IBEW Local 21 Archived News Stories

February 2008

Agreement Ratified at AT&T Business Services (formerly DataComm)

Local 21 members ratified by a wide margin a tentative agreement reached with AT&T Business Services on a 2-year contract extension. The extension includes a 2.5% across the board pay increase effective February 3, 2008 and an additional across the board increase of 2.5% in February, 2009. The Union Bargaining Committee appointed by President/Business Manager Ron Kastner and lead by Business Representative Michael Sacco and Chief Steward Ken Stachon had recommended a “yes” vote on the deal.

The extension also contains language concerning the possibility of Local 21 DataComm members joining with other IBEW Local’s nationwide in an IBEW System Council to protect the interests of Local 21 members, should a System Council be formed.

Ballots were tallied on February 1, 2008 by Election Judges/DataComm members Jim Grass and Jim Hayes. Local 21’s DataComm bargaining committee thanks all bargaining unit members for your help and active support. Solidarity!

Tentative Agreement Reached at AT&T Business Services (formerly DataComm)

Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. - Earlier today, IBEW Local 21 and AT&T Business Services reached a tentative agreement on a 2-year contract extension. The extension includes a 2.5% across the board pay increase effective February 3, 2008 and an additional across the board increase of 2.5% in February, 2009.

The extension also contains language concerning the possibility of Local 21 DataComm members joining with other IBEW Local’s nationwide in an IBEW System Council to protect the interests of Local 21 members, should a System Council be formed. The tentative extension is subject to ratification by members of the bargaining unit. The Union bargaining committee is recommending a “YES” vote to ratify the extension agreement.

Ballots will be mailed out to the current membership shortly with instructions and a return postage paid envelope. The ballots have to arrive back in the Local 21 Union office by February 1, 2008, at which time they will be counted. Once the votes are tallied, the results will be announced on this newswire.

Local 21’s DataComm bargaining committee thanks all bargaining unit members for your help and active support. Solidarity!