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Battle Escalates at AT&T Over Good Jobs
When AT&T announced in late June their plan to close it’s Global Markets Customer Care Centers in Oakbrook and Chicago, IL, 137 members of our local union immediately faced the distinct probability they would be laid off before the years end. This set off a series of actions by our union challenging AT&T’s Surplus/Layoff plan, which in reality, is just another way to eliminate good union jobs in our jurisdiction. We believe any plan to move work currently performed in Illinois to out of state workers making less money is a bad plan, and a clear example of corporate greed.
On July 28, 2006, President-Business Manager Ron Kastner sent letters to 180 Illinois legislators requesting their help in keeping these jobs in Illinois.
To read a copy of the letter, click here.
Call for Action
All Local 21 members living in Illinois are highly encouraged to write a similar letter to your legislators and to the Governor. If you don’t know who your elected officials are, click here, look for “Find Elected Officials”, then simply type in your zip code and click “Go”.
Contact the Governor by mail:
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich
Office of the Governor
207 State House
Springfield, IL 62706
Contact the Governor on the Internet:
http://www.illinois.gov/gov/contactthegovernor.cfm
It is also important to ask your co-workers, neighbors, friends and family to write a letter as well. Stay tuned and stay involved. Solidarity!
Get involved today to save your job for tomorrow. Solidarity!