I would be interested in hearing perspectives from the Pelicans on this one. Click the following link for more details:
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The offer SBC gave the union several days ago expires at 11:59 p.m ET, tomorrow. As you know, it provides for:
Lump sum payments and wage increases that keep our CWA-represented employees among the best paid in the industry; pay is 50% higher than cable companies.
Outstanding health care with no monthly premium and only modest co-pays; by the end of today, the average CWA-represented employee who has lost three days of pay has lost more than the company is asking for in increased health care co-pays for a year.
Job security commitment.
Not surprisingly, in the last few days, we've seen a big uptick in unsolicited calls from people wanting a job with SBC.
There are many union claims being circulated, primarily around job losses and jobs of the future. Here are the facts:
On job losses:
Not one CWA-represented employee has lost their job to outsourcing.
Our workforce has been reduced, but that's because our sales have fallen every quarter for 10 straight quarters.
Of the 29,000 the union claims have lost a job, all but 400 of them either took retirement, were offered another job but refused it or tested for another job but failed the test.
On jobs of the future:
The vast majority of the jobs of the future — fiber, video, Wi-Fi — will be hometown, U.S. jobs. We want the CWA to compete for those jobs with their neighbors across town, but the wage rates and overall costs have to be competitive.