DALLAS, Aug. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Leadership of
the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has
notified AT&T* that IBEW-represented former DirecTV employees
have voted to ratify two contracts.
One agreement covers over 1,600 employees in AT&T's field
services group, located in 14 states. The other covers about 1,300
AT&T employees working in call centers in Boise, Idaho and Missoula, Montana. The former DirecTV
employees joined AT&T as part of AT&T's July 2015 acquisition of DirecTV. The agreements
were reached on July 16.
The contracts focus on wages, health care, pension, and work
rules, and are the first with this group of employees.
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