LOUISVILLE, Ky. — UPDATE: The Communications Workers of America announced that they have ended their unfair labor practice strike against AT&T. Workers will return to work at 1 p.m. on Wednesday
Louisville AT&T workers went on strike on alleged unfair labor practices.
Union representatives of AT&T's District Three said 20,000 wireline employees went on strike across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
900 AT&T workers in Louisville expected to go on strike
In Louisville, about 30 workers were seen protesting early Aug. 24 by the AT&T building on Armory Place. The Communications Workers of America said they were striking because of unfair labor practices and because they are working without a contract.
AT&T's spokesperson released the following statement:
"A strike is in no one’s best interest. We remain ready to sit down with union leaders to listen to their concerns and work with them on negotiating a new, improved contract for our employees. We’re surprised and disappointed that union leaders would call a strike at this point in the negotiations, particularly when we’re offering terms that would help our employees – some of whom average from $121,000 to $134,000 in total compensation – be even better off. We have offered the union terms that are consistent with what other CWA-represented employees have approved in recent contract negotiations; the company has reached 20 fair agreements since 2017 covering more than 89,000 employees. The Southeast contract covers fewer than 8 percent of our employees. We’re prepared for a strike and in the event of a work stoppage, we will continue working hard to serve our customers.”
On August 28, CWA announced that they were ending the strike and that members would return to work at 1 p.m.
"CWA members’ spirit and solidarity over the last four days showed the company that we would not back down until they bargained with us in good faith,” said CWA District 3 Vice President Richard Honeycutt. “This was a historic strike that showed the power that working people have when they join together.”
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