CWA/AT&T Mobility Bargaining 2008 

AT&T to cut nearly 5,000 management jobs 4-21-08

AT&T wants to cut our pay $15,000.00 a year. Read their 3 year Network plan, courtesy or 3104.

    2007 Annual Incentive Award Information 

For example: a Southeast AT&T Telecommunications employee in either Construction Engineering (OPT'S, FT'S) or Network (ST's, DT's,  FT's)  the calculation will be: 

Eligible earnings X 2% X 101% 

Eligible earnings are generally the basic pay an employee received during  2007 plus overtime.

e.g. ($60,000.00 X .03* X 101 = $1,800.00 before taxes & Union dues.

e.g. ($60,000.00 X .03* X 112 = $ 2,016.00 before taxes & Union dues. (GBS or CIS or Wholesale)

CNN Money Report on AT&T 3Q Net UP 41% On Wireless Strength

AT&T approves 401(k) match rates and management pension plan credit for participants in the BellSouth retirement plans

New 401(k) savings plan match rates effective April 1 – based on BellSouth’s financial results for 2006 and BellSouth stock performance for 2005-06 – have been approved by AT&T.

·  The match rate for the represented savings plan (Savings and Security Plan or SSP), is 81 percent of the basic weekly dollar allotments, according to your pay band. In other words, AT&T will match 81 percent of your basic contributions to SSP.

Contributions are allocated as cash to savings plan accounts according to their investment elections. New match rates are effective for the first full pay period after April 1.

    2006 Annual Incentive Award Information 
Payment target date is March 
Posted 01-11-07 Checks distributed 3-14-07

For example: a BellSouth Telecommunications employee in either Customer Markets or Network Services the calculation will be:

Eligible earnings X 2% X 176% 

Eligible earnings are generally the basic pay an employee received during  2006 plus overtime.

In accordance with the Working Agreement, Network will designate the following months as 10 hour overtime months in 2007.  

    State                            NVP                                 10 Hour Months 

Georgia                 Muniz          January, February, March
South Carolina      Muniz          January, February, March
Alabama               Cooper        January, February, March
Louisiana              Cooper        January, February, March
Mississippi            Cooper        January, February, March
Florida                  Mulcahy       February, March, April
Kentucky              Shumpert     February, March, October
North Carolina      Shumpert     February, March, October
Tennessee           Shumpert     February, March, October

ACLU Wants Delay of AT&T - BellSouth merger 6-06-06
BellSouth Denies it gave files to NSA.  5-16-06 
Rivals urge scrutiny of BellSouth deal 6-30-06

401(k) Plans  3-02-06

 The effective match rate for the Savings and security Plan (SSP) is 64% of the basic weekly dollar allotments, according to the respective pay bands. These new match rates are effective for employee contributions made from April 1,2006 thru March 31, 2007. Employer matching contributions are made in the form of cash to the plans, and are allocated to participants' savings plan accounts according to their own investment elections. These new match rates are effective for employee contributions made from April 1, 2006 thru March 31, 2007. 
  These rates do not apply to employees covered by the collective bargaining agreements with CWA for Utility Operations workers or National Directory and Customer Assistance employees. These employee groups will continue to receive employer contributions in cash equal to 25% of their own contributions. 
  In addition, BRSP participants who are represented BAPCO sales employees will receive an effective match rate of 64% on 5.5% of eligible compensation.  
  Both BellSouth savings plans will offer LifePath Portfolios as new investment fund choices for participants beginning April 1, 2006. LifePath Portfolios are a series of lifecycle funds managed by Barclays Global Investors.

Eligible earnings X 2% X 132% 

Eligible earnings are generally the basic pay an employee received darning 2005 plus overtime.

  BellSouth Craft Surplus for 1st Quarter 2006   
posted 12-16-05  

  4th Quarter, 2005 BellSouth Surplus Florida   
posted 9-15-05

BSLD Working Agreement Extension  
3-19-05 to 12-31-05  

  2004 Annual Incentive Award   Posted 3-01-05

PIN required to call FMLA Employee Reporting Line   
Beginning Nov. 23, 2004 employees will be required to enter a Personal Identification Number (PIN) when calling the BellSouth FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) Administrator Employee Reporting Line (1-800-528-1244).  The Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system will instruct callers on how to establish a PIN. After three unsuccessful attempts to set up a PIN, the system will automatically transfer employees to a live FMLA Analyst for assistance. This change will allow employees to report the reason for absence using the IVR system.  Employees will still have the option of speaking with an FMLA Analyst.   Posted 11-23-04

  There will be NO 4th Quarter BellSouth Surplus! 9-15-04

 Working Agreement Ratification Ballots 

September 28, 2004 the results of the ratification vote are as follows:
Yes
BST            -74%
BAPCO       -82% 
BASC         -94% 
BBI             -95% 
UTILITIES   -65% 
CORP        -100% 

Working Agreement Ratification Results, More

Telcom News
BellSouth Corp. and other Bells won't be required to cheaply lease to competitors advanced fiber networks that serve apartment buildings,.....click to read more

