With Avaya Sale Pending, CWA to Discuss Worker Issues

CWA will meet with the top leadership of Avaya and the two private equity investment firms that are proposing to purchase the company for $8.2 billion. In discussions with Avaya, the company has indicated that the contract will remain intact, said Ralph Maly, CWA Vice President, Communications and Technologies.

If the sale to investment firms Silver Lake and TPG Capital goes through and is approved by Avaya shareholders, the company will become a privately owned corporation.

"CWA will evaluate this potential sale and will act to make certain that the wages, pensions, benefits and jobs of members, and the interests of retired workers are protected," Maly said. CWA represents about 2,000 Avaya workers.