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CWA Members Approve Lucent Agreement

Members of the Communications Workers of America have ratified a new five-year agreement with Lucent Technologies.

The national agreement was ratified by 71 percent of voting members. The seven local agreements also were ratified.

CWA Members Okay Pact at Ameritech

Members of the Communications Workers of America at Ameritech Corp. have ratified a new 32-month agreement that provides wage increases of 11.19 percent, plus a $500 cash bonus. The contract was ratified with an 80 percent favorable vote.

Short Strike Brings Settlement at Lucent

News
July 1, 1998
A strike against Lucent Technologies - the shortest in CWA history - ended with a tentative five-year agreement on June 1 covering 26,000 CWA members and some 18,000 members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.