AT&T May Face Strike by Union Employees as Contracts’ End Looms
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AT&T Inc. may face a strike by about 40,000 employees if the phone company fails to reach an agreement with unions over issues from health-care benefits to vacation before current contracts expires this weekend.
The Communications Workers of America is renegotiating four separate contracts with the largest U.S. phone company, all of which expire at 12:01 a.m. on April 8, said Candice Johnson, a CWA spokeswoman. On March 31, union members voted to authorize CWA to call strikes if new contracts can’t be reached.