AT&T announced a lay off which will affect 12 of our brothers and sisters across the nation. The total amount of members affected in our Local 3250 is 2 and they are located in Georgia. The Company is offering a VTP in selected surplused titles, which may relieve some of the impact of this forced lay-off. We have no members affected by this lay off announcement in

Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.

The following is the business unit, title, GCA and surplus number announced by at&t for this current lay-off and VTP.

Business Unit – Business Enterprise Worldwide Customer Care
Sales Representative –C, GCA (323) Atlanta – Surplus-1, VTP-1      

Business Unit – Network & Computing Services
Senior Operations Clerk – GCA (328) Rockdale – Surplus-1, VTP-0

This completes the titles being surplused in Local 3250’s jurisdiction. It is unfortunate that at&t has not accepted the Union’s proposal to make planned force adjustments by using the contractor – workforce to satisfy an employee surplus and to halt their outsourcing of bargaining unit jobs.

We will be supporting our affected brothers and sisters with financial counseling, the alliance and the at&t Resource Center. We will keep you informed of any updates or changes concerning this lay off declaration.