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Members Approve Strike Authorization at Qwest
CWA members at Qwest Communications voted overwhelmingly, by a 91 percent vote, to give CWA leaders authorization to call a strike if a fair contract cannot be reached, reported District 7 Vice President Annie Hill.
Contract negotiations on behalf of 25,000 CWA-represented workers at Qwest are continuing, with just about a week until the Aug. 13 expiration. For a strike to take place, the next step would be for CWA's executive board to authorize President Morton Bahr to set a strike date.
"Our members want Qwest to succeed, but we also expect management to come to the bargaining table with fair proposals, not excessive demands for shifting health care costs to workers and retirees, and demands for increased mandatory overtime work that force workers to spend even more time away from their families," she said.
At the bargaining table, the CWA bargaining team delivered petitions from more than 10,000 active and retired workers calling on the company to maintain health care benefits.
In mobilization actions throughout the district, CWA members are reminding management that "we are the front line, not the bottom line," and that quality service is key to helping Qwest succeed. The talks cover workers at Qwest operations in 13 states: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Contract negotiations on behalf of 25,000 CWA-represented workers at Qwest are continuing, with just about a week until the Aug. 13 expiration. For a strike to take place, the next step would be for CWA's executive board to authorize President Morton Bahr to set a strike date.
"Our members want Qwest to succeed, but we also expect management to come to the bargaining table with fair proposals, not excessive demands for shifting health care costs to workers and retirees, and demands for increased mandatory overtime work that force workers to spend even more time away from their families," she said.
At the bargaining table, the CWA bargaining team delivered petitions from more than 10,000 active and retired workers calling on the company to maintain health care benefits.
In mobilization actions throughout the district, CWA members are reminding management that "we are the front line, not the bottom line," and that quality service is key to helping Qwest succeed. The talks cover workers at Qwest operations in 13 states: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.