The logo of AT&T outside of AT&T corporate headquarters on March 13, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. The telecom reached an agreement with union workers in the Southeast this weekend to raise pay 19.3% for all employees. (File/Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
AT&T workers with the Communication Workers of America (CWA) in the Southeast returned to work Monday after a 30-day strike.
Approximately 800 AT&T technicians, customer service representatives and other workers in South Carolina were on strike for the past month.
They joined 17,000 CWA District 3 members on strike across the Southeast. The AT&T Southeast union contract covers workers in Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky and North Carolina.
That ended when AT&T and the union made “a strong tentative agreement” on Sunday according to the union’s press release.
AT&T and CWA reached a five-year contract with a focus on wages and healthcare costs.
The agreement calls for all workers to receive a 19.33% wage increase, while wire technicians and utility operations would see an additional 3% increase.