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- Flagler Unites!
One Crew, One voice!
The Flagler crew might not be big in numbers, but they a have a lot of fight in them. Mobilizing for a strong contract is the name of the game, and they are mobilizing. Keep up the good work, everyone is taking notice!
- North Dade Picketing for Fairness in Fellowship
The members at the Ojus and Brentwood Work Centers gathered outside their respective yards to show their solidarity and unity during this challenging time. Bargaining is always a stressful period, but you wouldn’t know it by the energy and unity that the members displayed on Tuesday 7/23/2024. Digital Techs and Wire Technicians joined together in a sign of unity and support for one another in an effort to bring some fairness and respect to our Wire Technicians.
- Opa-Locka shows Unity
Mobilization Update 7/25/2024
The Opalocka Work Center has historically been one of the largest yards in the Local 3121 since 1973. Recent changes have forced 3 crews to be moved to North Dade. But don’t let that fool you, the Construction and TFS crews were showing their Solidarity on Thursday morning 7/25/24. These are core units with a lot of senior techs that have been through a few contracts and know what it takes to Get R Done!
- Doral in Full Effect!
The members of the Doral Work-center showed their support on Tuesday morning for our Bargaining Effort on July 24, 2024. Members from Construction, IEFS and SSIM Depts respectively showed up as our current contract is about to sunset on August 3,2024. “Mobilization and Informational Pickets show AT&T that we are serious about the issues that affect our members,” a statement from Local President Johnny Motisi. “The cost of living in South Florida has gone up at rates that exceed the current cost of living increases, and if we can’t afford to live here then we will lose employees and that is a problem AT&T has to calculate when it is in Bargaining with the Union. If we can not retain good talented employees to provide the services we offer in our communities, other companies will.”
- A Historical View of a Telephone Lineman 1948
Norman Rockwell was an American painter and illustrator. His paintings captured the American culture better than any other artist of the 20th century. His works included Rosie the Riveter, which depicted women working during the war effort, The Problem we all live with, considered an iconic image of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Four Freedoms, which were a series of four paintings, they refer to President Franklin D. Roosevelt‘s January 1941 Four Freedoms State of the Union address, in which he identified essential human rights that should be universally protected. In 1948, Rockwell painted “The Lineman”. Although Rockwell’s illustration would promote the image of AT&T, its effect was meant to be inspirational rather than commercial. In a letter to Rockwell from the ad agency, it was suggested to Rockwell that he portray the lineman on a telephone pole in the act of restoring service after a storm. “The work of the linemen for the Telephone Company,” said the account representative, “is filled with opportunities for personal sacrifices and acts which stem only from devotion to national welfare, so that it seems a fitting work to honor by such a painting.”
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