District 2-13 Bargaining News: February 2025

Comcast – Corliss

The contract with Comcast for the Corliss bargaining unit (Unit 116) is scheduled to expire on May 20. Local 13000’s bargaining committee is scheduling dates with Comcast now. Bargaining surveys were mailed to members and their results will be used to create the bargaining agenda. As always, reach out to your Local Representative for the latest updates, and read more in the CWA Local 13000 bi-monthly newsletter:

Delaware Capitol Police

CWA Local 13101 continues negotiations with the State of Delaware for the newly organized Capitol Police Dispatchers. After this week’s meeting, the bargaining team reported productive talks. Although compensation was not discussed, a comprehensive wage proposal is on the next meeting’s agenda. 
 

Delaware Office of State Bank Commissioner

February 25’s negotiations scheduled with the State of Delaware were cancelled unfortunately. The State cited “unforeseen circumstances related to the current administration and federal funding.” Local 13101’s bargaining committee is committed to gaining fair compensation for the OSBC.

Fastmail

The CWA Local 13000 bargaining committee reached a two-year agreement with Fastmail in January. Following a member explanation meeting, the members overwhelmingly ratified the new contract on February 10th. This contract is the first for Fastmail members. 

Congratulations to the Bargaining Committee and our members!

Frontier PA

Negotiations with Frontier in Pennsylvania continue under the April 5th extension agreement. Keep in touch with Local 13571 for the latest news.

ASHN (INOVA)

Our members at INOVA/ASHN continue to work without a contract as active negotiations continue. Reach out to Local 2252 for the latest bargaining news.

Piedmont

The Union bargaining team met with Piedmont during the first week of February. Piedmont has delayed their response to multiple requests for information. Be prepared for upcoming mobilization activities, and check out the full February Bargaining Report.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In a February 14th Press Release, CWA affirmed that Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers will remain on strike. Striking workers then delivered petitions from “Pittsburghers who have pledged to fight alongside striking workers” and refuse to read the newspaper until the strike is won.

For more, check out the stories of members on the strike line:

Emily Matthews, TNG-CWA Local 38061

Sean D. Hamill, TNG-CWA Local 38061

You can support striking workers by visiting: https://cwa-union.org/support-striking-pittsburgh-post-gazette-workers 

Threespot

Threespot members will cast ratification votes for their first contract this week. Reach out to Local 2336 for more information.

UPO

The CWA Local 2336 bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement with UPO in January. Ratification ballots will be counted on March 10th, and the current contract has been extended to March 31st.

Wells Fargo

National negotiations with Wells Fargo continue in New Mexico. Wells Fargo has resisted the Union’s proposal to bargain for a national contract. To speed the process along, the Union sent notices to bargain at local tables. Wells Fargo has not scheduled definitive dates yet.

ZeniMax

In their most recent in a series of nationwide mobilization efforts, ZeniMax workers picketed in Maryland and Texas this week. The pickets highlight the workers' fight for a fair contract with ZeniMax, a subsidiary of Microsoft. ZeniMax Workers United-CWA is negotiating the first contract for this group. Check out the full story of this week’s picket.