DirecTV Call Center Workers Ratify Labor Agreements

Former DirecTV workers at five call centers voted to ratify three existing labor agreements between Communication Workers of America and DirecTV's owner, AT&T, the company said in a news release Thursday. The call centers are in Alabama, Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma and West Virginia, and the agreements cover about 2,000 employees, the company said. AT&T said unionized former DirecTV workers now have ratified nine labor agreements this year.