Communications Workers of America
Local 1701 Alliance@IBM

The Value of a Union Contract!

Recently, the CWA reached a 5 Year agreement with SBC Communications, that achieves the union's major objectives of strengthening employment security, including new access to jobs in the growth areas, protecting health security for both active employees and retirees, and improving wages and pensions.

Here are some key highlights of the settlement:

• No Layoffs Guaranteed for the agreement life (5 years)
• Rehire several hundred workers previously laid-off
• Bring back jobs from overseas
• Base wage increases of 12% retroactive to 04/04/2004
• Pension increases of 13% over the contract term
• IF SBC phone lines are sold, buyer assumes union contract as is
• Health care benefits will continue to be paid for by the employer, although there are increases in co-pay for medical services and prescription drugs
• To offset increases in co-pay, there will be cash bonuses for active employees of $1,000 and cash bonuses for retirees of $2,500

The above agreement items were negotiated by the SBC employees because they had a union contract and are members of the CWA.

Take a step to make it happen here and build the union at our company.

Join the Alliance@IBM at:

https://www.cwa-union.org/membership/ibm/joinform.asp (for computer users)

If you don't have a computer, request a form at the address below: