AT&T Southeast Members Stay Strong on the Picket Line as Strike Continues

As the AT&T Southeast unfair labor practices strike continues, CWA members are staying strong on the picket lines with the support of other CWA members and retirees, members of other unions, community organizations, and customers. Supporters from across the country are posting solidarity photos on social media (you can view them here and here).

Meanwhile, the company’s use of undertrained managers and contractors during the strike is taking its toll, with customers throughout the Southeast reporting extended wait times for service and repairs. In an interview on WKYT, an AT&T customer in Kentucky had a message for the company: “You need to right now do what is right for your employees and your customers because they are the backbone of your company.”

“We appreciate the outpouring of support we have had from union members, elected officials, community organizations, and the public,” said CWA District 3 Vice President Richard Honeycutt. “We care about our customers and urge AT&T to resolve the unfair labor practices that caused this strike and engage in good faith bargaining so we can get back to work.”

“When CWA’s Executive Board authorized this strike, we knew that our members would remain strong, and they have,” said CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. “The striking CWA members have our union’s full support, including financial support from our Members’ Relief Fund.”

Support the striking workers by signing our petition to AT&T CEO John Stankey.

 
CWA members, currently on an unlawful labor practice strike, walked the picket lines and rallied this week across District 3, including in West Palm Beach and Miami, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C. Click here for more photos from the strike.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.