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AT&T wireline union workers in East, West regions go on strike - Fierce Telecom
AT&T (NYSE: T) wireline workers on the East and West Coast represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union began a strike on Tuesday. Covering over 20,000 employees, the contracts expired on April 7. The West contract covers over 17,000 wireline workers in California and Nevada, while the East contract covers more than 3,000 wireline employees in Connecticut. Like fellow ILEC Verizon (NYSE: VZ), AT&T and the union have been battling one another over various benefit issues including paid time off and health care costs. "A strike is not...
Published By: Fierce Telecom - Wednesday, 8 August, 2012