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CWA Wins Pact at Verizon North Central
Intense bargaining that continued for five hours past the Jan. 29 contract expiration resulted in a tentative five-year agreement with Verizon North Central covering 2,000 workers in the Midwest, reported CWA District 4 Vice President Jeff Rechenbach.
The bargaining committee has unanimously recommended ratification; contract explanation meetings will be held over the next several weeks with ratification to be completed by Mar. 7.
The settlement provides wage increases of 10.5 percent over the contract term, plus a 4 percent lump sum payment on ratification.
Other improvements include an additional personal holiday, a 5 percent increase in the minimum pension, increases in the retiree medical premium caps, and improvements in health care and dental coverage for active workers.
The agreement established a new job title for workers performing FTTP, or fiber to the premise work. Other job classifications were upgraded and workers will receive parity wage increases and wage progression increases by Feb. 1, 2009 for equivalent job classifications within the contract.
The bargaining committee has unanimously recommended ratification; contract explanation meetings will be held over the next several weeks with ratification to be completed by Mar. 7.
The settlement provides wage increases of 10.5 percent over the contract term, plus a 4 percent lump sum payment on ratification.
Other improvements include an additional personal holiday, a 5 percent increase in the minimum pension, increases in the retiree medical premium caps, and improvements in health care and dental coverage for active workers.
The agreement established a new job title for workers performing FTTP, or fiber to the premise work. Other job classifications were upgraded and workers will receive parity wage increases and wage progression increases by Feb. 1, 2009 for equivalent job classifications within the contract.