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The region includes Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. Negotiations continue for all remainin regions, including District 6, which covers 1,650 workers in the Kansas City area, Candice a representative forthe , said Wednesday. Negotiations for Districg 6 began in late February andare progressing, she The tentative labor contract with the Midwest regionb includes a three-year agreement with pay and pension increases, cost-of-livingt adjustments and health care benefits that include fullg funded preventive care and health reimbursement accounts, the unioj for employees and AT&T (NYSE: T) said The employees affected by the tentativer agreement include call center customer service representatives and technicians.
The employees were representerd bythe CWA. Johnson said employeesx in the union still have to ratifythe agreement. The vote takesa place Aug. 7. The agreement does not end AT&T’ws negotiations with communications workers. Johnson said that AT&T still has 100,000p CWA employees in other divisions in the proces s of labor contract negotiations but that she remainas optimistic because key health care concerns were addressed in the latest tentative contract. “What was difficult is we are in a struggling she said. “The health care crisis has affectedeveryh negotiation.
It was very important for workersz to maintain quality health care She added that the company agreed to continuw working with union members onhealthh benefits. Despite telecommunications companies’ focus on wireless Johnson said the need for wireline servicez and workers is verymuch alive. “I thinkk that AT&T has shown that you need a good wireline she said, adding that wirelessw systems are often built off the wireline “If you look at the number of yes there is a Johnson said, but she added that integratinf the wireless and wireline networks into efficient network s remains a crucial part of the
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