
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, June 18, 1994                   TAG: 9406220123
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: By DAVE MAYFIELD LANDMARK NEWS SERVICE
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UNION: AT&T CLOSING NORFOLK CENTER

AT&T Corp. is planning to close its operator-service center in downtown Norfolk as part of a massive reduction in operator facilities nationwide, union officials said this week.

The company confirmed that it is aggressively shutting down offices, but said it's too early to presume that the Norfolk center will close. About 140 operators work at the AT&T facility.

Michael Upton, president of CWA Local 2202, said company managers have told him AT&T's goal is to shut down the Norfolk center by the end of 1995. Stephanie Pazur, vice president of the same CWA local, said she has been told the closing could occur as early as the first quarter of next year.

There's also a strong chance AT&T will close its operator center in Richmond in the next few years, said another CWA official who declined to be named.

by CNB