Union says AT&T must reject Elliott’s restructuring plan

Sept 12 (Reuters) – AT&T’s main labor union on Thursday called on the company to reject hedge fund Elliott Management’s proposals for a major shakeup of the United States’ second-largest telecommunications carrier.

The Communications Workers of America, which represents over 100,000 AT&T workers, said the hedge fund’s plan would eliminate jobs, send work to low-wage contractors and harm the interests of customers and long-term investors.

“Elliott Management has taken the obsession with shareholder value to an extreme, pushing proposals that in the end benefit only a small subset of shareholders – themselves,” CWA President Chris Shelton.

Activist investor Elliott disclosed a $3.2 billion stake in AT&T on Monday, questioned its $85 billion acquisition of TimeWarner and said it should sell off non-core assets.

AT&T and Elliott did not respond to requests for comment. (Reporting by Neha Malara in Bengaluru Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)

Article Courtesy of CNBC

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