January 8, 2025
Local 6132 President Tony Thornburg and Secretary-Treasurer Audry Hawkes travelled to Dallas to participate in the 2025 Bargaining Caucus. We met with other Delegates of District 6 at the CWA Local 6215 Union Hall to review and determine which bargaining proposals would be presented to AT&T at the bargaining table, as well as earmarking which proposals would be critical items we would be willing strike over in order to attain.
The meeting began at 9am and lasted until 3:30pm. The delegates reviewed over fifty bargaining proposals submitted by District 6 members, as well as several MOAs. At least half of those proposals pertained to Appendix J employees, ranging from changes to contractual language in specific Supplemental Statements to simply moving them to a higher classification of employee in Appendix C. At the end of the day, not every proposal will go forward, and not all were deemed critical, but every one of those submissions were treated equally and discussed thoroughly. The bargaining committee has done a commendable job in researching and compiling those proposals to prevent inconsistencies or contradictions with other articles, sections or supplemental statements.
Bargaining is expected to begin in March of 2025.