. Mileage reimbursement for use
of personal vehicles will
be reimbursed at the IRS Standard.

7. Sales Compensation Plan
*Minimum at-risk commission pay of $12,000/year for years 2009 and
and 2010 and $12,500/year for years 2011 and
2012 for those reaching 100% of their
targeted goal 
*National Sales Compensation Committee to be
reestablished


8. Quota Relief quota relief for 8 hour increments of time
(8 aggregate hour in a calendar
month) has been added for discipline purposes only.


OTHER ISSUES:


1. Definition of Employees. If the Company reclassifies from Full
Time to Part Time, they will seek
volunteers first and then force in reverse order.

2. Seniority seniority will apply to all Articles and LOA's and
the middle two digits of SSN will be
used as tie breaker when employees have same NCS date and same last 4
of SSN

3. Work Assignments Laid off employees will be given priority
placement for rehire

4. Non-Discrimination Company will not discriminate against an
employee because of ones
position or membership or non membership in the union

5. Company-Union Relationship increase in union time from 240
hours to 300 hours and up to
20 reps may take or pool up to 960 hours each/year. (20 X 960= 19,200
hours)

6. Vacations Company will maximize the allotment of vacation weeks
during the most desirable vacation periods.

7. Holidays holiday schedules to be posted by Friday at noon 2
weeks prior to the Holiday .

8. EWP change in hour increment availability from 2 hours to 1
hour.

9. Personnel Records employees will be provided a copy of all
disciplinary write-ups

10. Subcontracting Original language to remain with understanding
that within 60 days of
ratification, subcontracting reports and data requests will be provided
to bargaining chair
and going forward quarterly reports on subcontractors will be provided

11. Alliance Committee new language to explore the possibility of
the Alliance .

12. Strategic Alliance Committee Establishment of Committee to
explore innovative methods of operation

13. Scheduling Trial  Retail Sales Group trial to explore more
effective methods of scheduling.
Company will review results with Union and consider input.

14. Job Satisfaction (Monitoring) Company to review call
observations within 2 days of the
employees next two (2) scheduled workdays with the understanding
the coverage is to be done
in a private area.



All Articles, LOA's and Agreements not mentioned above will carry
forward with the exception of LOA 12 (IPO) which has been deleted.