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The Executive Board, business agents, District One Assistant to the Vice President, Dennis Trainor and Staff Rep Pat Telesco, met with AT&T Labor Relations, Kevin Zupkus, John Nasznic, John Andrasek, and Marc Fusco regarding the sale of AT&T East to Frontier. The Union passed a request for information listing a number of questions that need responses so that we can begin effects bargaining. Labor Relations has still not provided the union with a list of which jobs, job functions, entity locations and people AT&T intends to keep.
The union has reminded the company that any decisions to determine who is kept in those positions will be made during effects bargaining. The union has communicated to labor relations that we are very upset that the list has not been made available to us yet, and that instead, managers are communicating with our members that they are staying with AT&T. The company has advised the union that this list will be available within a few days.
Labor Relations made it clear at today's table, that employees who leave before the sale date will be retiring under the AT&T banner, and any who leave after the sale date will be leaving with Frontier as their employer. According to what we were told today, the company is expecting the sale to occur in the 2nd half of the year.
Other questions asked and answered today:
Q. How will 401k loans be handled when moving to Frontier?
A. 401k funds and loans will be transferred to Frontier.
Q. Will the Company offer a buyout?
A. No the company has no intention to offer a buyout.
Q. How do I time my last date for leaving with AT&T ?
A. Employees should not make decisions to schedule retirement dates based on the timing of the sale because according to Labor Relations, as soon as regulatory approval is achieved the sale can go through. Separation from AT&T is commenced through E-Link and Labor Relations has advised that this is generally processed within a couple of days of request.
