{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Corbin AT&T workers join strike &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YmxCQX5LyV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/corbin-att-workers-join-strike\/\">Corbin AT&#038;T workers join strike<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/corbin-att-workers-join-strike\/embed\/#?secret=YmxCQX5LyV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Corbin AT&#038;T workers join strike&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"YmxCQX5LyV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ATT-strike-for-web.jpg","thumbnail_width":450,"thumbnail_height":251,"description":"A group of 20 linemen, repairmen and splicemen in Corbin are among more than 20,000 AT&amp;T employees who have been on strike across nine states since Saturday. The members of Communications Workers of America Local 3372 held signs on the shoulder of U.S. 25 near the AT&amp;T work center off of Laurel Ridge Road. A number of motorists honked their horns in support of the workers as they drove passed. \u201cWe are extremely happy with it,\u201d one of the strikes said of the support they were being shown. The workers in Corbin are among 80 members of Local 3372 based in Lexington who are walking the picket lines over what union officials describe as unfair labor practices. The workers have been without a contract but had remained on the job as negotiations continued. Jeff McMillian, president of CWA Local 3372, said the strike was the result of the company not negotiating in good faith. \u201cThey are not coming to the bargaining table, not wanting to negotiate, and not putting people at the table that have any authority,\u201d McMillian said of AT&amp;T. \u201cThen they are wanting to discipline members that are wearing CWA stuff during the bargaining,\u201d he said. Despite that, McMillian said the negotiations are ongoing, though there is no timetable for the work stoppage to end. \u201cWe are telling our people to keep the faith. That we are trying to negotiate,\u201d McMillian said. \u201cAt the same time, we don\u2019t want our people to get an unfair contract. We want to do what is best for our people.\u201d \u201cCWA Local 3372 cares about its members,\u201d McMillian said. McMillian said once the contract is approved, the workers could be back on the job the following day. The striking workers include technicians, customer service representatives and others in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. &#8220;We&#8217;re surprised and disappointed that union leaders would call for a strike at this point in the negotiations, particularly when we&#8217;re offering terms that would help our employees,&#8221; AT&amp;T said. Company officials noted some of the striking employees earn $121,000 to $134,000 in total compensation. &nbsp;"}