The Fed cuts interest rates by 0.5%. The DJIA, SP500, NASDAQ all jump. Meanwhile AT&T stock goes DOWN 30 cents.

Take a craft job (union) guaranteed job security , better pay, better insurance and will keep it when you retire , pension with yearly increases , will not have to worry about RTO , work in same town where you live, if you work ot you get paid , time... — read more 

Many are terminated for refusing to relocate to offices long distances from where they currently reside and work. Others are seemingly given a free pass and allowed to work remotely from home. Those are justified as the employee making a contribution... — read more 

Why would anyone move to work in Dallas? https://www.yahoo.com/news/downtown-dallas-attack-suspect-arrested-192017713.html

I’ve been with T for less than two years now. T has a lot of veterans, people with 20+ year careers and, from what I see and hear, decent savings and prep for retirement. I have a sense that those of us who came onboard relatively recently don’t... — read more 

Got 2 weeks to be back in. Some are really PO’d

The man with a plan. https://www.youtube.com/live/r-xmUM5y0LQ?si=UkKR07UI-Rt-YRHW

What other changes should we expect?

On behalf of probably 95% of management, I’d like to thank those who speak up in town halls, in everyday meetings, and in particular, on the recent viva engage post regarding CRE. C suite has made it clear they don’t care what we have to say, but... — read more 

Why can’t ANYONE in this company explain why we can’t get equipment/accessories to sell in the store! From the Store manager to the ARSM, to THE DOS AND VPGM, no would will say anything, but we are getting slammed from the consumers for lack of... — read more 

Could there be a possibility that the company is purposely overloading these shared work locations where there is not enough room to work, so people get sick, die, and the company can then cash in on their dead peasant insurance policies to pay down... — read more 

Anybody know when those of us that were laid off on 8/9 will get our severance payment? I signed the waiver on 8/9.

I’m a former AWS employee: most of the hot takes on Amazon's new strict return-to-office policy are wrong. Anyone who’s been paying attention saw this coming years ago. And ultimately, it comes down to taxes and economics. Here's their plan: Phase... — read more 

Just vote YES, and move on.

Doesn’t seem worth it at all. Pay raise and new salaries sound paltry. Medical insurance is still expensive. Company is laughing at union.

The stock has got to be rigged. I knew by posting the stock soaring comment would cause it to go south. It was a test and man was i right. Watch it tank back to $16.00. What an incredible game the company plays

Wave 3 started already, wave 2 is still under way. Why don’t we just call it as it is, “uninterrupted endless wave of layoffs”? I’m sarcastic, but making the distinction can make some people falsely believe that they are safe from layoffs, for a... — read more 

AT&T (T.N) has agreed to pay $13 million to resolve an investigation over a data breach of a cloud vendor in January 2023 that impacted 8.9 million AT&T wireless customers, the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday.

2nd day back. Any insight on how things are going? Missing tools, dispatching on jobs not completed correctly, OT requests, ie forced OT etc. Would also be interested in how much of the work backlog has been cancelled. Would imagine yesterday was a... — read more 

LOL on the ‘stock surge’. Since 2016, the SP500 is up 173%. Meanwhile, AT&T stock is down 30% over that same time period. Great Leadership!

I'm a retired r/75 in the past year and watching many of my life long friends lose their jobs to the cuts over the last few years. I see a future with 75k employees and a set of assets that can turn a decent mid single growth to keep up a small... — read more 

Does anyone know the Union structure before 1983? Were wirelines contracts united across regions, and were Legacy T and Western Electric included or separate contracts?

Fortune: by Ruth Umoh and Natalie McCormick / Sep 16, 2024 / 6:46 AM AT&T's CEO says 2 uncontrollable forces helped land him the corner office. But here's what he could control To ascend to the CEO position, one must possess vision, and industry... — read more 

Let’s see that stock soar to $32.00 by November.

Today at $22. Div date next week and will drop like a stone.

Stankey sent out a message this morning saying "something" was coming to reward CP managers for their efforts during the strike, but I would ask any Exempt Manager who was activated during the strike to keep careful notes on what time you worked and... — read more 

With these TAs in place the company can refocus on the important stuff. Like laying of managers and getting the lazy ones to work from an office.

All your questions answered here. https://www.webpronews.com/att-southeast-strike-involving-17000-employees-ends/

Have any CP’s received notification from their CP manager that they can make arraignments to return home?

A lot of you all want the money NOW. I get that. The point of the TA/Contract is to continuously make your life better while working for the company. As most mature and grow over the five years you will see. 106k salary for ST,FT, DT and ETs. WT 72k... — read more 

This has caused enough disruption in all of our lives.

I’m happy that District 3 and 9 actually worked hard for their union members. District 6 is a joke and is weak. I am so ashamed to be part of D6.

The sad part is there was probably some huge bonus to people way higher that the affected craft employees, CP employees, lower management, and customers if they got DirecTV and both District TAs done by 9/15.

Communications Workers of America CWA members have reached strong tentative agreements with AT&T Southeast and AT&T West for new union contracts. The contracts were bargained separately. The agreement in the Southeast ends the 30 day strike –... — read more 

What BUs are getting full time RTO letters? Game over!!!!

Those poor guys in utility ops get sc--wed over by the union again. No reduction in OT hours. Everyone already gets 3-5 days for bereavement, and who in the he-l needs more union time. All the other departments got a reduction in OT hours. Poor guys... — read more 

I am a CFP, take your 401 and your lump in a cash buyout, wait 61 days then divide the money up and buy 1,2, 3 year CD’s (that is called lattering) when the 1 year cd is up cash it take a years worth of living expenses and buy a 3 year with what is... — read more