Posted on 03/04/2017 5:07:27 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
AT&T has agreed to bring 3,000 outsourced jobs home to the U.S.
The union that represents AT&T workers, the Communications Workers of America, said Thursday that it's reached a tentative agreement with AT&T Southwest -- a regional landline arm of the company -- that includes a commitment to hire American workers to do jobs that were previously done by contractors overseas.
The four-year deal also covers wage hikes, paid parental leave, healthcare and benefits for 20,000 AT&T Southwest workers across five southern states. The exact terms of the deal still need to be approved by a union members vote.
AT&T praised the deal in a statement Thursday. "It maintains one of the most robust health care plans in the nation," the company said. "The agreement also includes two weeks of paid parental leave to help mothers or fathers bond with a newborn or newly adopted child."
The decision to add 3,000 jobs in the U.S. marks a significant concession by AT&T....
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Well I hope that they are more brilliant than the one I spoke to yesterday!!!
Sounds like they want their takeover of Time Warner to be approved by the FEDs!
My name still Peggy.
Wow. Hugh and series. Thank you President Trump!
There’s only so much English they know in the Philippine call center, and saying it again louder doesn’t seem to help.
I’m not sure why the unions are involved, they’re the ones who helped push the jobs off shore in the first place.
3000 jobs is a lot of naan breadwinners
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