  Phone firm is told to mend its ways 5-05-04 from Miami Herald 
 

 Call by phone official draws ire in House   from Miami Herald 4-7-04   
Call from lobbyist rattles lawmaker 
Phone call raises legal issues for lawmakers 4-08-04 
Phone call raises legal issues for Lawmakers 

Supra agrees to pay BellSouth $ 18 Million.  02-17-04  

BellSouth Florida 1st Quarter Surplus 2004
posted 12-15-03  
Click Here to View Entire 9 State Surplus

   4th Quarter BellSouth Surplus 2003  Posted 9-15-03   

  BellSouth Network 3rd Quarter 2003 Surplus for Florida 

          Click Here! 6-13-03 

  The phone deal: What's in it for you? 4-30-03

Panel Says Phone Bills May Go Up  

Posted by Miami Herald 04-11-03

  Memorandum of Agreement 3-20-03 

  BellSouth 2nd Quarter Surplus 

  FCC splits rules on phone competition  as reported by the Miami Herald  02-21-03

  The Local Governance Partnership of Broward is asking

 for your help to improve service, cost, job performance,

 and enhance work life. To download form Click Here

  Proposed MOA for 1st Quarter 2003  Click Here

  BellSouth BETSI replacement web site: 

Launched Dec 2,2002. On Dec 9 craft employees can apply for positions thru Careers at BellSouth. 

 http://www.bellsouth.com/careers    (From Home)   

http://bellsouth.com/careers   (From Work)

  Supra granted access! Ruling reopens link to BellSouth   11-23-02   Click here!

  A Message From North Carolina CWA Local Presidents   11-21-02

  NDA/CA Tentative Agreement

   New BellSouth Staffing System to replace BETSI 10-16-02

Bellsouth tumbles 18% on earnings Slump  7-23-02

SIPP Memorandum of Agreement 5-29-02 Click Here!       Reminder those wanting SIPP in 3rd Quarter Must have request on file by May 31!

   BellSouth Cutting Up to 5,000 Jobs Click here 05-17-02
  Atlanta Constitution's Report on  BST 5,000 jobs at risk  Click here    05-18-02 

Reminder those wanting SIPP in 3rd Quarter Must have request on file by May 31!

  BellSouth asks CWA for 32 hour work-week for 3rd Quarter Surplus 

 BellSouth announces 2nd Quarter Surplus   03-15-02

  BellSouth Call Centers Consolidating  02-05-02 

  BellSouth to Cut 1,200 more jobs!  12-14-01

Thursday October 18, 2:06 pm Eastern Time

BellSouth to Eliminate 3,000 Jobs

BellSouth to Cut 3,000 Jobs to Trim Costs As It Confronts Slowing Economy and Increased Competition

ATLANTA (AP) -- BellSouth Corp. (NYSE:BLS - news) said Thursday it will cut 3,000 jobs, or just under 3 percent of its global work force, to trim costs as it confronts a slowing economy and increased competition.

News of the job cuts came as BellSouth said it was barely profitable in the third-quarter, falling short of Wall Street's expectations.

The Atlanta-based telecommunications company, the largest local phone provider in nine Southeastern states, had about 103,000 workers at the end of the third quarter.

The company said the cuts would be focused mainly on administrative positions at its Atlanta corporate offices, and will not affect its 56,000 employees covered by the Communication Workers of America. The union recently ratified a new contract with BellSouth.

BellSouth shares fell $1.10 to $37.95 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

BellSouth plans to take a charge of $170 million to $200 million in the fourth quarter to pay for the restructuring.

Most of the cuts will come from the management ranks of BellSouth's headquarters staff, which has not experienced as much attrition as the company expected in recent years, spokesman Jeff Battcher said.

``The economy has definitely taken its bite out of our business,'' he said. ``Our residential lines are down for the last two quarters, and competitors have taken 25 percent of our local phone lines.''

The job cuts were announced as BellSouth reported it earned $7 million for the third-quarter -- break-even on a per share basis -- as it recorded charges of 57 cents per share for equities losses, including a 3-cent per share loss from its sale of 4.5 million shares of Qwest Communications.

Not counting those one-time items, BellSouth said net income was $1.06 billion, or 56 cents per share, compared to $1.03 billion it earned in the same period of 2000.

The results were 2 cents below the 58 cents per share expected by analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial/First Call.

Revenue for the quarter was $7.45 billion, up from $6.92 billion for the same July-September period last year.

For the first nine months of 2001, BellSouth said net income was $1.78 billion, or 94 cents per share, down from the $3.10 billion, or $1.64 per share it earned in the same span last year. Revenues were $22.00 billion, 8 percent above the $20.18 billion in the same period of 2000.

The results were helped by a 27 percent gain in data revenue to $1.1 billion. The company said it added 82,000 customers for its high-speed Internet service, ending the quarter with 463,000. BellSouth still plans to have 600,000 DSL customers by year's end.

Wireless telephone revenue grew 38 percent to $1.5 billion as part of its 40 percent ownership stake in Cingular Wireless.