CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement with Altice/Optimum in West Virginia

Members of CWA Locals 2002 and 2007, working under the Optimum brand in West Virginia, reached a tentative agreement last week with Universal Cable Holdings, LLC, part of Altice USA, Inc. Contract negotiations began in February, and the tentative agreement includes significant wage increases over the course of the new, three-year contract as well as new minimum salaries for technicians.

The ratification vote is scheduled to be completed on July 26.

The union technicians of Altice formed their union with CWA in 2019 and ratified a first contract in 2020 that guaranteed pay raises, provided job security, and established grievance and arbitration rights for the workers.

Altice is a telecommunications company, providing services under the Optimum brand in West Virginia. Altice is the fourth-largest telecommunications provider in the country and also operates a low-cost broadband option, Altice Advantage Internet, for eligible customers.