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COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA, Locals 6300, 6311, 6312 & 6373 BRIGHTSPEED formerly LUMEN/CENTURYLINK OF MISSOURI

COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA,

Locals 6300, 6311, 6312 & 6373

BRIGHTSPEED formerly LUMEN/CENTURYLINK OF MISSOURI
 

Final Bargaining Report 3

 

After months of bargaining over wages, pension and a ratification bonus after the last agreement was rejected, the bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement with Brightspeed of Missouri, Inc. formerly Lumen/CenturyLink of Missouri on a new collective bargaining agreement. The following summarizes the changeswe were able to make in order to get a TA. The Company agreed to full retro-activity back to October 3, 2022.

Wages will be paid to all employees on the active payroll at the time of ratification. Note: the actual effective date of the wage increase will be the first day of the pay period closest to the below noted dates.
 

Year 1 – 3% increase to base wages – retro-active to October 3, 2022 

Year 2 – 2.5% increase to base wages – effective October 3, 2023

Year 3 – 2.5% increase to base wages – effective October 3, 2024

Year 4 – 3% increase to base wages – effective October 3, 2025

Year 5 – 3% increase to base wages – effective October 3, 2026
 

  • Contract expiration date – October 30, 2027
  • Prior to the 3% increase to base wages in Year 1, .20 cents will be added to the 60-month step of all wage groups.
  • Amend CP #11b – Article 18 – Pension Plan – modify pension freeze date to October 30, 2024. 
  • The Company agrees to reimburse employees up to $150 for the purchase of safety footwear for the life of the agreement. Footwear must be purchased and expensed by October 30, 2027; receipts are required.
  • All employees on the active payroll on the ratification date of the contract will receive 8 hours of holiday pay at their regular straight time rate in lieu of the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.
  • Replace all contractual references to CenturyTel of Missouri, LLC dba CenturyLink to Brightspeed of Missouri, Inc.
  • Change dates of agreement to March 15, 2022 through October 30, 2027. 
     

Your Bargaining Committee recommends full ratification of this Tentative Agreement.

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