Atlantic Broadband Bargaining Update #4

Atlantic Broadband
2010 Bargaining Update – Report # 4
Thursday, September 23, 2010

The Union and the Company met on Thursday, September 23, 2010 in Blairsville, PA to continue contract negotiations. The Company presented the Union with a partial wage proposal. The Union’s original wage proposal included, shortening the wage schedule to 5 years for all classifications, increases on both the anniversary and contract and a 6% increase across the board.

The Company’s proposal included giving every employee in the CCR and Installer positions who is not at the top wage rate, an anniversary increase as of 1/1/2011. (There will be no retroactive wages for employees). This would in essence reduce their wage progression by one year. These same employees who have not topped out would get their anniversary raise down the scale. And on 1/1/2011 employees would move across the scale. The Company has suggested for employees at the top of the wage scale in CCR and Installer job classifications would receive a “significant lump sum” for 1/1/2011 and for 2012 a “partial lump sum and partial percentage increase to their hourly rate”. The Company has not given their proposed wages for 1/1/2013, nor for the DM or PM Classification. (See Proposed Scale Below)

INSTALLER

Contract Year Current Year 1/1/2011 1/1/2012

0-12 months 10.14 10.31 10.31

13-24 months 10.31 10.75 10.75

25-36 months 10.49 11.29 11.29

37-48 months 11.29 11.90 11.90

49-60 months 12.12 12.50 13.11

61-72 months 13.11 13.11 14.02

73-84 months 14.02 14.02 16.43

85+months 16.43 16.43

(Ie. An installer with 25-36 months would go from 10.49 to 11.29 on 1/1/2011, from 11.29 to 11.90 on their anniversary, remain at 11.90 on 1/1/2010, and on their next anniversary move to 13.11. This is a 24.97% increase).

CCR

Contract Year Current Year 1/1/2011 1/1/2012

0-12 months 9.28 9.91 9.91

13-24 months 9.91 10.60 10.60

25-36 months 10.60 11.10 11.10

37-48 months 11.47 11.75 11.75

49-60 months 12.53 12.53 13.00

61-72 months 13.57 13.57 14.53

73-84 months 14.53 14.53 16.57

85+months 16.57 16.57

(Ie. A CCR with 25-36 months would go from 10.60 to 11.10 on 1/1/2011, from 11.10 to 11.75 on their anniversary, remain at 11.75 on 1/1/2010 and on their next anniversary move to 13.00. This is a 22.64% increase).

The Company is not interested in shortening the wage scale for the DM and PM positions and employees at the top of the wage scale in DM and PM job classifications would receive a “significant lump sum” for 1/1/2011 and for 2012 a “partial lump sum and partial percentage increase to their hourly rate”.

The Union will continue to review the wage proposal but notified the Company that it is really hard to review a wage proposal without having the entire proposal. There are still several moving pieces such as what does the scale look like for the DM and PM classifications, how much is the “significant lump sum”, what is the partial percentage, which make it impossible to give a real response to their proposal.

The Union bargaining team will be talking again prior to our next negotiating session. Our next scheduled bargaining session will be October 18, 2010 and a Federal Mediator will be attending that bargaining session. In light of this date being beyond the expiration of the contract the Company and Union have agreed to extend the contract. If you have comments or questions about this proposal please contact your Bargaining representative.

Submitted by:
Unit 31 Bargaining Committee