AT&T, Communications Workers Of America Reach Tentative Agreements In Wireline Contract Negotiations

DALLAS, May 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced that it has reached tentative agreements with the Communications Workers of America in wireline contract negotiations covering nearly 17,000 employees.

The tentative agreements were reached with AT&T Midwest and AT&T Corp. (CWA Telecommunications and Technologies unit). The AT&T Midwest contract covers about 12,000 employees in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. The AT&T Corp. contract covers about 4,500 employees spread across the country.

The agreements will be submitted to the union's membership for ratification votes in the coming days. Out of respect for the union membership, AT&T will not comment on details of the tentative agreements until they have been presented to them for a vote by their leadership.

More information will be posted on www.att.com/corewirelinebargaining as it is available.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

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Reliability and signal strength claims based on nationwide carriers' LTE. Signal strength claim based ONLY on avg. LTE signal strength. LTE not available everywhere.

*Global coverage claim based on offering voice and LTE data roaming in more countries than any other U.S. based carrier, and offering the most wireless smartphones and tablets that work in the most countries.

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