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CenturyLink-Lumen Bargaining Report Highlights #12

CWA/CENTURYLINK/LUMEN

LOCAL 6300, 6311, 6312, 6373 MISSOURI

Bargaining Highlights #12

 

March 15, 2022

CWA/CenturyLink/Lumen  

The Union and Company reached a tentative agreement early this morning, March 15, 2022, on a new 3-year contract. 

The following are some of the highlights:

  • Wages, 2%  3/15/ 22,  2%  3/15/ 23 and  2%  3/15/ 24.
  • Improve Grievance and Arbitration language (stop the clock).
  • Doubled Boot Allowance $150 to be used by December 31, 2024
  • Increased Standby Pay
  • Vacation/PH options associated with Worker’s Compensation
  • Vacation protection associated with mandatory overtime
  • Shorten time frame to achieve more vacation
  • 4 hour notice same day mandatory overtime
  • Sunday schedule differential
  • Holidays, maintain 2X pay after 8 hours on a Holiday
  • Add Martin Luther King, Jr Holiday
  • Maintain Union Leave of Absence
  • Improve disability language
  • Layoff/Contracting protection language
  • Maintain MOA’s;
    • Hourly Paid Employees Pension
    • Lump Sum Pre-Retirement Benefit
    • Lump Sum
    • Payroll Deduction for COPE
    • Common Interest Forum (CIF)
    • Hourly Relocation Plan
    • Interns
    • VEBA

This is not an all-inclusive list of changes.  Arrangements are being made for a contract explanation call.  Please consult with your local officers for a date and time of the contract explanation.

Your CWA Bargaining Committee unanimously recommends ratification of this Tentative Agreement.

In Solidarity,
Your CWA Bargaining Committee

A.J. Villegas, CWA Staff Representative (Chair)
Billy Moffett, CWA Staff Representative (Co-Chair)
David Baker, Local 6312
Shawn Murphy, Local 6300

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