Bargaining Update

New Flyer

CWA members of Local 7304 ratified a five-year contract with New Flyer in St. Cloud, Minn.

Among the agreement's improvements: wage increases over the contract term of 17.4 percent, strict limits on mandatory overtime, improvements in vacation scheduling and other benefits, improvements in the grievance procedure, and other gains. The 570 workers rallied and mobilized to get their message out.

Mobilization made the difference for CWAers at New Flyer in St. Cloud.

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Frontier West Virginia

Bargaining got underway on May 8 for a new contract covering 1,600 CWA telecom workers at Frontier Communications in West Virginia and Ashburn, Va. The current contract expires Aug. 5.

CWA District 2-13 Vice President Ed Mooney said, "It's essential that Frontier Communications acknowledges the critical role that CWA members play in providing customers with the quality service they expect and deserve. That means negotiating a fair contract that maintains good jobs in our communities."

CWA members at Frontier elected their bargaining committee and set bargaining goals earlier this year. Committee members are President Ken William, Local 2001; President Rick McKinney, Local 2007; President Shannon Fink, Local 2009, and CWA staff Linda Miller, Elaine Harris, and Letha Perry, chair of the committee.

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From left, Kelly Dorsey, Jennifer Jamerson, and Tania Mundy, retail workers at CenturyLink in Killeen, TX are "Standing Strong."

CenturyLink – Texas

Bargaining continues for a first contract for CenturyLink retail store workers in Texas, members of CWA Local 6174.

The bargaining committee includes Mike Tippie, vice president, Local 6174; Tania Mundy, Local 6174; and CWA District 6 staff Stephanie Collier, bargaining chair.

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CenturyLink – Florida

CenturyLink workers in Florida, members of Local 3176, will vote on Friday on what the company is calling their "Last, Best, and Final" offer. The union bargaining committee is not recommending the settlement, as it does little to address the working condition concerns that the union raised.

An electronic copy of the company offer can be viewed here.

CenturyLink workers in Florida are unified and mobilizing for a fair contract.

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AT&T Mobility

The CWA bargaining team continues to meet with management, and members are showing their support in actions and mobilization nationwide.

Mobility members are telling CEO Randall Stephenson exactly what they're fighting for. Pictured below are members of CWA Local 1298.

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AT&T West

Throughout D9, CWA AT&T members at Mobility, DIRECTV, and Core are signing petitions and presenting them to front-line managers. DIRECTV members are pointing out, "While we watch our take home pay fall, we continue to see AT&T take in $1.3 billion in profits each month, and we see our CEO getting a 13 percent pay hike. This is unacceptable."

Mobility members of CWA Local 9408 updated front-line managers with the latest from the bargaining table.