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BellSouth and Communications Workers of America Reach Settlement
ATLANTA – BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) have reached a five-year tentative agreement covering approximately 500 employees of BellSouth Internet Services. The previous contract was set to expire at midnight on Aug. 6, 2005.
"We are pleased that once again the company and CWA have been able to work together successfully to find solutions to the complex issues facing our business," said Dick Sibbernsen, vice president of Human Resources for BellSouth. "This agreement allows BellSouth to effectively compete in the marketplace and continue to provide customers with high-quality products and services."
"This agreement is a very important one for our members," said CWA District 3 Vice President Noah Savant. "It achieves our members' key goals of obtaining comparable wage increases with other employees and maintaining health care coverage. The committee also was able to negotiate work rule changes that will be very beneficial to our members of the life of the contract," he said.
More detailed highlights will be released later. The tentative agreement is subject to membership ratification. The agreement covers BellSouth Internet Services workers located in Georgia.
"We are pleased that once again the company and CWA have been able to work together successfully to find solutions to the complex issues facing our business," said Dick Sibbernsen, vice president of Human Resources for BellSouth. "This agreement allows BellSouth to effectively compete in the marketplace and continue to provide customers with high-quality products and services."
"This agreement is a very important one for our members," said CWA District 3 Vice President Noah Savant. "It achieves our members' key goals of obtaining comparable wage increases with other employees and maintaining health care coverage. The committee also was able to negotiate work rule changes that will be very beneficial to our members of the life of the contract," he said.
More detailed highlights will be released later. The tentative agreement is subject to membership ratification. The agreement covers BellSouth Internet Services workers located in Georgia.