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AT&T, CWA West ratify new wireline union agreement
AT&T's Western division has ratified a four-year agreement with the Communications Workers of America District 9 covering more than 17,000 wireline employees in California and Nevada.
AT&T, Verizon, others progress with CWA, IBEW union negotiations
It has been a busy year for the major U.S. telcos--AT&T, Verizon and CenturyLink--and their wireline union workers. Two of the main unions, including the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), that represent wireline employees are either in the midst of negotiating new contracts or have finalized deals.
The battle for union contracts: AT&T, Hawaiian Telcom, others hash out wireline benefits
As the major telcos migrate toward IP-based services and their legacy wireline voice service revenues decline, it has cut into revenues that would be used to pay for union health and retirement benefits--leading to sometimes-acrimonious negotiations between the two sides. Where do carriers and wireline unions stand in the latest contract negotiations? ( Image source: CWA )
AT&T West, CWA reach tentative agreement
AT&T's Western division has reached a tentative deal with the Communications Workers of America District 9. The four-year agreement, which covers more than 17,000 wireline employees in California and Nevada, will be submitted to CWA members to be voted on in the next few days.
AT&T Southwest, CWA go back to wireline workers with new contract agreement
AT&T Southwest has reached a new tentative contract agreement with the Communications Workers of America District 6 affecting its wireline workers, days after negotiations resumed in the wake of a previous tentative offer being rejected by District 6 membership.
CWA refuses AT&T Southwest's latest 4-year contract offer
AT&T Southwest on Wednesday suffered another setback on the wireline union negotiation front as the Communications Workers of America District 6 failed to ratify a new four-year labor contract.
AT&T, CWA Southwest reach tentative agreement
AT&T and the Communications Workers of America District 6 recently came to a tentative agreement with wireline workers in the telco's Southwest territory.
Hawaiian Telcom and union ratify five-year agreement
Hawaiian Telcom on Friday overcame a long battle with its union employees, who voted to ratify a five-year collective bargaining agreement.
AT&T, CWA reach tentative 3-year agreement with Southeast wireline workers
AT&T on Friday hammered out a tentative labor agreement with the Communications Workers of America District 3 in ongoing contract negotiations with wireline workers in its Southeast territory.
Hawaiian Telcom cleared of union's unfair labor charges by the NLRB
Hawaiian Telcom on Tuesday overcame another challenge in its ongoing negotiations with its union workforce as the National Labor Relations Board "conclusively" dismissed the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' unfair labor practices charge.
