August 03, 2021
An arbitrator, not a federal judge, must decide whether AT&T needs to arbitrate a dispute with the Communications Workers of America over worker classification, the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday, reversing a lower court decision that said an arbitration provision in the parties' labor contract didn't cover the issue.
January 11, 2021
A D.C. Circuit panel appeared divided Monday over whether the U.S. Supreme Court's looming decision in a case examining if arbitrability should be decided by a federal court or an arbitrator will ultimately also decide a separate dispute between AT&T Inc. and the Communication Workers of America over worker classification.
October 13, 2020
The Communication Workers of America "expressly agreed" not to arbitrate a worker classification dispute with AT&T, the telecommunications giant said, telling the D.C. Circuit that the union "mischaracterized the dispute" and leveled a disingenuous argument.