 More than 20,000 AT&T workers have gone on strike across the southeast over unfair labor practices and bad faith in contract negotiations. The strike started on Saturday and includes technicians and call center employees. I'm a service technician with AT&T here in Athens, Georgia. So what are you guys doing out here today? Our contract ended August the 3rd. We extended it a week. Our bargaining team and the company couldn't come to an agreement. Their bargaining team cannot make the decisions that need to be made, so they're not getting anywhere in negotiations. So CWA District 3 has called a strike for unfair labor practices. If you're not going to send people to bargain that have the authority to make decisions, why are we bargaining? AT&T posted a $19.4 billion profit last year, but if you think the communications workers of America or CWA are out asking for more money, you'd be surprised. We're just trying to get a fair contract so all of us can come out here and provide for our families and the ultimate is providing service for the customers. So AT&T wants to get rid of your benefits? They want to charge us more for our insurance and health care and stuff like that. There's a proposal for a cut in pay and raising our rates for our benefits. Do you think it's fair that they're asking for a cut in pay? I don't think it's fair. We all come out here and work our 40, 50, 60 hours a week and we're compensated very good for it and we'd just like to keep what we have. So we're not asking for more. It's the most modest demand you could possibly imagine. What the heck? These people are just trying to live a life, trying to work a job, trying to do the best they can. What's crazy about what they're asking for? Nothing. Strikes in Athens are few and far between, but with AT&T hiring non-unionized workers and CWA determined to hold out. This one might last for a while. Want to support the workers on strike? If you're a UGA employee, you can join their union. The United Campus Workers of Georgia is part of CWA and is available to any UGA employee. To join, head to www.ucwa.com slash join.