CWA Exits Mediation with AT&T, Union Strike Enters Week Three
The union said the company was using mediation to delay negotiations.

The union said the company was using mediation to delay negotiations.
WASHINGTON, September 3, 2024 – Communications Workers of America withdrew from federal mediation with AT&T Sunday as a strike involving 17,000 workers entered its third week.
“Our bargaining team was optimistic that AT&T’s suggestion that we enter mediation with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) meant that the company was finally ready to bargain in good faith,” CWA District 3 Vice President Richard Honeycutt said in a statement. “Unfortunately, that turned out not to be the case.”
Honeycutt said the company was using the mediation process as a “delaying tactic.” With a federal mediator out of the picture, AT&T and CWA representatives will be back to negotiating directly. Workers have been pushing for improved pay and benefits since June.
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