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2025 DirecTV Southwest Bargaining Summary

Substantial Wage Increase

  • Wage Increases
    • April 27, 2025, 5.00%
    • April 26, 2026, 3.00%+COLA
    • April 25, 2027, 3.00%+COLA
    • April 23, 2028, 3.00%+COLA
  • Health Care
    • Retain 29% cost share
    • Option 1 Individual Premium reduced by 23.38% from current $154 in 2025 to
      $118 in 2026
    • Option 1 Family Premium reduced by 20.57% from current $418 in 2025 to $332
      in 2026
    • At the end of the contract in 2029 for Option 1 for Individual and Family
      Premiums the employees will be paying less than they are currently paying in
      2025
    • Added Option 3 – low premium, high deductible option
    • Added Hearing Aid benefits
    • Added maintenance drugs under the Rx program
  • Job Titles
    • Premise Technicians changed to Service Technicians
    • Added Administrative Support Assistant (WFH) and Office Coordinator (WFH)
      titles
  • Company will print 300 copies of the contract
  • Changed the classification of Part Time employees to “…work more than 17 by no more than 32 hours per week…”
  • Basis of Compensation
    • Double time after 54 hours
    • Assigned overtime will not be over 12 hours per week
    • Added a defined Rest Period
  • Working Conditions
    • Added Company must give a 30 day notice if they cancel home dispatch
  • Holidays
    • Added MLK
  • Vacations
    • Added Guaranteed Personal Time off. Employees can use either vacation or
      personal days
  • Job Vacancy
    • Reduce Time in Title requirements to 24 months for all titles
  • Temporary Work in Higher Positions
    • Increased Relief Differential to $12
  • Travel
    • Increased per diem to $42
  • Force Adjustment
    • Added Voluntary Resignation allowing employees to resign and receive a layoff
      allowance in order to alleviate the surplus
  • Subcontracting
    • Added language to Subcontracting article stating that while the Company can hire contractors “…provided that it will not currently and directly cause layoffs of Regular Employees covered by this Agreement.”
  • Bulletin Boards
    • Added language defining location and options for bulletin boards
  • No Strike No Lockout article
  • Letters and MOA
    • Added HSA eligibility letter for high deductibles plans, Options 2 and 3
    • Added a Tuition Aid letter allowing employees to participate in the DirecTV
      Tuition Aid
    • Added a Nanodegree letter allowing employees to be eligible for tuition
      reimbursement for approved nanodegree (i.e. nanodegree a certified online
      program that teaches specialized skills in a short amount of time, typically job
      relevant skills that help advance your careers.)
    • Added a Work Apparel letter allowing Service Technicians to wear shorts
    • Added Electronic Dues Authorization MOA and Dues Deductions and CWA-
      COPE Deductions MOA
    • Added Scheduling MOA for consecutive days off
    • Added 4x10 MOA that provides guidelines for 4x10 shifts
    • Added $175 Work Boot Allowance MOA for Service Technicians and Warehouse Assistants starting in 2026
    • Added the Working Relations Committee MOA
    • Retained Neutrality and Card Check Recognition
    • Added Successorship MOA

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