AT&T Atlanta workers enter third week on strike as CWA rejects federal mediation

CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. speaks as striking workers listen. All wear red CWA shirts.
Communications Workers of America President Claude Cummings Jr. joined striking workers outside of AT&T’s Atlanta Headquarters on Aug. 30. (Marlon Hyde/WABE)

Atlanta union members continue picketing outside AT&T’s Atlanta headquarters as the strike moves into its third week.

Southeast AT&T workers continue to strike as contract negotiations between Communications Workers of America and the telecommunications company broke down over the Labor Day weekend after AT&T introduced a federal mediator. 

After two weeks without pay, there is no contract for the more than 17,000 striking workers across the southeast. Following the expiration of the current contract, wireline technicians, customer service representatives, and thousands of other workers across nine states walked off the job on Aug. 16 after negotiations stalled.