Currently CWA is in active negotiations with AT&T about the new combination technician title being created. The union can’t stop this , the title is coming. What’s being negotiated is the pay and shocker , the company wants to pay the title the same wage scale as all the titles it’s going to replace: WS32. This is a joke. They want the title to do all the dirty work of all other titles combined, which means a much larger skillset , and pay the same wage. The bigger plan though is to sc--w you all out of your severance or “surplus” pay. See , once this title exists , they can and will declare “technological surpluses “ of all the other titles and offer you a position as a combo tech. If you decline , you’re effectively quitting and not eligible to receive a single dollar of surplus or severance pay. How much you want to bet the union allows both the title to be ws32 AND have no protections from the subsequent surplus. This union is weak and will immediately roll over and show its belly.
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And just like that the 104 week naysayers are proven right. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, bluey. It feels good to be right.
Just get out of AT&T if you can. If you are under qualified then you can only su-k it up
Combo includes wire tech summer attic crawler with bonded pair and fiber to the RG. Splice pit shoveler with fresh encapsulant boots and bvoip IAD placer. T1’s, Ds0’s, 1 button router with 911 monkeys. Aerial cable hanger and terminal installer.
That is union protection!
How much do you want to bet?? This proposal was originated by the union, like hello!!
I can’t stress this enough… L O L