CenturyLink PA 2020 Bargaining Report #5

The CWA Local 13000 Bargaining Committee reports:

The Union bargaining committee met with the company a number of times over the last 3 days in an effort to secure an agreement on a new contract. We’ve worked the last several weeks to make that happen and today we are happy to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with the company. 

Changes to the contract include:

• A new 3 year term expiring on October 31, 2023
• Yearly general wage increases
• 1 time boot allowance during the agreement
• 401k auto-enroll for new hires
• Training language
• Daily standby
• Improved differential
• Better scheduling language
• Improved holiday language and pay treatment
  
  Benefits we protected include:
   
• OT after 8 or 10 hours worked in a day
• Double time provisions
• 1 ½ for hours worked on Sundays
• 8 (or 10) hour work days
   

Please join us for a comprehensive detailed explanation of all of the changes AND to participate in the RATIFICATION VOTE on:

Monday November 2, 2020 at 5:30 PM at:

Days Inn
139 Pittsburgh Rd
Butler PA, 16001

In Unity,
Your Bargaining Committee

Jon Remington
Gregg Bialek
Joe Kopac
Jon Pennington
Sam Sena