FINAL BARGAINING REPORT CWA/CENTURYLINK

Dear CWA Members:

We are pleased to announce that CWA has reached a tentative agreement with CenturyLink on a new three year contract. We began bargaining on February 28, 2017 and continued into the early morning of March 15, 2017. I am proud of the work your bargaining committee did in order to present this tentative agreement to you. We are confident that we have negotiated the best settlement possible in this round of negotiations. Your bargaining committee unanimously recommends ratification of this agreement and thanks you for your support during these negotiations.

Duration

Three – year contract:  March 15, 2017 to March 15, 2020.

Guaranteed Annual Base Wage Increase

March 15, 2017     2% Base Wage Increase

March 15, 2018     2% Base Wage Increase

March 15, 2019     2% Base Wage Increase

Wages - Compensated Availability

May 1, 2017          $26.00 Scheduled Work Day

May 1, 2018          $27.00 Scheduled Work Day

March 15, 2017     $55.00 Holiday

Safety Footwear

The Company will reimburse current employees in the identified titles at the time of ratification of this agreement 50% of the cost of the purchase of safety footwear, not to exceed $75.00.

MOA 401(K)

Amend MOA, effective March 15, 2019, the match will be .25 cents for every $1 contributed by the employee.

Contract Books

The Company agrees to pay for the entire cost of printing the labor agreement as part of the 2017 settlement agreement. Both parties agreed to endeavor to have the contract reviewed, proofed, and printed within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after notice of ratification.

Sickness and Disability Leave

Improve current contractual language.

Vacations

Amend language to correspond with Sickness and Disability.

Holidays

Amend language.

Grievances

Amend language.

Leaves of Absences

Improve language.

Seniority – New and Modified Job Titles

Improve and Amend language.

Overtime

Amend language.

Work Schedules

Amend language.

Force Adjustment

Amend language.

Job Titles

Amend language. Some titles to be re-titled. Titles not populated will be deleted, with protection if re-populated.

MOA Home Dispatch

Amend language.

Pension Plan

Amend language.

Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA)

Amend language.

New MOA Retail Sales Organization

Other Excused Absence

Improve bereavement leave language.

Retained the following existing MOA’s

• Hourly Paid Employees’ Pension

• Hourly Employees’ Pension Lump Sum Pre-Retirement Death Benefit

• Lump Sum Payment Options

• Payroll Deduction for COPE

• Common Interest Forum

• Relocation Plan

• Interns

Your respective locals are currently in the process of scheduling contract explanations. Please contact your local for additional details. Once again your CWA Bargaining Committee recommends ratification of this agreement.

Your Bargaining Committee

A.J. Villegas, CWA Staff Representative

Edgar McCarter, Local 6312

Rodney O’Neil, Local 6300